Characteristics of Practices and Clinicians at Baseline
| Baseline Characteristics | Intervention (n) | Control (n) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location* | |||
| Rural | 9 | 3 | |
| Suburban | 2 | 5 | .05 |
| Urban | 1 | 4 | |
| Size† | |||
| Solo | 5 | 7 | |
| 2–4 | 5 | 2 | .40 |
| 5+ | 2 | 3 | |
| Participating clinician's years in practice | |||
| 1–10 | 3 | 7 | |
| 11–20 | 3 | 2 | .39 |
| 21–30 | 3 | 2 | |
| 31–40 | 3 | 1 | |
| Clinician's autonomy‡ | |||
| Yes | 11 | 8 | .13 |
| No | 1 | 4 | |
| ACIC score (mean [SD]) | 4.41 (1.55) | 5.81 (1.95) | .06 |
| Perceived importance of preventive services§ | |||
| Immunizations | 13.3 (4.7) | 15.1 (1.9) | .22 |
| Counseling | 13.3 (2.0) | 13.8 (2.6) | .61 |
| Screening | 14.2 (2.6) | 13.3 (4.3) | .57 |
* Urban, population of >100,000; suburban, population of 25–100,000; rural, population of <25,000.
† Number of full-time equivalent clinicians in the practice.
‡ Clinician's ability to make independent decisions regarding how to organize his/her preventive care processes.
§ On a scale of 0–16, with higher scores indicating greater perceived importance.
ACIC, Assessment of Chronic Illness Care.