Table 1.

Focus Group Participant and Practice Characteristics

Focus group participants (n = 139)
Primary role
    Physician, PA, NP45
    RN, LPN21
    Medical Assistant20
    Office Manager5
    Front Office30
    Medical Records/billing13
    Other2
    Missing3
Gender
    Male31
    Female108
Ethnicity
    Hispanic14
    Non-Hispanic113
    Missing12
Race
    White101
    African American9
    Asian American3
    Native American3
    Other14 (Hispanic)
    Missing9
Years at practice (average)5
Age in years (average)39
Participating practices (n = 8)
Residency4
Non-residency4
Rural2
Non-rural6
Community Health Center1
Non-community Health Ctr7
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
    No5
    Partial EHR2
    Full EHR1
Number of physicians
    1 to 22
    3 to 52
    6 to 100
    11 to 152
    16+2
Number of staff
    1 to 51
    6 to 152
    16+5