Table 4.

Staged Logistic Regressions for 2000 to 2001 Panel

VariablesPhysician Variables OnlyPhysician + Practice VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effects VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effect + Perceptions Variables
Physician Variables
    Race (white)0.080 (0.071)0.049 (0.080)0.081 (0.083)0.069 (0.085)
    Gender (female)-0.024 (0.068)-0.079 (0.076)-0.083 (0.077)-0.077 (0.079)
    Salaried0.341 (0.060)§0.056 (0.076)0.049 (0.077)0.022 (0.079)
    Specialty
        Internal medicine-0.034 (0.331)-0.092 (0.379)-0.076 (0.380)-0.159 (0.395)
        Family practice0.143 (0.331)0.106 (0.378)0.113 (0.379)0.048 (0.394)
        Pediatrics0.700 (0.336)*0.732 (0.387)0.759 (0.387)*0.653 (0.403)
    Began practice after 19750.103 (0.080)0.261 (0.091)0.243 (0.092)0.232 (0.094)*
    Importance of control of decisions (very important)-0.046 (0.066)-0.078 (0.073)-0.068 (0.073)-0.028 (0.075)
Practice variables
    Weeks practicing per year (n)-0.040 (0.013)-0.036 (0.013)-0.030 (0.014)*
    Hours per week in patient care (n)-0.011 (0.003)§-0.011 (0.003)§-0.010 (0.003)§
    Multiple practices-0.168 (0.118)-0.171 (0.119)-0.184 (0.121)
    Solo practice-0.369 (0.084)§-0.351 (0.085)§-0.308 (0.087)§
    No assistants
    Frequently obtain high-quality services
        Ancillary services0.444 (0.094)§0.446 (0.095)§0.267 (0.099)
        Imaging0.284 (0.142)*0.301 (0.143)*0.164 (0.147)
        Mental health care0.404 (0.070)§0.374 (0.070)§0.270 (0.072)§
        Referrals0.545 (0.126)§0.564 (0.127)§0.379 (0.132)
    Revenue
        From Medicaid (%)0.003 (0.002)0.003 (0.002)0.003 (0.002)
        From Medicare (%)-0.002 (0.002)-0.003 (0.002)-0.002 (0.002)
        From managed care (%)-0.004 (0.001)-0.004 (0.001)-0.003 (0.001)*
    Care for adults and children
    Patients with formulary (%)-0.001 (0.002)-0.001 (0.002)-0.001 (0.002)
Effect variables
    Moderate effect on practice
        Computer-generated patient data
        Guidelines0.005 (0.071)0.038 (0.072)
        Patient profiles-0.047 (0.074)0.016 (0.076)
        Reminders
        Patient surveys0.176 (0.071)*0.212 (0.073)
        Computer-generated treatment alternative
        Information Technology (IT) uses (#)0.026 (0.018)0.025 (0.019)
Perceptions variables
    Expected complexity-0.437 (0.078)§
    Perceived autonomy0.934 (0.085)§
Χ2 (p)118.04 (0.000)345.96 (0.000)352.36 (0.000)516.59 (0.000)
-2LogL7251.36198.66108.45855.8
Hosmer-Lemeshow Χ2 (p)3.69 (0.884)13.54 (0.095)5.84 (0.665)6.88 (0.549)
Nagelkerke Adjusted R20.0250.0810.0830.122
  • All data provided as β (SE).

  • * P ≤ .05.

  • P ≤ .01.

  • P ≤ .005.

  • § P ≤ .001.