Table 3.

Staged Logistic Regressions for 1998 to 1999 Panel

VariablesPhysician Variables OnlyPhysician + Practice VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effects VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effect + Perception Variables
Physician Variables
    Race (white)0.259 (0.070)§0.209 (0.079)0.183 (0.082)*-0.171 (0.085)*
    Gender (female)0.000 (0.070)0.010 (0.079)0.009 (0.080)0.061 (0.083)
    Salaried0.396 (0.060)§0.097 (0.084)0.110 (0.085)0.108 (0.088)
    Specialty
        Internal medicine0.609 (0.307)*0.716 (0.359)*0.707 (0.360)*0.775 (0.371)*
        Family practice0.865 (0.306)0.732 (0.360)*0.767 (0.362)*0.782 (0.373)*
        Pediatrics1.208 (0.311)§1.276 (0.368)§1.274 (0.370)§1.298 (0.381)§
    Began practice after 19750.291 (0.072)§0.349 (0.082)§0.351 (0.083)§0.331 (0.087)§
    Importance of control of decisions (Very Important)
Practice variables
    Weeks practicing per year (n)-0.032 (0.014)*-0.031 (0.014)*-0.021 (0.014)
    Hours per week in patient care (n)-0.003 (0.003)-0.003 (0.003)-0.001 (0.003)
    Multiple practices-0.221 (0.117)-0.196 (0.119)-0.199 (0.123)
    Solo practice-0.211 (0.094)*-0.188 (0.095)*-0.197 (0.099)*
    No assistants-0.185 (0.078)*-0.155 (0.080)-0.104 (0.083)
    Frequently obtain high-quality services
        Ancillary services0.418 (0.094)§0.419 (0.095)§0.253 (0.099)*
        Imaging0.647 (0.142)§0.602 (0.144)§0.406 (0.149)
        Mental health care0.522 (0.070)§0.531 (0.070)§0.381 (0.073)§
        Referrals0.405 (0.141)0.414 (0.142)0.209 (0.146)
    Revenue
        From Medicaid (%)0.002 (0.002)0.002 (0.002)0.001 (0.002)
        From Medicare (%)-0.003 (0.002)-0.004 (0.002)*-0.004 (0.002)*
        From managed care (%)-0.004 (0.001)-0.004 (0.001)-0.003 (0.001)*
    Care for adults and children0.269 (0.165)0.249 (0.167)0.305 (0.172)
    Patients with formulary (%)
Effect variables
    Moderate effect on practice
        Computer-generated patient data0.100 (0.070)0.067 (0.073)
        Guidelines-0.129 (0.072)-0.090 (0.074)
        Patient profiles0.025 (0.075)0.066 (0.077)
        Reminders-0.052 (0.073)0.018 (0.075)
        Patient surveys-0.016 (0.070)-0.020 (0.073)
        Computer-generated treatment alternative0.128 (0.075)0.162 (0.078)*
        Information Technology (IT) uses (n)
Perceptions variables
    Expected complexity-0.539 (0.078)§
    Perceived autonomy1.029 (0.081)§
Χ2 (p)146.93 (0.000)371.54 (0.000)370.72 (0.000)614.67 (0.000)
-2LogL7127.16079.55968.95637.2
Hosmer-Lemeshow Χ2 (p)14.26 (0.075)11.48 (0.176)12.35 (0.136)11.20 (0.191)
Nagelkerke Adjusted R20.0320.0890.0900.149
  • All data provided as β (SE).

  • * P ≤ .05.

  • P ≤ .01.

  • P ≤ .005.

  • § P ≤ .001.