Table 2.

Staged Logistic Regressions for 1996 to 1997 Panel

VariablesPhysician Variables OnlyPhysician + Practice VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effect VariablesPhysician + Practice + Effect + Perception Variables
Physician variables
    Race (white)
    Gender (female)-0.042 (0.077)-0.008 (0.085)-0.003 (0.087)-0.051 (0.089)
    Salaried0.392 (0.062)§0.001 (0.091)0.007 (0.092)-0.033 (0.095)
    Specialty
        Internal medicine0.781 (0.293)0.835 (0.355)*0.821 (0.356)*0.721 (0.387)
        Family practice0.963 (0.292)§0.872 (0.357)*0.890 (0.358)*0.746 (0.390)
        Pediatrics1.368 (0.299)§1.399 (0.364)§1.411 (0.365)§1.251 (0.397)
    Began practice after 19750.401 (0.067)§0.311 (0.077)§0.316 (0.078)§0.360 (0.081)
    Importance of control over decisions (very important)
Practice variables
    Weeks practicing per year (n)-0.023 (0.013)-0.021 (0.014)-0.018 (0.014)
    Hours per week in patient care (n)0.001 (0.003)0.000 (0.003)0.002 (0.003)
    Multiple practices-0.187 (0.121)-0.190 (0.122)-0.120 (0.128)
    Solo practice-0.676 (0.094)§-0.681 (0.095)§-0.678 (0.098)§
    No assistants-0.155 (0.078)*-0.144 (0.079)-0.070 (0.082)
    Frequently obtain high quality services
        Ancillary Services0.451 (0.104)§0.441 (0.106)§0.230 (0.111)*
        Imaging0.337 (0.147)*0.309 (0.150)*0.184 (0.155)
        Mental health care0.241 (0.069)§0.245 (0.070)§0.120 (0.072)
        Referrals0.744 (0.139)§0.750 (0.142)§0.592 (0.147)§
    Revenue
        From Medicaid (%)0.001 (0.002)0.001 (0.002)0.001 (0.002)
        From Medicare (%)-0.003 (0.002)*-0.003 (0.002)*-0.004 (0.002)*
        From managed care (%)-0.007 (0.001)§-0.006 (0.001)§-0.006 (0.001)§
    Care for adults and children0.194 (0.165)0.194 (0.167)0.198 (0.172)
    Patients with formulary (%)
Effect variables
    Moderate effect on practice
        Computer-generated patient data0.085 (0.072)0.087 (0.074)
        Guidelines-0.102 (0.073)-0.030 (0.075)
        Patient profiles-0.004 (0.075)0.093 (0.078)
        Reminders-0.035 (0.075)0.027 (0.077)
        Patient surveys-0.065 (0.074)-0.082 (0.076)
        Computer-generated treatment alternative0.037 (0.082)0.025 (0.085)
        Information Technology (IT) uses (n)
Perceptions variables
    Expected complexity-0.683 (0.079)§
    Perceived autonomy0.873 (0.086)§
Χ2 (p)145.50 (0.000)360.55 (0.000)359.97 (0.000)567.02 (0.000)
-2LogL6890.35903.55766.95486.5
Hosmer-Lemeshow Χ2 (p)5.13 (0.645)13.20 (0.105)9.37 (0.312)25.79 (0.001)
Nagelkerke Adjusted R20.0320.0880.0890.140
  • All data provided as β (SE).

  • * P ≤ .05.

  • P ≤ .01.

  • P ≤ .005.

  • § P ≤ .001.