Table 2. Practice Characteristics (n = 42)
CharacteristicPractices*
Service area
    Rural26 (62)
    Urban16 (38)
Mean provider count (n)8.4
Providers (n)
    ≤318 (43)
    4–613 (31)
    ≥711 (26)
Practice specialty
    Family medicine31 (73)
    Internal medicine9 (21)
    Mixed (internal/family medicine)2 (5)
Practice type
    Nonacademic37 (74)
    Academic5 (12)
Insurance (mean %)
    Medicaid (n = 35)(23)
    Uninsured (n = 33)(18)
Practice visits per day (n = 37), n (range)73.6 (10–345)
Uses electronic health record system22 (52)
Study practices with baseline clinical data that reached NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program performance thresholds
    LDL levels <100 mg/dL23 (37)
    Systolic blood pressure31 (36)
    Hemoglobin A1C17 (27)
Study practices that reached IPIP goals (n)
    LDL levels <100 mg/dL1
    Systolic blood pressure1
    Hemoglobin A1C4
  • Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

  • * Percentages listed may reflect rounding.

  • Insurance and practice visit data for several practices are missing.

  • One practice did not have data for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels.

  • NCQA, National Committee for Quality Assurance; IPIP, Improving Performance in Practice.