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Table 1 Health center characteristics

From: The health disparities cancer collaborative: a case study of practice registry measurement in a quality improvement collaborative

Patients eligible for screening at health center level*

Mean (range)

   Breast

849 (86 to 3305)

   Cervical

1,556 (131 to 5,195)

   Colorectal

549 (82 to 3466)

Number of months reporting any registry data*

17 (12 to 18)

Number of providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants)**

52 (7 to 205)

Number of nurses (registered nurses, licensed practical nurses)**

34 (1 to 103)

Region of health centers***

Number (proportion)

   Northeast

3 (19%)

   Midwest

4 (25%)

   South

7 (44%)

   West

2 (13%)

  1. *obtained from practice registry software
  2. **obtained from survey of health center financial officers
  3. ***per U.S. census region categories