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Table 1 Characteristics of practice members and practices

From: A randomized trial of practice facilitation to improve the delivery of chronic illness care in primary care: initial and sustained effects

Practice member characteristics (nā€‰=ā€‰280 baseline surveys)

Profession (%)

ā€ƒā€‰MD or DO

15.4

ā€ƒā€‰PA

2.9

ā€ƒā€‰NP

3.6

ā€ƒā€‰RN/LVN

5.4

ā€ƒā€‰Medical Assistant

31.8

ā€ƒā€‰Receptionist

12.1

ā€ƒā€‰Office Manager

7.5

ā€ƒā€‰Other

21.4

Female (%)

82.5

Level of Education (%)

ā€ƒā€‰High School

20.8

ā€ƒā€‰Vocational or Some College

44.2

ā€ƒā€‰College Degree or Higher

35.0

Age in Years, Mean (SD)

37.3 (11.8)

Years Worked at Practice, Mean (SD)

4.6 (5.9)

Practice characteristics (nā€‰=ā€‰38)

Ā 

Number of providers (MD,DO,PA,NP), Mean (SD), Range

1.55 (0.9) 0-4

Mean (SD) Number of non-provider staff, Mean (SD), Range

5.5 (4.2) 2-26

Office Visits per Day per FTE, Mean (SD), Range

23.0 (5.5) 12.5-37.5

Percent of Medicaid patients, Mean (SD), Range

12.3 (16.2) 0-80

Percent of Medicare patients, Mean (SD), Range

32.8 (21.5) 0-80

Percent of Non-Hispanic White patients, Mean (SD), Range

28.9 (18.7) 0-60

Practices with Computerized Health Record (%)

51.3