From: Assessing quality improvement capacity in primary care practices
Location, n (%) | |
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 Rural | 90 (44.5) |
 Urban | 112 (55.5) |
Number of clinicians, n (%) | |
 One (solo) | 37 (18.3) |
 2 to 4 | 107 (53.0) |
 5 or more | 58 (28.7) |
Organizational type, n(%) | |
 FQHC | 22 (10.9) |
 Health/Hospital system | 79 (39.1) |
 IHS/Tribal | 10 (5.0) |
 Independent | 91 (45.1) |
Insurance type, mean percent (SD)* | |
 Medicare | 24.5 (16.8) |
 Medicaid | 24.4 (20.1) |
 Dual (Medicare and Medicaid) | 3.6 (6.8) |
 Commercial | 36.2 (22.6) |
 Uninsured | 7.5 (12.9) |
 Other | 3.8 (9.0) |
Blood Pressure Clinical Quality Measure (CQM) | |
 Valid CQM data submitted, n(%) | 189 (93.6) |
 CQM, mean (SD) | 62.0 (12.7) |
 CQM, median (IQR) | 61.6 (16.1) |
 CQM ≥70%, n(%) | 44 (23.2) |
Aspirin CQM | |
 Valid CQM data submitted, n(%) | 155 (76.7) |
 CQM, mean (SD) | 67.4 (16.4) |
 CQM, median (IQR) | 69.4 (21.9) |
 CQM ≥70%, n(%) | 72 (46.5) |
Smoking CQM | |
 Valid CQM data submitted, n(%) | 162 (80.2) |
 CQM, mean (SD) | 73.1 (24.0) |
 CQM, median (IQR) | 80.7 (21.4) |
 CQM ≥70%, n(%) | 115 (71.0) |
Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment (QICA) | Mean (SD) |
 Total Score, 20-items | 6.55 (1.49) |
 HLC1: Embed clinical evidence | 7.00 (2.37) |
 HLC2: Utilize data | 5.15 (2.56) |
 HLC3: QI process | 5.20 (2.23) |
 HLC4: Identify at-risk patients | 5.64 (2.01) |
 HLC5: Team roles and responsibility | 7.00 (1.90) |
 HLC6: Self-management support | 7.45 (1.83) |
 HLC7: Linkage to resources | 8.40 (1.74) |