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Table 1 Practice Characteristics and QICA Scores(n = 202)

From: Assessing quality improvement capacity in primary care practices

Location, n (%)

 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)

  1. *Missing Insurance type, n 42 practices, CQM Clinical quality measure, FQHC Federally qualified health center, IHS Indian health service, IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation