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Table 4 Characteristics of participating practices

From: Implementation of a patient centred medical home (PCMH) initiative in general practices in New South Wales, Australia

Participating practices

Number of GPs in practice

ASGC-RA Remoteness of practice locationa

SEIFA decile of practice locationb

Resident population

Practice 1

 ≥ 6

RA2

2

4,668

Practice 2

 ≤ 5

RA2

2

3,151

Practice 3

 ≤ 5

RA1

6

12,187

Practice 4

 ≥ 6

RA2

2

22,419

Practice 5

 ≥ 6

RA2

1

9,193

Practice 6

 ≤ 5

RA1

4

18,442

Practice 7

 ≥ 6

RA1

1

6,449

  1. a The Australian Standard Geographical Classification for Remoteness Area (ASGC-RA), with RA1 indicating a major city and RA2 an inner regional area [47]
  2. b The SEIFA decile is based on the Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) and describes the decile ranking of the participating practices, with a decile of 1 indicating areas of most disadvantage and 10 indicating areas of least disadvantage [46]
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BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

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