From: Quality improvement in small office settings: an examination of successful practices
 | Percentage |  | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Physician Specialty | Â | Practice Location | Â |
Internal Medicine | N = 18; 46% | Freestanding | N = 23; 59% |
Family Practice | N = 12; 31% | Office Building | N = 9; 23% |
Pediatrics | N = 7; 18% | Hospital Outpatient Clinic | N = 4; 9% |
Med. Subspecialty | N = 2; 5% | Health Center | N = 4; 9% |
Practice Size (FTE) | Â | Year Graduated Medical School | Â |
Mean | 7.2 | 1961–1970 | 0 |
Median | 6.0 | 1971–1980 | N = 16; 42% |
Solo | N = 6; 15% | 1981–1990 | N = 17; 47% |
2–5 | N = 12; 15% | 1991–2000 | N = 6; 11% |
6–10 | N = 12; 31% |  |  |
11–25 | N = 9; 23% |  |  |
Region | Â | Information Support | Â |
New England (MA, ME, NH, VT) | N = 10; 25% | Paper medical records | N = 23; 61% |
Southeast (GA, FL, NC, SC) | N = 8; 21% | Electronic medical records | N = 15; 39% |
Great Lakes (IL, MI, MN) | N = 6; 15% | Paper registries | N = 4; 10% |
Mid-Atlantic (DE, MD, NJ, PA) | N = 5; 13% | Electronic registries | N = 13; 34% |
Southwest (CO, TX) | N = 5; 13% | Â | Â |
Northwest (OR, WA) | N = 5; 13% | Â | Â |