Table 1 Characteristics of LEAP Practice Sites
From: Effective team-based primary care: observations from innovative practices
Organizational Type | |
 Federally Qualified Health Center | 15 (50%) |
 Private Practice |  |
  Multi-specialty Group | 9 (30%) |
  Primary Care | 6 (20%) |
Residency Training Program | |
 Medical | 4 (13%) |
 Nurse Practitioner | 1 (3%) |
 No residency | 25 (83%) |
Region | |
 New England (MA, ME,NH) | 5 (17%) |
 Middle Atlantic (NY, PA,WV,DC) | 7 (23%) |
 Southeast (SC,LA) | 2 (7%) |
 Midwest (OH,IN,IA,WI,MN) | 5 (17%) |
 Southwest (TX,NM,CO) | 5 (17%) |
 Pacific Coast (CA,OR,WA) | 6 (20%) |
Location | |
 Urban | 9 (30%) |
 Suburban | 8 (27%) |
 Rural | 11 (37%) |
 Multiple | 2 (7%) |
Number of Sites in the Practice Organization | |
 One | 7 (23%) |
 2–5 | 6 (20%) |
 6–10 | 8 (27%) |
 11–20 | 4 (13%) |
 21+ | 5 (17%) |
Panel Size per full-time PCP | |
  < 1500 | 10 (33%) |
 1500–1999 | 9 (30%) |
 2000–2500 | 10 (33%) |
  > 2500 | 1 (3%) |
PCMH Certification | |
 NCQA level 3 | 20 (67%) |
 JCAHO | 1 (3%) |
 State Certification | 3 (10%) |
 No PCMH Certification | 6 (20%) |