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Table 2 Characteristics of Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) Caring for Older Ontarians with Dementia

From: Primary care physician volume and quality of care for older adults with dementia: a retrospective cohort study

  Average Number of Patients Seen Daily by Primary Care Physicians Standardized Difference (< 20 vs ≥ 30)
 < 20 20 -24 25–29  ≥ 30
Physician Characteristics N = 3,884
(%) 		N = 1,662
(%) 		N = 1,059
(%) 		N = 1,763
(%) 		 
Panel Size
Mean ± SD 988 ± 491 1,425 ± 562 1,559 ± 646 2,035 ± 986 1.34
Median (IQR) 977 (688–1,299) 1,452 (1,094–1,805) 1,598 (1,118–2,018) 2,002 (1,385–2,597)  
Physician age
Mean ± SD 49.9 ± 12.9 53.2 ± 11.9 54.0 ± 12.0 54.3 ± 11.0 0.36
Median (IQR) 50 (39–60) 54 (45–62) 55 (45–64) 54 (46–62)  
Physician sex
Female 2,259 (58.2%) 691 (41.6%) 355 (33.5%) 469 (26.6%) 0.67
Male 1,619 (41.7%) 967 (58.2%) 702 (66.3%) 1,291 (73.2%) 0.67
Missing data 6 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%) N/Aa
Years since medical school graduation
 ≤ 15 1,358 (35.0%) 353 (21.2%) 208 (19.6%) 250 (14.2%) 0.50
16–25 854 (22.0%) 387 (23.3%) 243 (22.9%) 494 (28.0%) 0.14
26–35 966 (24.9%) 511 (30.7%) 281 (26.5%) 531 (30.1%) 0.12
 ≥ 36 699 (18.0%) 407 (24.5%) 325 (30.7%) 485 (27.5%) 0.23
Missing data 7 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%)  <  = 5 (0.2%) N/Aa
Canadian medical graduate
Yes 2,913 (75.0%) 1,103 (66.4%) 619 (58.5%) 842 (47.8%) 0.58
No 693 (17.8%) 465 (28.0%) 394 (37.2%) 864 (49.0%) 0.70
Missing data 278 (7.2%) 94 (5.7%) 46 (4.3%) 57 (3.2%) 0.18
Practice location
Urban 2,662 (68.5%) 1,203 (72.4%) 815 (77.0%) 1,463 (83.0%) 0.34
Non-urban 600 (15.4%) 291 (17.5%) 168 (15.9%) 204 (11.6%) 0.11
Rural 295 (7.6%) 72 (4.3%) 24 (2.3%) 35 (2.0%) 0.26
Missing data 327 (8.4%) 96 (5.8%) 52 (4.9%) 61 (3.5%) 0.21
Payment model
Fee-for-service (FFS)b 403 (10.4%) 132 (7.9%) 97 (9.2%) 255 (14.5%) 0.12
Enhanced FFSc
CCM 87 (2.2%) 55 (3.3%) 57 (5.4%) 127 (7.2%) 0.24
FHG 504 (13.0%) 447 (26.9%) 391 (36.9%) 945 (53.6%) 0.96
Capitationd
FHT 1,589 (40.9%) 412 (24.8%) 164 (15.5%) 109 (6.2%) 0.90
FHN or FHO 1,221 (31.4%) 609 (36.6%) 349 (33.0%) 327 (18.5%) 0.30
Other 80 (2.1%) 7 (0.4%)  <  = 5 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0.21
Works Fulltime
(FTE ≥ 1.00) 		1,665 (42.9%) 1,434 (86.3%) 984 (92.9%) 1,692 (96.0%) 1.41
  1. a N/A: Could not report SDs comparing cell sizes that are too small to report while maintaining confidentiality
  2. b Fee-for-service: Income through fee for service billings. How PCPs not in payment enrollment or salary model
  3. c Enhanced fee-for-service: Majority of income through fee for service billings with incentives for chronic disease management and preventive care. Includes: CCM: Comprehensive Care Mode, FHG: Family Health Group
  4. d Capitation and blended capitation models: Majority of income through capitation fees. Capitation based on a defined basket of primary care services provided to enrolled patients based on age/sex of each patient. Fee-for-service paid for other services. Additionally, physicians receive monthly comprehensive care capitation payments for all enrolled patients. Includes: FHT: Family Health Team, FHN: Family Health Network, FHO: Family Health Organization
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