Researchers undertook a descriptive analysis of CPC initiative practices’ baseline staffing, using data from initial applications and a practice survey. Researchers included 496 practices in the analysis.
Here are five statistics on CPC practices’ staffing:
1. Forty-four percent reported having two or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) physicians and 27 percent reported more than 4 FTE physicians.
2. Ninety-eight percent reported having administrative staff and 89 percent reported having medical assistants.
3. Fifty-three percent reported having nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
4. Forty-seven percent reported having licensed practical or vocational nurses.
5. Twenty-four percent reported having care managers or coordinators.
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