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Table 1 Practice characteristics

From: Practice characteristics and prior authorization costs: secondary analysis of data collected by SALT-Net in 9 central New York primary care practices

							% Patients in age group
Practice	No. patients	RUCA code*	Ownership	% Medicaid	EHR?†	% Male patients	14 and under	15-44	45-64	65+
1	10000	1	Physician/physician group	28	Yes	40	----	----	----	----
2	13200	7	Physician/physician group	18	No	40	27	27	22	24
3	10000	2	Physician/physician group	0.2	Yes	45	10	20	40	30
4	7000	3	Physician/physician group	6	Yes	40	22	35	25	18
5	3155	1	Physician/physician group	11	Yes	41	7	38	32	23
6	5000	10.4	Physician/physician group	12	Yes	50	35	20	15	30
7	3000	10.4	Hospital	7	No	40	20	20	20	40
8	7136	2	Physician/physician group	27	Yes	40	17	45	27	11
9	1460	7	Physician/physician group	1	Yes	40	11	42	36	11

*RUCA = Rural Urban Commuting Area, †EHR = Electronic Health Record.

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