Table 1. Physician and Practice Characteristics by Percentage of Care Delivered Virtually .
| Characteristic | Percentage of virtual care, No. (%) | Total, No. (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | >0-20 | >20-40 | >40-60 | >60-80 | >80-<100 | 100 | ||
| No. of physiciansa | 863 (6.2) | 1257 (9.1) | 1726 (12.5) | 2932 (21.2) | 4100 (29.7) | 2606 (18.9) | 336 (2.4) | 13 820 (100) |
| No. of patients attached to these physicians | 82 689 (0.6) | 771 808 (6.0) | 1 633 324 (12.6) | 3 229 223 (24.9) | 4 657 341 (36.0) | 2 511 964 (19.4) | 64 714 (0.5) | 12 951 063 (100) |
| Physician age | ||||||||
| ≤44 y | 356 (41.3) | 405 (32.2) | 681 (39.5) | 1268 (43.2) | 1719 (41.9) | 918 (35.2) | 116 (34.5) | 5463 (39.5) |
| 45-64 y | 338 (39.2) | 590 (46.9) | 766 (44.4) | 1304 (44.5) | 1878 (45.8) | 1147 (44.0) | 112 (33.3) | 6135 (44.4) |
| 65-74 y | 117 (13.6) | 193 (15.4) | 221 (12.8) | 297 (10.1) | 420 (10.2) | 424 (16.3) | 75 (22.3) | 1747 (12.6) |
| ≥75 y | 39 (4.5) | 69 (5.5) | 58 (3.4) | 63 (2.1) | 83 (2.0) | 117 (4.5) | 33 (9.8) | 462 (3.3) |
| Missing data | 13 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (0.1) |
| Physician sex | ||||||||
| Female | 319 (37.0) | 415 (33.0) | 700 (40.6) | 1480 (50.5) | 2296 (56.0) | 1309 (50.2) | 187 (55.7) | 6706 (48.5) |
| Male | 544 (63.0) | 842 (67.0) | 1026 (59.4) | 1452 (49.5) | 1804 (44.0) | 1297 (49.8) | 149 (44.3) | 7114 (51.5) |
| Practice group | ||||||||
| PEM: non–team-based capitation | 14 (1.6) | 148 (11.8) | 354 (20.5) | 788 (26.9) | 1267 (30.9) | 570 (21.9) | 11 (3.3) | 3152 (22.8) |
| PEM: enhanced fee-for-service | 31 (3.6) | 194 (15.4) | 332 (19.2) | 492 (16.8) | 923 (22.5) | 777 (29.8) | 32 (9.5) | 2781 (20.1) |
| PEM: team-based capitation | 31 (3.6) | 102 (8.1) | 377 (21.8) | 980 (33.4) | 1172 (28.6) | 359 (13.8) | 12 (3.6) | 3033 (21.9) |
| Traditional fee-for-service | 787 (91.2) | 813 (64.7) | 663 (38.4) | 672 (22.9) | 738 (18.0) | 900 (34.5) | 281 (83.6) | 4854 (35.1) |
| Rurality of practice | ||||||||
| Big cities | 372 (43.1) | 540 (43.0) | 683 (39.6) | 1179 (40.2) | 2128 (51.9) | 1510 (57.9) | 213 (63.4) | 6625 (47.9) |
| Small cities | 182 (21.1) | 330 (26.3) | 421 (24.4) | 784 (26.7) | 1169 (28.5) | 759 (29.1) | 75 (22.3) | 3720 (26.9) |
| Small towns | 165 (19.1) | 225 (17.9) | 353 (20.5) | 599 (20.4) | 500 (12.2) | 221 (8.5) | 24 (7.1) | 2087 (15.1) |
| Rural areas | 131 (15.2) | 162 (12.9) | 269 (15.6) | 370 (12.6) | 303 (7.4) | 116 (4.5) | 24 (7.1) | 1375 (9.9) |
| Missing data | 13 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (0.1) |
| Patient panel size | ||||||||
| <100 Patients | 744 (86.2) | 578 (46.0) | 448 (26.0) | 467 (15.9) | 476 (11.6) | 579 (22.2) | 238 (70.8) | 3530 (25.5) |
| 100-499 Patients | 72 (8.3) | 230 (18.3) | 235 (13.6) | 278 (9.5) | 363 (8.9) | 350 (13.4) | 54 (16.1) | 1582 (11.4) |
| 500-999 Patients | 18 (2.1) | 127 (10.1) | 261 (15.1) | 608 (20.7) | 897 (21.9) | 493 (18.9) | 25 (7.4) | 2429 (17.6) |
| 1000-1499 Patients | 21 (2.4) | 120 (9.5) | 356 (20.6) | 722 (24.6) | 1214 (29.6) | 546 (21.0) | 9 (2.7) | 2988 (21.6) |
| 1500-1999 Patients | ≤5 (≤0.6) | 85 (6.8) | 225 (13.0) | 489 (16.7) | 697 (17.0) | 348 (13.4) | ≤5 (≤1.5) | 1855 (13.4) |
| ≥2000 Patients | ≤5 (≤0.6) | 117 (9.3) | 201 (11.6) | 368 (12.6) | 453 (11.0) | 290 (11.1) | ≤5 (≤1.5) | 1436 (10.4) |
Abbreviation: PEM, patient enrollment model.
a
Including all physicians who had rostered or virtually rostered patients as of March 31, 2021, and had at least 1 primary care visit between February 1 and October 31, 2021. Ontario residents who were not attached to a primary care physician or whose physician did not have visit claims during the study period were excluded.