Table 3.
Percent of respondents anticipating benefit of access strategies, by profile
| All respondents (n = 263) | Broad Concerns (n = 30) | Subspecialist availability (n = 95) | Clinician communication (n = 23) | Few Concerns (n = 115) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telemedicine | 225 (85%) | 27 (90%) | 87 (92%) | 16 (70%) | 95 (83%) | 0.049 |
| Referral Hotlines | 214 (81%) | 24 (80%) | 79 (83%) | 17 (74%) | 94 (82%) | 0.821 |
| More specialists | 210 (80%) | 29 (97%) | 89 (94%) | 14 (61%) | 78 (68%) | < .001 |
| Scheduling Improvements | 205 (78%) | 27 (90%) | 71 (75%) | 19 (83%) | 88 (77%) | 0.284 |
| Training for PCPs | 199 (75%) | 23 (77%) | 74 (78%) | 16 (70%) | 86 (75%) | 0.892 |
| Store-and Forward | 194 (74%) | 24 (80%) | 69 (73%) | 14 (61%) | 88 (77%) | 0.36 |
| Referral Guidelines | 192 (73%) | 20 (67%) | 73 (77%) | 17 (74%) | 82 (71%) | 0.748 |
| Portal Communications | 189 (72%) | 22 (73%) | 63 (66%) | 14 (61%) | 90 (78%) | 0.136 |
| More nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 162 (61%) | 20 (67%) | 65 (68%) | 12 (52%) | 65 (57%) | 0.268 |
PCPs primary care physicians. P values evaluate Chi-squared tests for whether perspectives on each strategy vary by profile