Table 2.
Adjusted Utilization Measures by Clinician Messaging Group, Regression Estimates and Marginal Effects*
Regression estimates | Marginal effects | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Est | 95%CI | Est | 95%CI | |
Medical advice messages | ||||
Low | Ref | 262.2 | 173.5–350.9 | |
Moderate | 266.8 | 251.9–281.8 | 529.1 | 440.9–617.3 |
High | 585.3 | 566.6–604.9 | 847.2 | 758.5–936.2 |
Outside hours worked | ||||
Low | Ref | 51.7 | 42.6–60.8 | |
Moderate | 3.8 | − 1.4 to 9.0 | 55.5 | 47.0–64.0 |
High | 5.2 | − 1.3 to 11.7 | 56.9 | 47.9–66.0 |
Outpatient visits | ||||
Low | Ref | 449.7 | 336.1–563.4 | |
Moderate | 72.0 | 50.3–93.7 | 521.7 | 408.9–634.6 |
High | 105.8 | 78.7–132.9 | 555.6 | 442.0–669.1 |
Telephone encounters | ||||
Low | Ref | 719.4 | 651.3–787.4 | |
Moderate | − 32.5 | − 79.4 to 14.4 | 686.9 | 625.4–748.4 |
High | 42.4 | − 16.3 to 101.1 | 761.8 | 695.4–829.1 |
Refill requests | ||||
Low | Ref | 118.2–195.0 | 642.3 | 581.2–703.4 |
Moderate | 156.6 | 295.6–391.7 | 798.9 | 742.7–855.1 |
High | 343.7 | 134.5–259.6 | 985.9 | 925.4–1046.6 |
*For the regression estimates, the association is statistically significant when the 95%CI does not cross zero. For the marginal effect estimates, the association is statistically significant when the 95%CIs do not overlap