Table 2.
Adjusted Rate of Medication and Antibiotic Prescribing by Index Visit Type and Difference between Telemedicine and Office visit
| Medication Prescribing | Antibiotic Prescribing | ||||
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| N | Adj % | Adj Difference vs. Office (95% CI) | Adj % | Adj Difference vs. Office (95% CI) | |
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| Overall | |||||
| Office | 1,158,786 | 46.8% | 6.6% | ||
| Video | 460,909 | 38.4% | −8.3% (−8.5%, −8.2%) | 6.6% | 0.1% (0.0%, 0.1%) |
| Telephone | 737,903 | 34.6% | −12.2% (−12.3%, −12.0%) | 6.7% | 0.2% (0.1%, 0.3%) |
| Routine | |||||
| Office | 387,550 | 37.6% | 2.4% | ||
| Video | 47,329 | 28.3% | −9.3% (−9.7%, −8.8%) | 1.3% | −1.1% (−1.2%, −1.0%) |
| Telephone | 22,014 | 20.1% | −17.4% (−18.0%, −16.9%) | 1.0% | −1.4% (−1.6%, −1.3%) |
| HTN/DM | |||||
| Office | 72,812 | 59.6% | 3.4% | ||
| Video | 25,676 | 47.8% | −11.7% (−12.5%, −11.0%) | 2.2% | −1.2% (−1.4%, −0.9%) |
| Telephone | 55,172 | 45.9% | −13.6% (−14.2%, −13.0%) | 0.9% | −2.5% (−2.7%, −2.3%) |
| Musculoskeletal Pain | |||||
| Office | 68,317 | 43.8% | 1.4% | ||
| Video | 31,387 | 28.3% | −15.5% (−16.1%, −14.8%) | 0.8% | −0.6% (−0.7%, −0.5%) |
| Telephone | 44,932 | 24.0% | −19.8% (−20.4%, −19.2%) | 0.5% | −0.9% (−1.1%, −0.8%) |
| Back Pain | |||||
| Office | 33,607 | 62.3% | 1.3% | ||
| Video | 17,355 | 50.8% | −11.5% (−12.5%, −10.6%) | 0.5% | −0.8% (−1.0%, −0.6%) |
| Telephone | 29,178 | 47.1% | −15.2% (−16.0%, −14.4%) | 0.3% | −1.0% (−1.1%, −0.8%) |
| Dermatology | |||||
| Office | 59,352 | 55.5% | 16.0% | ||
| Video | 42,574 | 50.3% | −5.1% (−5.8%, −4.5%) | 16.6% | 0.6% (0.1%, 1.1%) |
| Telephone | 30,513 | 43.1% | −12.4% (−13.1%, −11.7%) | 14.4% | −1.5% (−2.1%, −1.0%) |
| General GI | |||||
| Office | 24,430 | 61.3% | 2.6% | ||
| Video | 17,666 | 45.1% | −16.2% (−17.2%, −15.2%) | 1.9% | −0.7% (−1.0%, −0.4%) |
| Telephone | 38,424 | 42.4% | −18.9% (−19.7%, −18.1%) | 1.8% | −0.8% (−1.0%, −0.5%) |
| Abdominal Pain | |||||
| Office | 19,151 | 43.8% | 4.5% | ||
| Video | 8,851 | 30.3% | −13.6% (−14.8%, −12.3%) | 3.0% | −1.5% (−2.0%, −1.0%) |
| Telephone | 17,082 | 26.5% | −17.4% (−18.4%, −16.4%) | 3.3% | −1.2% (−1.6%, −0.8%) |
| Mental Health | |||||
| Office | 9,259 | 66.9% | 1.9% | ||
| Video | 11,228 | 60.6% | −6.3% (−7.6%, −4.9%) | 0.7% | −1.2% (−1.5%, −0.8%) |
| Telephone | 25,552 | 57.4% | −9.5% (−10.6%, −8.3%) | 0.4% | −1.5% (−1.8%, −1.2%) |
Adjusted rate for each visit type was calculated based on the coefficients from multivariate logistic regression via marginal standardization by using Stata’s margins post-estimation command.
Adj: Adjusted, HTN: Hypertension, DM: Diabetes, GI: Gastrointestinal