Table 3.
Adjusted Rate of Lab and Image Ordering by Index Visit type and Difference between Telemedicine and Office visit
| Lab Ordering | Image Ordering | |||||
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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 | 1,158,786 | 41.4% | 20.5% | ||
| Video | 460,909 | 460,909 | 27.4% | −14.1% (−14.2%, −13.9%) | 11.9% | −8.5% (−8.7%, −8.4%) |
| Telephone | 737,903 | 737,903 | 22.8% | −18.6% (−18.7%, −18.5%) | 8.7% | −11.7% (−11.8%, −11.6%) |
| Routine | ||||||
| Office | 387,550 | 387,550 | 68.6% | 15.0% | ||
| Video | 47,329 | 47,329 | 57.8% | −10.8% (−11.2%, −10.3%) | 8.6% | −6.4% (−6.6%, −6.1%) |
| Telephone | 22,014 | 22,014 | 53.6% | −14.9% (−15.6%, −14.3%) | 6.2% | −8.8% (−9.2%, −8.5%) |
| HTN/DM | ||||||
| Office | 72,812 | 72,812 | 44.4% | 16.2% | ||
| Video | 25,676 | 25,676 | 32.8% | −11.6% (−12.3%, −10.9%) | 7.1% | −9.1% (−9.5%, −8.7%) |
| Telephone | 55,172 | 55,172 | 24.0% | −20.4% (−20.9%, −19.9%) | 2.9% | −13.3% (−13.7%, −13.0%) |
| Musculoskeletal Pain | ||||||
| Office | 68,317 | 68,317 | 21.4% | 57.4% | ||
| Video | 31,387 | 31,387 | 13.5% | −7.9% (−8.4%, −7.4%) | 45.0% | −12.4% (−13.1%, −11.7%) |
| Telephone | 44,932 | 44,932 | 9.5% | −11.8% (−12.3%, −11.4%) | 38.9% | −18.5% (−19.1%, −17.9%) |
| Back Pain | ||||||
| Office | 33,607 | 33,607 | 21.6% | 41.9% | ||
| Video | 17,355 | 17,355 | 10.8% | −10.8% (−11.5%, −10.1%) | 25.6% | −16.3% (−17.1%, −15.4%) |
| Telephone | 29,178 | 29,178 | 7.2% | −14.3% (−14.9%, −13.8%) | 21.4% | −20.5% (−21.2%, −19.8%) |
| Dermatology | ||||||
| Office | 59,352 | 59,352 | 22.2% | 6.7% | ||
| Video | 42,574 | 42,574 | 10.3% | −11.9% (−12.4%, −11.5%) | 1.8% | −4.9% (−5.1%, −4.6%) |
| Telephone | 30,513 | 30,513 | 9.5% | −12.7% (−13.2%, −12.2%) | 1.2% | −5.5% (−5.7%, −5.2%) |
| General GI | ||||||
| Office | 24,430 | 24,430 | 46.3% | 11.0% | ||
| Video | 17,666 | 17,666 | 32.7% | −13.7% (−14.7%, −12.7%) | 4.7% | −6.3% (−6.8%, −5.8%) |
| Telephone | 38,424 | 38,424 | 26.3% | −20.1% (−20.8%, −19.3%) | 3.1% | −7.9% (−8.4%, −7.5%) |
| Abdominal Pain | ||||||
| Office | 19,151 | 19,151 | 69.0% | 39.8% | ||
| Video | 8,851 | 8,851 | 47.7% | −21.3% (−22.6%, −20.1%) | 22.9% | −16.9% (−18.1%, −15.8%) |
| Telephone | 17,082 | 17,082 | 38.5% | −30.5% (−31.5%, −29.5%) | 16.8% | −23.0% (−23.9%, −22.1%) |
| Mental Health | ||||||
| Office | 9,259 | 9,259 | 31.7% | 6.1% | ||
| Video | 11,228 | 11,228 | 13.7% | −18.0% (−19.2%, −16.8%) | 1.4% | −4.7% (−5.2%, −4.1%) |
| Telephone | 25,552 | 25,552 | 7.7% | −24.1% (−25.1%, −23.0%) | 1.0% | −5.1% (−5.6%, −4.6%) |
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