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. 2017 May 26;19(5):e177. doi: 10.2196/jmir.7374

Table 3.

Number of visits resulting in a referral or other follow-up care for virtual and matched control visits, 2013/2014.

Referral/follow-up Virtual visits (n=7286) Matched control visits (n=21,981)

n (%) Known provider, % New provider, % P n (%) P
General practice 113 (1.55) 2.22 0.97 <.001 314 (1.43) .45
Medical specialists 125 (1.72) 1.60 1.82 .46 356 (1.62) .58
Surgical specialists 78 (1.07) 1.18 0.97 .39 480 (2.18) <.001
Imaging 137 (1.88) 2.90 1.00 <.001 1448 (6.59) <.001
Laboratory test 752 (10.32) 15.36 5.95 <.001 3289 (14.96) <.001
Prescription 3599 (49.40) 49.28 49.50 .85 10,043 (45.69) <.001