TABLE 4.
Streptococcal Testing and Return Visits in Matched Sample, 2015–2016
| Pediatric Visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTC Telemedicine | Urgent Care | Pa | PCP | Pb | |
| Visits with diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis, N | 250 | 2086 | — | 26 347 | — |
| Streptococcal testing performed, n (%) | 9 (4) | 1557 (75) | <.001 | 17 818 (68) | <.001 |
| Total ARI visits, N | 4604 | 38 408 | — | 485 201 | — |
| Return ARI visit within 2 d, n (%) | 226 (5) | 869 (2) | <.001 | 5875 (1) | <.001 |
| Return ARI visit within 21 d, n (%) | 525 (11) | 3719 (10) | <.001 | 45 629 (9) | <.001 |
—, not applicable.
a
P value determined from χ2 test for DTC telemedicine versus urgent care visits.
b
P value determined from χ2 test for DTC telemedicine versus PCP visits.