Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. EDs by Receipt of Pediatric Telemedicine (n = 4,410)
| ED Characteristics | All EDs, n = 4,410 | EDs That Do Not Receive Pediatric Telemedicine, n = 4,073 |
EDs That Receive Pediatric Telemedicine, n = 337 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual total ED visits | <0.001 | |||
| <10,000 | 1,380 (31) | 1,209 (30) | 171 (51) | |
| 10,000–19,999 | 746 (17) | 696 (17) | 50 (15) | |
| 20,000–39,999 | 1.051 (24) | 992 (24) | 59 (18) | |
| ≥40,000 | 1,233 (28) | 1,176 (29) | 57 (17) | |
| Percentage of annual ED visits by children | 0.10 | |||
| <15% | 1,368 (31) | 1,272 (31) | 96 (28) | |
| 15%–24.9% | 1,546 (35) | 1,411 (35) | 135 (40) | |
| 25%–49.9% | 831 (19) | 763 (19) | 68 (20) | |
| ≥50% | 121 (3) | 112 (3) | 9 (3) | |
| Unknown | 544 (12) | 515 (13) | 29 (9) | |
| Any PECC | 844 (19) | 790 (19) | 54 (16) | 0.13 |
| Physician PECC | 527 (12) | 492 (12) | 35 (10) | 0.36 |
| Nurse PECC | 623 (14) | 585 (14) | 38 (11) | 0.12 |
| Other PECC | 64 (1) | 60 (1) | 4 (1) | 0.68 |
| Regional location | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 549 (12) | 508 (12) | 41 (12) | |
| Midwest | 1,205 (27) | 1,082 (27) | 123 (37) | |
| South | 1,826 (41) | 1,740 (43) | 86 (26) | |
| West | 830 (19) | 743 (18) | 87 (26) | |
| In core base statistical area | <0.001 | |||
| No | 959 (22) | 803 (20) | 156 (46) | |
| Yes | 3,451 (78) | 3,270 (80) | 181 (54) | |
| Council of teaching hospital | 213 (5) | 206 (5) | 7 (2) | 0.01 |
| Academic ED | 163 (4) | 160 (4) | 3 (1) | 0.004 |
| Critical access hospital | 1,168 (26) | 987 (24) | 181 (54) | <0.001 |
Data are reported as n (%).
IQR = interquartile range; PECC = pediatric emergency care coordinator.