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. 2021 Aug 19;22(5):1028–1031. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.4.51317

Table 2.

Patient satisfaction with telemedicine visit.

Patient satisfaction survey Numbers (%)
Alternate care
 Number who would have sought in-person visit with a doctor 38 (25.5%)
 Number who would have sought care at another healthcare organization 9 (6.0%)
 Number who would have sought care with another video visit vendor 10 (6.7%)
 Number who wouldn’t have received care 20 (13.4%)
 Number who would have gone to Minute Clinic (eg, CVS, Walgreens) 11 (7.4%)
 Number who would have gone to (blinded for peer review) emergency department or walk-in clinic 52 (34.9%)
 Unanswered 9 (6.0%)
Perception of care
 Number who felt care was equal to or better than in-person care 134 (89.9%)
 Number who felt care was worse than in-person care 9 (6.0%)
 Unanswered 6 (4.0%)
Satisfaction scores (0–10)
 Number detractors (score 0–6) 1 (0.7%)
 Number passives (score 7, 8) 13 (8.7%)
 Number promoters (9,10) 135 (90.6%)