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. 2021 Nov 5;24:101629. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101629

Table 2.

Crude and Risk-Adjusted Clinical Outcomes for Telemedicine vs. In-Person Outpatient Appointments, June–December 2020.

Clinical Outcome Telemedicine Appointments
(n = 412,936)
In-Person Appointments
Ref, (n = 1,239,687)
Odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)a
30-Day Hospitalizations, No. (%) 8534 (2.1) 34,984 (2.8) 0.73 (0.71, 0.74) 0.72 (0.71, 0.74)
30-Day ED Visits, No. (%) 10,543 (2.6) 32,095 (2.6) 0.99 (0.96, 1.01) 1.00 (0.98, 1.02)

aAdjusted for age and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), which is a composite score used to predict one-year mortality. Components of CCI include myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatic disease, peptic ulcer disease, liver disease, diabetes, hemiplegia/paraplegia, renal disease, malignancy, HIV/AIDS.