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.