Table 3. Patient Characteristics of Gastroenterology and Neurology Visits During the Prepandemic and Pandemic Periodsa.
| Characteristic | Prepandemic visits, No. (%)b | Visits during pandemic period, No. (%) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | In-person | Telehealth | Prepandemic total vs pandemic total | Pandemic period in-person vs telehealth | ||
| Gastroenterology | ||||||
| Overall, No. | 80 694 | 80 953 | 40 526 (50.1) | 40 427 (49.9) | NA | NA |
| Race | ||||||
| Asian | 6258 (7.8) | 6287 (7.8) | 2864 (7.1) | 3423 (8.5) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Black | 1861 (2.3) | 1989 (2.5) | 1146 (2.8) | 843 (2.1) | ||
| White | 32 546 (40.3) | 31 058 (38.4) | 15 243 (37.6) | 15 815 (39.1) | ||
| Other or not reportedc | 40 058 (49.6) | 41 619 (51.4) | 21 273 (52.5) | 20 346 (50.3) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 30 542 (37.8) | 29 532 (36.5) | 16 083 (39.7) | 13 449 (33.3) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Ethnicity other than Hispanic | 36 813 (45.6) | 36 027 (44.5) | 15 791 (39.0) | 20 236 (50.1) | ||
| Not reported | 13 339 (16.5) | 15 394 (19.0) | 8652 (21.3) | 6742 (16.7) | ||
| Preferred language | ||||||
| English | 43 956 (79.5) | 45 117 (80.6) | 23 955 (76.7) | 21 162 (85.7) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Non-English language | 11 273 (20.4) | 10 773 (19.3) | 7255 (23.2) | 3518 (14.2) | ||
| Other or not reported | 59 (0.1) | 63 (0.1) | 39 (0.1) | 24 (0.1) | ||
| Age | ||||||
| ≤35 mo | 12 269 (20.5) | 12 974 (21.2) | 7025 (22.4) | 5949 (20.0) | <.001 | <.001 |
| 3 to ≤5 y | 6670 (11.1) | 6462 (10.6) | 3151 (10.0) | 3311 (11.1) | ||
| 6 to ≤12 y | 18 920 (31.6) | 17 882 (29.2) | 9052 (28.8) | 8830 (29.7) | ||
| 13 to ≤17 y | 18 020 (30.1) | 19 036 (31.1) | 9905 (31.5) | 9131 (30.7) | ||
| ≥18 y | 3952 (6.6) | 4809 (7.9) | 2273 (7.2) | 2536 (8.5) | ||
| Other or not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Payer | ||||||
| None or uninsured | 3659 (4.5) | 559 (0.7) | 237 (0.6) | 322 (0.8) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Medicaid | 36 434 (45.2) | 39 717 (49.1) | 21 585 (53.3) | 18 132 (44.9) | ||
| Other government | 2439 (3.0) | 2111 (2.6) | 1105 (2.7) | 1006 (2.5) | ||
| Private or commercial | 38 091 (47.2) | 38 429 (47.5) | 17 567 (43.3) | 20 862 (51.6) | ||
| Other or not reported | 71 (0.1) | 137 (0.2) | 32 (0.1) | 105 (0.3) | ||
| Neurology | ||||||
| Overall | 70 270 | 71 036 | 32 124 (45.2) | 38 912 (54.8) | NA | NA |
| Race | ||||||
| Asian | 4548 (6.5) | 4686 (6.6) | 2068 (6.4) | 2618 (6.7) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Black | 2040 (2.9) | 2014 (2.8) | 1053 (3.3) | 961 (2.5) | ||
| White | 26 105 (37.1) | 25 549 (36.0) | 11 325 (35.3) | 14 224 (36.6) | ||
| Other or not reportedc | 37 591 (53.5) | 38 787 (54.6) | 17 678 (55.0) | 21 109 (54.2) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Hispanic | 28 678 (40.8) | 28 148 (39.6) | 13 228 (41.2) | 14 920 (38.3) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Ethnicity other than Hispanic | 32 091 (45.7) | 31 987 (45.0) | 12 401 (38.6) | 19 586 (50.3) | ||
| Not reported | 9501 (13.5) | 10 901 (15.3) | 6495 (20.2) | 4406 (11.3) | ||
| Preferred language | ||||||
| English | 41 671 (80.7) | 42 503 (82.7) | 21 447 (77.7) | 21 056 (88.4) | <.001 | <.001 |
| Non-English language | 9897 (19.2) | 8847 (17.2) | 6140 (22.2) | 2707 (11.4) | ||
| Other or not reported | 74 (0.1) | 61 (0.1) | 18 (0.1) | 43 (0.2) | ||
| Age | ||||||
| ≤35 mo | 9506 (15.6) | 10 360 (16.8) | 6001 (21.2) | 4359 (13.1) | <.001 | <.001 |
| 3 to ≤5 mo | 7032 (11.6) | 7030 (11.4) | 3021 (10.7) | 4009 (12.1) | ||
| 6 to ≤12 y | 20 888 (34.4) | 19 824 (32.2) | 8747 (30.9) | 11 077 (33.4) | ||
| 13 to ≤17 y | 17 775 (29.3) | 18 091 (29.4) | 8329 (29.5) | 9762 (29.4) | ||
| ≥18 y | 5543 (9.1) | 6184 (10.1) | 2177 (7.7) | 4007 (12.1) | ||
| Other or not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Payer | ||||||
| None or uninsured | 456 (0.6) | 425 (0.6) | 125 (0.4) | 300 (0.8) | .006 | <.001 |
| Medicaid | 37 251 (53.0) | 37 010 (52.1) | 18 119 (56.4) | 18 891 (48.5) | ||
| Other government | 2093 (3.0) | 2193 (3.1) | 1068 (3.3) | 1125 (2.9) | ||
| Private or commercial | 30 296 (43.1) | 31 221 (44.0) | 12 706 (39.6) | 18 515 (47.6) | ||
| Other or not reported | 177 (0.3) | 187 (0.3) | 106 (0.3) | 81 (0.2) | ||
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Gastroenterology visits by patient demographic characteristics reported by 7 of 8 organizations and neurology visits reported by 6 of 8 organizations.
b
All in-person visits.
c
Other can include other races not listed (eg, Native American and Pacific Islander) and individuals not identifying as any listed race.