Table 2. Association of Telemedicine Visit Success With Clinical Outcomes.
| Success statusa | Total visits, No. | Death | Any ED visit | Any urgent care visit | Any hospitalization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Among telemedicine visits | |||||||||
| All success | 278 | 31 (11.15) | 1 [Reference] | 37 (13.31) | 1 [Reference] | 35 (12.59) | 1 [Reference] | 31 (11.15) | 1 [Reference] |
| Mixed unsuccess 1 | 59 | 11 (18.64) | 1.83 (0.86-3.88) | 15 (25.42) | 2.22 (1.12-4.39) | 17 (28.81) | 2.81 (1.44-5.47) | 16 (27.12) | 2.97 (1.50-5.88) |
| Mixed unsuccess >1 | 61 | 5 (8.20) | 0.71 (0.27-1.91) | 18 (29.51) | 2.73 (1.42-5.22) | 24 (39.34) | 4.50 (2.41-8.41) | 14 (22.95) | 2.37 (1.17-4.80) |
| No success >1 | 58 | 12 (20.69) | 2.08 (1.00-4.34) | 20 (34.48) | 3.43 (1.80-6.52) | 22 (37.93) | 4.24 (2.24-8.03) | 20 (34.48) | 4.19 (2.17-8.10) |
| No success 1 | 99 | 7 (7.07) | 0.61 (0.26-1.43) | 11 (11.11) | 0.81 (0.40-1.67) | 4 (4.04) | 0.29 (0.10-0.85) | 8 (8.08) | 0.70 (0.31-1.58) |
| Telemedicine visits vs in-person visits | |||||||||
| In-person only | 155 | 30 (19.35) | 1 [Reference] | 33 (21.29) | 1 [Reference] | 25 (16.13) | 1 [Reference] | 27 (17.42) | 1 [Reference] |
| All success | 278 | 31 (11.15) | 0.52 (0.30-0.90) | 37 (13.31) | 0.57 (0.34-0.95) | 35 (12.59) | 0.75 (0.43-1.31) | 31 (11.15) | 0.60 (0.34-1.04) |
| Mixed unsuccess 1 | 59 | 11 (18.64) | 0.96 (0.44-2.06) | 15 (25.42) | 1.26 (0.63-2.54) | 17 (28.81) | 2.11 (1.04-4.27) | 16 (27.12) | 1.76 (0.87-3.58) |
| Mixed unsuccess >1 | 61 | 5 (8.20) | 0.37 (0.14-1.01) | 18 (29.51) | 1.55 (0.79-3.03) | 24 (39.34) | 3.37 (1.73-6.58) | 14 (22.95) | 1.41 (0.68-2.92) |
| No success >1 | 58 | 12 (20.69) | 1.09 (0.51-2.30) | 20 (34.48) | 1.95 (1.00-3.78) | 22 (37.93) | 3.18 (1.61-6.28) | 20 (34.48) | 2.50 (1.26-4.94) |
| No success 1 | 99 | 7 (7.07) | 0.32 (0.13-0.75) | 11 (11.11) | 0.46 (0.22-0.96) | 4 (4.04) | 0.22 (0.07-0.65) | 8 (8.08) | 0.42 (0.18-0.96) |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; OR, odds ratio.
a
All success included patients for whom all telemedicine visits were successful; mixed unsuccess 1, patients who had 1 unsuccessful telemedicine visit but all the others were successful; mixed unsuccess >1, patients who had more than 1 unsuccessful telemedicine visit but the others were successful; no success >1, patients who had more than 1 telemedicine visit and all were unsuccessful; no success 1, patients who had 1 unsuccessful telemedicine visit and no other telemedicine visits during the study period; and in-person only, patients who only had in-person visits during the study period.