Table 2.
Characteristics of scheduled telemedicine appointments by quarter, April 2020–March 2021.
| April–June 2020 | July–September 2020 | October–December 2020 | January–March 2021 | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unique patients, n | 1262 | 892 | 1054 | 961 | — |
| Child characteristics, n (%) | |||||
| Child age, categories | 0.15 | ||||
| 0–1 year old | 339 (27) | 276 (31) | 299 (28) | 280 (29) | |
| 2–5 years old | 265 (21) | 206 (23) | 227 (22) | 227 (24) | |
| 6–12 years old | 403 (32) | 239 (27) | 310 (29) | 263 (27) | |
| 13–17 years old | 186 (15) | 123 (14) | 170 (16) | 153 (16) | |
| 18+ years old | 69 (5) | 48 (5) | 48 (5) | 38 (4) | |
| Child race/ethnicity | 0.96 | ||||
| Asian non-Hispanic | 21 (2) | 10 (1) | 13 (1) | 18 (2) | |
| Black non-Hispanic | 918 (73) | 647 (73) | 755 (72) | 696 (72) | |
| Hispanic | 65 (5) | 47 (5) | 65 (6) | 48 (5) | |
| Other/unknown | 64 (5) | 47 (5) | 50 (5) | 45 (5) | |
| White non-Hispanic | 194 (15) | 141 (16) | 171 (16) | 154 (16) | |
| Child insurance | 0.44 | ||||
| Medicaid | 1054 (83) | 728 (82) | 852 (81) | 781 (81) | |
| Commercial | 185 (15) | 149 (17) | 174 (17) | 156 (16) | |
| Self-pay/unknown | 23 (2) | 15 (2) | 28 (3) | 24 (3) | |
| Family characteristics, n (%) | |||||
| Family preferred language | 0.01 | ||||
| Spanish | 21 (2) | 25 (3) | 40 (4) | 22 (2) | |
| English | 1194 (95) | 822 (92) | 970 (92) | 883 (92) | |
| Otherb | 47 (4) | 45 (5) | 44 (4) | 56 (6) | |
| Patient portal early adoptersc | 0.44 | ||||
| No | 971 (77) | 659 (74) | 798 (76) | 731 (76) | |
| Yes | 291 (23) | 233 (26) | 256 (24) | 230 (24) | |
| Households without computer or internet accessd | 0.002 | ||||
| Quartile 1 (0–12.4%) | 305 (24) | 197 (22) | 300 (28) | 265 (28) | |
| Quartile 2 (12.5–15.5%) | 350 (28) | 287 (32) | 332 (32) | 271 (28) | |
| Quartile 3 (15.6–17.9%) | 299 (24) | 215 (24) | 223 (21) | 217 (23) | |
| Quartile 4 (18.0–100.0%) | 308 (24) | 193 (22) | 199 (19) | 208 (22) | |
| Households without access to a private vehicle4 | 0.33 | ||||
| Quartile 1 (0–5.4%) | 288 (23) | 194 (22) | 273 (26) | 218 (23) | |
| Quartile 2 (5.5–9.7%) | 349 (28) | 262 (29) | 292 (28) | 255 (27) | |
| Quartile 3 (9.8–15.6%) | 398 (32) | 285 (32) | 314 (30) | 296 (31) | |
| Quartile 4 (15.7–49.0%) | 227 (18) | 151 (17) | 175 (17) | 192 (20) | |
ap values for characteristic by quarter of year using Χ2 test.
bIncludes 28 languages.
cDefined as patient portal activated prior to March 2020 or within first month of birth for any child born after March 2020.
dDefined at the ZIP code level using data from the 2019 American Community Survey.