Table 2.
Outputs of the interrupted time series. “Annual visits” indicates slope; “period” indicates the pre- or postindex period.
| Variable | Medical doctor visits | Nurse practitioner or physician assistant visits | Triage calls | |||||
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Estimate | P value | Estimate | P value | Estimate | P value | ||
| Intercepta | 1.572 | <.001 | 0.618 | <.001 | 0.335 | <.001 | ||
| Annual visits (slope)b | 0.009 | .19 | 0.049 | <.001 | 0.045 | <.001 | ||
| Period (before or after index)c | 0.002 | .97 | -0.011 | .77 | 0.062 | .02 | ||
| Annual visits × periodd | 0.036 | .002 | -0.042 | <.001 | 0.010 | .05 | ||
| Portale | 0.008 | .86 | -0.018 | .59 | –0.033 | .10 | ||
| Portal × annual visitsf | 0.014 | .15 | -0.010 | .12 | –0.005 | .26 | ||
| Portal × periodg | 0.417 | <.001 | 0.069 | .21 | 0.102 | .006 | ||
| Portal × annual visits × periodh | –0.054 | .001 | 0.028 | .01 | –0.005 | .46 | ||
aControl arm intercept.
bPre–index date slope of annual visits for the control arm.
cChange in number of visits in year 2 post–index date relative to that anticipated from preindex slope for the control arm.
dChange in the slope of annual visits in the postindex period relative to the preindex period for the control arm.
eDifference between the portal arm and control arm in the intercept.
fDifference between the portal arm and control arm in the pre–index date slope of annual visits.
gDifference between the portal arm and control arm in the change in number of visits in year 2 post–index date relative to that anticipated from preindex slope.
hDifference between the portal arm and control arm in the change of the slope of annual visits in the postindex period relative to the preindex period.