Comparing virtual consults to traditional consults using an electronic health record: an observational case–control study

Table 2 Frequency of virtual and traditional consults among surveyed physicians

	Responding PCPs n = 88	Non-responding PCPs n = 117	Responding vs non-responding PCPs p-value
Virtual Consults (VC)
Range	0-36	0-27
Mean (SD)	7.4 (6.6)	6.8 (5.9)	0.46^*
Median	5	5	0.56^†
Traditional Consults (TC)
Range	5-203	12-231
Mean (SD)	86.6 (42.1)	92.5 (40.8)	0.31^*
Median	87	89	0.47^†
VC/TC (%)	11.4%	8.0%	0.19^‡

^*p value from t-test.
^† p value from Wilcoxon rank sum test.
^‡ p value from poisson regression model for VC counts outcome, with log TC counts as the offset variable.
Model adjusted for over dispersion using scale parameter estimated by the square root of Pearson’s chi-square/degrees of freedom.
421 physician surveys sent to 214 physicians who ordered a TC and 207 to physicians who ordered a VC.

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