Characteristics of Telehealth Users in 2014 (n = 225) among Family Physicians Responding to the January 2015 Robert Graham Center Survey*
| Characteristics of Telehealth Use | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frequency (times per year) | ||
| 1–2 | 49 | (22.5) |
| 3–5 | 59 | (25.7) |
| 6–10 | 27 | (9.3) |
| 11–15 | 14 | (6.0) |
| 16–20 | 6 | (2.2) |
| >20 | 36 | (20.0) |
| Missing data | 34 | (14.2) |
| Method | ||
| Real-time video | 112 | (48.7) |
| Shared computer screen images with audio | 20 | (10.8) |
| Stored or forwarded image or text transmission | 60 | (30.7) |
| Other | 26 | (9.6) |
| Missing data | 39 | (16.7) |
| Clinical purpose | ||
| Diagnosis or treatment | 122 | (55.2) |
| Second opinion | 45 | (19.9) |
| Follow-up | 49 | (20.9) |
| Chronic disease management | 54 | (25.7) |
| Emergency care | 42 | (16.1) |
| Administrative purpose | 11 | (5.7) |
| Other | 30 | (13.0) |
| Missing data | 28 | (12.3) |
| Types of physicians or clinicians referred | ||
| Specialists | 149 | (68.1) |
| Other family physicians | 12 | (6.0) |
| General internal medicine physicians | 10 | (5.7) |
| Pediatricians | 7 | (3.3) |
| Mental health treatment providers | 70 | (28.0) |
| Physical therapists | 12 | (6.4) |
| Dieticians | 16 | (8.9) |
| Other | 24 | (9.3) |
| Missing data | 39 | (17.3) |
Data are n (%). Weighted percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding and non–mutually exclusive categories.
↵* Respondents were from among a random sample of 5000 family physicians in direct patient care from the 2014 American Medical Association Physician Masterfile, with oversampling of rural family physicians at a rate of 2 to 1.