Table 2.

Predictors of Offering E-Visits from Logistic Regression Model

VariableOR (95% CI)
Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native1.28 (0.57 to 2.89)
    Asian0.95 (0.73 to 1.24)
    Black or African American1.46 (1.05 to 2.02)
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0.94 (0.31 to 2.86)
    Other1.00 (0.68 to 1.48)
    WhiteReference
Ethnicity
    Hispanic or LatinoReference
    Non-Hispanic1.07 (0.75 to 1.52)
Gender
    FemaleReference
    Male0.91 (0.76 to 1.08)
Medical school training
    IMGReference
    USMG1.10 (0.87 to 1.40)
Practice site ownership status
    No official ownership stake (100% employed)0.44 (0.28 to 0.68)
    Partial owner or shareholder0.79 (0.52 to 1.19)
    Self-employed as a contractor (including locums)0.57 (0.31 to 1.05)
    Sole ownerReference
    Other0.29 (0.12 to 0.71)
Practice site size
    Solo practiceReference
    2 to 5 providers0.96 (0.65 to 1.41)
    6 to 20 providers1.26 (0.83 to 1.91)
    >20 providers1.45 (0.93 to 2.26)
Practice site specialty mix
    Family medicine onlyReference
    Multiple specialties (not only primary care)1.06 (0.84 to 1.34)
    Primary care specialty mix (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics)1.01 (0.82 to 1.25)
Faculty status
    NoReference
    Yes, core/salaried faculty1.02 (0.71 to 1.48)
    Yes, volunteer/clinical faculty1.41 (1.16 to 1.71)
Hours per week worked
    0 to 80.84 (0.49 to 1.43)
    9 to 161.63 (1.13 to 2.34)
    17 to 241.28 (0.96 to 1.71)
    25 to 321.62 (1.31 to 2.00)
    33 to 391.14 (0.89 to 1.45)
    40 or moreReference
Years in practice
    0 to 10Reference
    11 to 201.10 (0.86 to 1.42)
    21 to 291.31 (0.91 to 1.87)
    30 or more1.05 (0.62 to 1.77)
Primary practice type
    Private practiceReference
    Academic health center1.73 (1.03 to 2.91)
    Federal (military, Veterans Administration/Department of Defense)4.49 (2.93 to 6.89)
    Managed care/HMO practice9.79 (7.05 to 13.58)
    Hospital-/health system-owned2.50 (1.83 to 3.41)
    Other2.28 (1.43 to 3.63)
    Safety Net1.06 (0.68 to 1.66)
Scope of Practice1.05 (1.03 to 1.08)
Age in years1.00 (0.98 to 1.02)
  • CI, confidence interval HMO, health maintenance organization; IMG, international medical graduate; OR, odds ratio; USMG, United States medical graduate.