Proportion of Patient-Physician Encounters Amenable to Telehealth
| Telehealth Amenable Encounters | All Physicians | Primary Care Physicians | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Yes | 299,347,453 | 35 | 165,333,984 | 42 |
| No | 551,348,168 | 65 | 228,884,017 | 58 |
| Total | 850,695,621 | 100 | 394,218,001 | 100 |
Source: Author’s Analysis of the 2016 National Survey of Ambulatory Medical Care Survey weighted by patient weight.
*Telehealth amenable encounter was coded as ‘0’ when at least one of the services required physical presence of the physician and ‘1’ if physical presence was not required.