Table 1 Characteristics of users of telemedicine in outpatient care during the Covid-19 period, 2020 (N = 19,503)
Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 11,789 | 60.5% |
Male | 7,713 | 39.5% |
Race | ||
Asian | 1283 | 6.6% |
Black | 2969 | 15.2% |
White | 9,785 | 50.2% |
Other | 2,298 | 11.8% |
Unknown | 3,168 | 16.2% |
Ethnicity | ||
Hispanic/Latino | 2,650 | 13.6% |
Non-Hispanic/Latino | 8,846 | 45.4% |
Unknown | 8,007 | 41.1% |
Language | ||
English | 16,958 | 87.0% |
Spanish | 894 | 4.6% |
Other | 1,428 | 8.4% |
Insurance | ||
Private | 8,038 | 41.2% |
Medicare | 8,320 | 42.7% |
Medicaid | 3,125 | 16.0% |
Multiple telehealth visits | ||
Yes | 3,250 | 18.1% |
No | 15,983 | 82.0% |
Medical Specialty | ||
Adult Medicine | 12.935 | 66.3% |
Specialty | 24.4% | |
Cardiology | 1,710 | 8.8% |
Gastroenterology | 1,531 | 7.0% |
Rheumatology | 709 | 3.6% |
Endocrinology | 695 | 3.6% |
Neurology | 281 | 1.4% |
Pediatric | 1,174 | 6.0% |
Primary Medicine | 468 | 2.4% |