Table 3 Rural provider perceptions of telehealth visits (n = 219)
From: Rural patient and provider perceptions of telehealth implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Â | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adds Value | 33.2% | 47.2% | 10.9% | 7.3% | 1.6% |
Adds Efficiency | 12.9% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 27.8% | 9.8% |
Telehealth has impacted my practice by improving: | |||||
 The health of my patients | 11.7% | 35.6% | 39.9% | 12.8% | 0.0% |
 The safety of my patients | 19.2% | 47.2% | 21.8% | 7.8% | 4.2% |
 Timeliness of care of my patients | 16.7% | 53.7% | 21.4% | 5.2% | 3.1% |
 Patient and Family Centered-Care | 12.3% | 42.1% | 29.2% | 12.9% | 3.5% |
 Access to care | 30.9% | 59.2% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2.1% |
 No-show rate | 11.4% | 22.3% | 45.7% | 17.7% | 2.9% |
 Financial health of my practice | 6.6% | 25.6% | 43.5% | 14.9% | 9.5% |
 Job satisfaction | 10.5% | 22.5% | 38.7% | 19.4% | 8.9% |
Types of visits where telehealth works well: | |||||
 Diabetes | 19.8% | 53.2% | 15.1% | 11.9% | 0.0% |
 Anxiety/Depression | 44.7% | 42.1% | 8.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% |
 Other Mental Health | 36.7% | 48.3% | 10.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
 Hypertension | 9.6% | 30.2% | 29.4% | 26.5% | 4.4% |
 Coronary Artery Disease | 13.0% | 36.6% | 27.5% | 22.9% | 0.0% |
 Asthma/COPD | 7.3% | 22.6% | 27.0% | 38.7% | 4.4% |
 Medicare Wellness | 33.3% | 30.1% | 11.4% | 19.5% | 5.7% |
 Skin Lesion/Rash | 6.5% | 30.7% | 21.6% | 28.8% | 12.4% |
 Acute Care | 9.6% | 37.0% | 19.9% | 27.4% | 6.2% |
 Hospital/ED follow-up | 5.7% | 35.9% | 21.4% | 20.1% | 5.7% |
 COVID-19 Assessment | 35.2% | 38.6% | 17.2% | 7.6% | 1.4% |