Evaluating Factors Associated With Telehealth Appropriateness in Outpatient Rheumatoid Arthritis Encounters Using the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY)
Authors' conclusion
In this study, telehealth appropriateness was most associated with provider preference, the current and previous encounter modality, and RA disease activity.
Study context
- Population
- Outpatient rheumatoid arthritis (RA) encounters in a single academic rheumatology practice, January 1, 2021, to August 31, 2021
- Participants
- 1,177 participants1,823 encounters
- Outcome
- Telehealth appropriateness rated by providers using the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY) immediately after each encounter
Methodological detailssingle academic rheumatology practice, electronic health record data, robust Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations
- Single academic rheumatology practice
- Electronic health record data
- Robust Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Factors associated with telehealth appropriateness (final multivariate model)
Relative risk (95% CI)
Higher average provider preference for telehealth in prior encountersincreased appropriateness
1.26(1.21–1.31)
Telehealth as current encounter modalityincreased appropriateness
2.27(1.95–2.64)
Increased patient ageincreased appropriateness
1.05(1.01–1.09)
Moderate RA disease activitydecreased appropriateness
0.81(0.68–0.96)
High RA disease activitydecreased appropriateness
0.57(0.46–0.70)
Previous encounters by telehealthdecreased appropriateness
0.83(0.73–0.95)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Evaluating Factors Associated With Telehealth Appropriateness in Outpatient Rheumatoid Arthritis Encounters Using the Encounter Appropriateness Score for You (EASY). J Rheumatol. Published 15 May 2024. doi:10.
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