Importance Video or telephone telemedicine can offer patients access to a clinician without
arranging for transportation or spending time in a waiting room, but little is known about
patient characteristics associated with choosing between telemedicine or office visits.
Objective To examine patient characteristics associated with choosing a telemedicine visit
vs office visit with the same primary care clinicians. Design, Setting, and Participants This
cross-sectional study included data from 1 131 722 patients who scheduled a primary care …