Abstracts from The American Telemedicine Association 2016 Annual Meeting and Trade Show

Abstract

NowClinic users with valid health plan pharmacy coverage filled at least one prescription within one day of their index event at rates similar to those in the matched control group (70.5% versus 66.8%, p = 0.28). Conclusions: NowClinic users were less likely to have a follow-up visit for the same condition, incurred lower post-index medical costs at 15 days and 30 days, and had nearly identical rates of encounter-related prescription fills when compared to the matched control group. Such outcomes demonstrate that for appropriate treatment conditions, direct-to-patient telemedicine services are a viable alternative to traditional brick and mortar practice-based services. Objectives 1. Compare follow-up rates for urgent care telemedicine and traditional brick and mortar practice patients 2. Describe the impact that urgent care telemedicine has on patients' postvisit medical costs 3. Demonstrate that urgent care telemedicine patients fill encounter-related prescriptions at similar rates when compared to traditional brick and mortar practice patients