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Table 6: Average Number of Family Physician Patient Encounters Per Week by Setting

  Total Encounters Office Visits E- Visits Hospital Visits Nursing Home Visits House Calls    
All Respondents 84 61 13 8 1 1    
                 
Employment Status                
Owner/Partial Owner 97 87
1 5 3 1    
Employed 75 65
1 6 2 0    
                 
Number of Years Since Residency Completion              
Seven or Fewer Years 72 49 15 8 0
0    
More Seven Years 87 65 12 7 2 1    
                 
Type of Telehealth Services Provided Percentage              
Telephone Call (tVisit) 89%              
Video Call (vVisit) 86%              
Secure Messaging (eVisit) 49%              
eConsultant 17%              
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) 8%              
                 
Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, 2020 Practice Profile Survey