Sacramento E-Consult Coalition

Payer Collaboration

Sacramento patients and providers are in the midst of a crisis that impacts access to care.

E-consults can help bridge this gap. Medi-Cal managed care organizations (MCOs) in the Sacramento metropolitan area are working together to support clinics and health systems in the region by providing no-cost access to electronic consult (e-consult) to improve Medi-Cal patient access to specialty care. The Sacramento E-Consult Coalition is a group of community health centers, health systems, independent practice associations and MCOs working together to create an inclusive program to address implementation needs, streamline referral workflows and improve patient/member experiences.

Unique Aspects of the Coalition

Payer collaboration to cover e-consult platform costs and specialist fees to make the service available to all providers, their Medi-Cal managed care and uninsured patients;
Organizations working to resolve key issues and disseminate learnings to support program spread;
Provider champion sharing of the benefits and value proposition of e-consult to facilitate use;
Shared tracking of progress and modeling of outcomes to sustain adoption; and
Opportunity for local specialists to engage in responding to primary care provider questions.

Join the Sacramento E-Consult Coalition

Your organization is invited to join us for a Sacramento/North Rural Lunch and Learn at the Sierra Health Foundation, May 10, 12-1 PT
Please join us for a session on E-Consult and Telehealth Tools to address Mental Health Needs on May 24 from 12-1 PT. Register here.
To join the SREC or learn more, contact econsultworkgroup@bluepathhealth.com.

Primary Care Provider Organization Role

Commit to participate in monthly Coalition Roundtables
Engage e-consult program team (clinician lead, referral or manager, and IT lead)
The health system will not be charged a fee for the platform, services or implementation support

Program Materials