Outcomes and Safety of Electronic Consult Use in Vascular Surgery
E-Consults provide a safe and effective means of triaging and providing recommendations for patients with vascular disease. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31611112/
Pandemic Changes what Doctor’s Visits Look Like
In this opinion piece, Dr. Barnett argues that fewer visits caused by the pandemic is a much needed and welcome change in managing patients’ healthcare. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/11/after-pandemic-visiting-doctor-will-never-be-same-thats-fine/
Feasibility of Use of Electronic Consultation in Long-Term Care Homes
This study demonstrates 70% of resolution of e-consults without a face-to-face visit, a benefit for seniors that face challenges to travel to appointments. You can access the article here.
Comparing Patient Experiences with Electronic and Traditional Consultation
Patients reported similar levels of satisfaction, understanding and acceptance of e-consults and in-person referrals. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-020-05703-7
Impact of E-consults on Access to Endocrinology Care for Medicaid Patients
E-consults significantly improve care for Medicaid patients by decreasing the need for face-to-face visits and enabling PCPs to address specialty-related issues. You can access the article here.
Electronic Consultations in Inpatient Allergy/Immunology
Inpatient e-consults efficiently deliver allergist guidance, maintaining quality of care while minimally disrupting ambulatory practice. You can access the article here.
Patients Assess an eConsult Model’s Acceptability at 5 US Academic Medical Centers (UC San Francisco)
UCSF assessment of patient acceptance of e-consult in academic medical centers across the US. https://www.annfammed.org/content/18/1/35.full
Partnership Health Plan Telehealth Policy
Partnership Health Plan Telehealth Policy
Patients Assess E-Consult Acceptability at 5 US Academic Medical Centers (Annals of Family Medicine)
Patients are positive about e-consults as long as they don’t replace needed in-person appointments or require copays. https://www.annfammed.org/content/18/1/35.full
E-Consult Implementation Lessons From 5 County-Based Delivery Systems
Successful e-consult implementations leverage primary care and specialty care clinician relationships and integrate EHR and e-consult platforms. https://www.ajmc.com/view/econsult-implementation-success-lessons-from-5-countybased-delivery-systems
Association of a Remote Infectious Diseases E-Consult Service With Improved Clinical Outcomes
Hospitalists and ID specialists reported high satisfaction with e-consults. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/7/1/ofaa003/5707687
CMMI E-Consult CORE Program
CMMI Project CORE: Coordinating Optimal Referral Experiences https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/mission-areas/health-care/project-core
California Department of Managed Health Care Annual Network Reporting Form for Managed Care Plans’ Telehealth Providers
Reporting mechanism for plans to share telehealth networks with State agencies. https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/LicensingReporting/SubmitHealthPlanFilings/TimelyAccessReport.aspx
LA County Maternal Mental Health E-Consult Pilot: Provider Willingness and IT Challenges
E-Consult supports women struggling with maternal mental health needs. Access PDF article here:
E-Consults in Allergy/Immunology
E-consult implementation resulted in decreased in-person wait times despite an increase in overall consult volume. https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(19)30496-9/abstract