E-Consult Workgroup 2020 Annual Meeting Highlights
The E-Consult Workgroup and California Telehealth Policy Coalition hosted our annual meetings November 16-17, 2020. Thank you to our speakers and sponsors of our annual meeting, made possible by California Health Care Foundation, Anthem Blue Cross, ConferMed, IEHP, Safety Net Connect, WISE Healthcare, AristaMD, and RubiconMD. To sponsor the Workgroup in 2021, contact econsultworkgroup@bluepathhealth.com. View Fireside…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Central Valley E-Consult Coalition Meeting
Septmeber’s webinar featured the launch of the CAPP child and adolescent psychiatry e-consult program, presented by Petra Steinbuchel, MD and Michelle Riederer, MD, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. In addition, we shared upcoming opportunities including free CME on e-consult for behavioral and mental health, and access to e-consults for uninsured patients.
Read MoreNorth Rural E-Consult Coalition September 2021 Monthly Meeting
The NREC meets every month to share best practices and use cases of the effectiveness of e-Consult. This month’s webinar included a discussion with Marc Avdalovic, MD, MAS, FCCP and James Marcin, MD, MPH from UC Davis, who shared the provider perspective on value of e-Consult. Dr. Avdalovic has clinical interests in pulmonary and critical care, and is very…
Read MoreClinical Effectiveness of an Outpatient Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Telementoring Service
The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Pain E-Consult Program (PEP), a multidisciplinary telementoring service based on the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to reduce opioid use in the outpatient setting. A PEP was associated with greater reductions in morphine milligram equivalent (MME)/day compared with usual care despite similar rates…
Read MoreSeptember 2021 E-Consult Workgroup Webinar
Our September E-Consult Workgroup webinar featured a guest presentation by Stanely Frencher, MD, CEO, HubMD and Desiree Sanchez, MD, UCLA, on the recent study titled E-Consult: A Novel Opportunity to Evaluate Hematuria Referrals For Medicaid Patients in the “Real World” Community.
Read MoreClinical Trends Over the First Year of a Psychiatric Electronic Consult Service
This study aims to determine which psychiatric diagnoses are most commonly used for e-consults inquiries, what types of questions are being asked by primary care providers to psychiatrists via e-consults, and what questions and which diagnoses result in a recommendation for in-person evaluations by psychiatrists. The study found that certain diagnoses and question types appear to influence…
Read MoreSpecialist Electronic Consult Performance
Study shows that pandemic has shed light on clinicians’ commitment to professionalism and service as we rapidly adapt to changing paradigms. Interventions that appeal to professional norms can help improve the efficacy of new systems of practice. We show that specialists’ performance can be measured and improved with feedback using aspirational norms.
Read MoreNorth Rural E-Consult Coalition August 2021 Monthly Meeting
We are pleased to introduce the North Rural E-Consult Coalition (NREC), a group open to providers and stakeholders interested in improving access to specialty care through electronic consult. The NREC is a group of community health centers, health systems, physicians’ groups and health plans working together to create an inclusive program to address implementation needs, streamline referral…
Read MoreJuly 2021 E-Consult Workgroup Webinar
For our July meeting, the E-Consult Workgroup welcomed authors Michael L Barnett, MD and Hannah Byrnes-Enoch, MPH who will present on their recent publication, “Association of eConsult Implementation With Access to Specialist Care in a Large Urban Safety-Net System.” Our guests spoke to the results of the study and the success of e-consult at 19 New York…
Read MoreAugust 2021 E-Consult Workgroup Webinar
The August e-consult workgroup roundtable featured examples of the use of e-consult to address COVID-19, supporting providers in meeting regulatory requirements. In addition, we heard perspectives from our clinical advisors.
Read MoreAugust 2021 Central Valley E-Consult Coalition Meeting
During the August CVEC Roundtable, Dr. Marwan Haddad reviewed two de-identified COVID-related e-consults submitted by California providers and addressed by ConferMED specialists. Dr. Haddad is the Medical Director of the Center for Key Populations at Community Health Center Inc, CT, and a COVID expert.
Read MoreJuly 2021 Central Valley E-Consult Coalition Meeting
July’s roundtable highlight best practices from the clinics that kicked off the coalition: Camarena Health, Clinica Sierra Vista, Family HealthCare Network, Omni Family Health, United Health Centers, and Valley Health Team.
Read MorePediatric Dermatology E-Consults Found to be Effective and Well-Received
A recently published paper in the Journal of Pediatric Dermatology assessed electronic health records of pediatric patients referred through e-Consults at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1/13/2020 to 7/17/2020 and reviewed confidential surveys taken by pediatricians and parents to assess receptiveness. The results of the study support the use of e-consult for pediatric dermatology and indicate that…
Read MoreE-Consult for Rural Neurology
A new study explores he demand for neurology services at Geisinger, which exceeds the current clinical capacity. The utility of Ask-a-Doc (AAD), an electronic medical record-based interface developed at Geisinger to facilitate communication between primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists, was implemented and assessed. It was found that AAD provides an interface between PCPs and…
Read MoreJune 2021 Central Valley E-Consult Coalition Meeting
In response to the current pain management access challenges faced in the Central Valley, June’s Roundtable featured a presentation by Bennet Davis, MD on e-consult for pain management. Dr. Bennet reviewed e-consult cases and e-consult steps for managing patients with chronic pain.
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