E-consult demonstrated provider notification of patient recommendations 63% of the time and nursing staff patient notification 37% of the time. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354179/
Primary and specialty care providers reported usability but expressed concern about e-consult workload. https://medinform.jmir.org/2016/1/e6/
Gastroenterology e-referrals not scheduled resulted in few adverse outcomes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27456415/
Specialists can use e-referral and e-consult to enhance specialty care delivery when the process is embraced by PCPs. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26699344/
A systematic review and summary of the literature describing the use and effects of e-consults. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25995331/
Use of virtual consults in a fee-for-service, academic medical center setting significantly improved quality and access to endocrine care. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25667365/
E-Consults demonstrate potential of avoidance of travel costs and lost wages/productivity associated with face-to-face specialist visits. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010920
E-Consults demonstrate potential of avoidance of travel costs and lost wages/productivity associated with face-to-face specialist visits. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010920
E-consult may be a useful tool to improve VA health care system access for rural patients. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25589233/
An LA provider shares his experience addressing a patient’s colon cancer through e-consult.
E-consults can address excessive wait times, inefficient communication between practitioners, and limited access to care. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850434/
eReferral offers a new model of integrating primary and specialty care. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1215594#t=article
Virtual consults may decrease the need for face-to-face visits without decreasing patients’ perception of care. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22769592/