Collaboration among Payers and Providers
Alyssa Spencer, PA, Wellspace Health, presents her patient’s story and how E-Consult improved her care experience.
Opportunities for Clinics
- All clinics have access to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Portal, staffed by specialists from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland. To participate in this hybrid phone/e-consult program, register here.
Unique Aspects of the Coalition
- Payer collaboration to cover e-consult platform costs and specialist fees to make the service available to all providers and 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; and
- Shared tracking of progress and modeling of outcomes to sustain adoption.
- Opportunity for local specialists to engage in responding to primary care provider questions.
Join the Sac-North Rural E-Consult Coalition
- The next Coalition Roundtable will take place on September 29 from 12-1 PT and will feature a discussion on E-consult and Cardiolology. Register here.
- Meet us in-person at the E-Consult Workgroup Annual Meeting in Sacramento on November 9. Registration is free and open to all. Virtual attendance options are available.
- To join the SAC-NREC 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
CA SB365: Primary Care Provider E-Consult Reimbursement
Roundtable Kickoff Presentation
North Rural E-Consult Coalition Participants
- Ampla Health
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Barton Health
- California Health & Wellness
- CRIHB
- Chapa-De Indian Health
- ConferMED
- Eastern Plumas Health Center
- El Dorado Community Health Center
- Feather River Tribal Health
- Harmony Health
- Imperial Health Holdings
- Nivano Physicians Group
- Northern Valley Indian Health
- Oroville Hospital
- Peach Tree Healthcare
- Plumas District Hospital
- River City Medical Group
- Sierra Family Medical Clinic
- Wellspace Health
- Western Sierra Medical Clinic
Education Opportunities
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View upcoming events:
- December 6, 12-1 PT E-Consult for Pulmonology. Register here.
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View recent events:
- August 24 session focusing on E-Consult for Substance Use Disorder
- July 28 session focusing on E-Consult for Diabetes Care
- June 16 session on E-Consult Best Practices for Referral Team members
- May 17 session on session on E-Consult and Telehealth Tools in Response to Behavioral and Mental Health Needs
- April 20 Continuing Medical Education (CME) session on E-Consult Best Practices for Pediatrics
- March 25 education session on E-Consult for Women's Health
- February 22 CME session on E-Consult for Behavioral and Mental Health
E-Consult and Telehealth Tools in Response to Behavioral and Mental Health Needs
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Autumn Boylan, DHCS; Alicia Pimentel, Anthem Blue Cross; and Petra Steinbuchel, MD, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, spoke to tools and programs supporting access to behavioral and mental health services.