E-Consults and telemedicine can result in improved access to specialty care for underserved patients. You can access the article here.
Registration for Annual Meetings of E-Consult Workgroup and California Telehealth Policy Coalition, November 16-17, 2020. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-access-to-care-in-a-time-of-crisis-and-beyond-tickets-121111109589
Specialists’ use of virtual communications to deliver care instead of in-person recommendations increased during the pandemic.
This month’s webinar started with presentations by Grace Song, MD, CA Correctional Health Services Deputy Medical Executive and Stanley Frencher, Jr., MD, CEO of HubMD on increased
Pediatric dermatology e-consults reduce needs for face-to-face visits and offer potential costs savings for payers and patients. Access the article here.
E-Consults can replace some in-person specialty consultations, provides clinical guidance and reducing the risk of in-person visits to both patients and physicians. You can access
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
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
UCSF assessment of patient acceptance of e-consult in academic medical centers across the US. https://www.annfammed.org/content/18/1/35.full
E-consult links between primary care providers and specialists improve care quality avoiding the long wait times of care inequity. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00279/full
E-Consults provide an educational benefit to primary care providers and positively impact patient outcomes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292825/
Dermatology e-consult demonstrated high patient satisfaction, provider efficiency and acceptance. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1357633X18799805
E-consults eliminate unnecessary office visits and improve the efficiency of specialty referrals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003489419882726
E-consults have the potential to unlock medical expertise for the underserved. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.18.0122
E-consults improved access to and timeliness of care for an underserved population, reduced overall specialty utilization, and streamlined specialty referrals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1357633X18774468