Posts Tagged ‘Access’
E-Consults in ENT: Use, Content and Outcomes in an Academic Health System
E-consults eliminate unnecessary office visits and improve the efficiency of specialty referrals. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003489419882726
Read MoreCan eConsults Save Medicaid? (GET FULL ARTICLE)
E-consults have the potential to unlock medical expertise for the underserved. https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.18.0122
Read MoreE-Consults Improve the Primary Care-Specialty Care Interface for Cardiology in the Medically Underserved
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
Read MoreE-Consult Adoption in a Fee-for-Service Setting
E-referrals can improve access to care, clarity of questions, and improved PCP satisfaction. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213076415300865?via%3Dihub
Read MoreLos Angeles E-Consult Program Was Rapidly Adopted And Decreased Specialty Wait Times
E-consult systems are a promising and sustainable intervention that could improve access to specialist care for underserved patients. https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2016.1283
Read MoreE-Consult Educational Opportunities for PCPs and Specialists
E-consult implementers should consider educational benefits, specialty provider selection, platform and workflow design. https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2017/01000/Unique_Educational_Opportunities_for_PCPs_and.19.aspx
Read MoreDisruptive Innovation: E-Consult Implementation in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Primary and specialty care providers reported usability but expressed concern about e-consult workload. https://medinform.jmir.org/2016/1/e6/
Read MoreE-Consults improve access to specialty care: a systematic review
A systematic review and summary of the literature describing the use and effects of e-consults. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25995331/
Read MoreTransforming the Endocrine Consult: Asynchronous Provider Consultations
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/
Read MoreVeteran, PCP and Specialist Satisfaction with E-Consult
E-consult may be a useful tool to improve VA health care system access for rural patients. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25589233/
Read MoreTen Steps to Establishing an E-Consult Program to Improve Access
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/
Read MoreeReferral — A New Model for Integrated Care (GET FULL ARTICLE)
eReferral offers a new model of integrating primary and specialty care. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1215594#t=article
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