E-Consults provide a safe and effective means of triaging and providing recommendations for patients with vascular disease. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31611112/
E-consult implementation resulted in decreased in-person wait times despite an increase in overall consult volume. https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(19)30496-9/abstract
Presentation of e-consult effectiveness and cost savings to California Medicaid.
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
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.
eReferral offers a new model of integrating primary and specialty care. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1215594#t=article