Posts Tagged ‘Wait time’
E-Consults in Allergy/Immunology
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
Read MoreImproving Equity of Access Through Electronic Consultation
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
Read MoreHepatology E-Consults Reduce Wait Time, Improve Communication, and Result in Cost Savings
E-Consults decreased wait time of 68 days for face-to-face appointments to 22 hours via e-consults. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6719752/#hep41402-bib-0001
Read MoreSimulation Tool for Evaluating Electronic Consultations in Rheumatology
An e-consult simulation tool estimates lead time, queue length, and specialist workload in rheumatology. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8632444/figures#figures
Read MoreE-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 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 MoreOptimizing E-Consult Between Primary Care Providers and Psychiatrists
E-consult is a viable and timely way for PCPs to get much-needed psychiatric advice. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5910533/
Read MoreSustainability of a Primary Care-Driven eConsult Service
Canadian program demonstrates potential of e-consult to affect wait times for specialty care when integrated into existing referral workflows. https://www.annfammed.org/content/16/2/120.full
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-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 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/
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