How primary healthcare in Iceland swiftly changed its strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

EL Sigurdsson, AB Blondal, JS Jonsson… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe how the primary healthcare (PHC) in Iceland changed its strategy to
handle the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Descriptive observational study. Setting Reykjavik …

The cost impact of telehealth interventions in pediatric surgical specialties: a systematic review

WN Jungbauer Jr, R Gudipudi, E Brennan… - Journal of pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Telehealth is a rapidly expanding care modality in the United States. Pediatric
surgical patients often require complex care which can incur significant expenses, some of …

[HTML][HTML] Professional continuous glucose monitoring and endocrinology eConsult for adults with type 2 diabetes in primary care: results of a clinical pilot program

KL Fantasia, MC Stockman, Z Ju, P Ortega… - Journal of clinical & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Limitations in access to specialty diabetes care exist. Endocrinology eConsult
that integrates professional continuous glucose monitoring (CGM-enhanced eConsult) may …

The impact of eConsults on access to specialty care for the uninsured in rural Texas

D Anderson, A Porto, T Angelocci, I Lee… - Journal of Health Care …, 2022 - muse.jhu.edu
Objective. This study evaluated the impact of eConsults on access to specialty care for
uninsured patients in Central Texas. Methods. eConsults for four specialties, cardiology …

A retrospective analysis of the use of electronic consultation in general internal medicine

AT Lai, E Keely, T McCutcheon, C Liddy… - Internal Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background General internists in Canada are subspecialty providers in the
inpatient and outpatient settings. Electronic consultations (eConsult) allow primary care …

Experience with pediatric neurology E-Consults from a specialist perspective at an academic center

A Abu Libdeh, J Flanigan… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction E-consults improve access to specialty expertise and increase satisfaction for
patients and Primary Care Providers (PCPs). Pediatric neurology may be perceived as less …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative investigation of uninsured patient and primary care provider perspectives on specialty care eConsults

L Bifulco, L Grzejszczak, I Velez, T Angelocci… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Uninsured and underinsured patients face specialty care access disparities that
prevent them from obtaining the care they need and negatively impact their health and well …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases on e-consultation in transmural care: a qualitative study: Is privacy really an issue?

T Hellingman, MLH van Beneden… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Comprehensive cancer networks have been established to deliver high-quality
care for patients with cancer. Logistic challenges are faced, when patients need to be …

eConsults' Impact on Care Access and Wait Times in Rheumatology

EJ Malcolm, Z Brandon, LE Wilson… - JCR: Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods In this quality improvement project, we analyzed electronic health record data from
4 intervention clinics and 4 comparison clinics, 12 months before and after implementation …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing e-consultations to adolescent medicine specialists: qualitative synthesis of feedback from user-centered design

J Rankine, D Yeramosu, L Matheo… - JMIR Human …, 2021 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background: e-Consultations between primary care physicians and specialists are a
valuable means of improving access to specialty care. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) …