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A Study of the Implementation of an Electronic Consultation ("eConsult") Platform

NCT02376855 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2015-03-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation of an electronic consultation model for specialty services (eConsults) to improve quality of care and reduce health system costs. An eConsult is a non-face-to-face consultation between a primary care provider and a specialist that takes place via secure messaging.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

eConsult

An electronic consultation or "eConsult" is a secure message consult that allows specialists to provide advice on cases without seeing a patient face to face. They contain a reason for consult, any relevant tests, procedures or reports. The responsibility lies with the primary care provider to act, or not act on the advice as they deem fit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Connecticut Health Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Connecticut

    collaborator OTHER

  • UConn Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Community Health Center, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH · Center for Excellence in Primary Care, University of California, San Francisco

  • Daren Anderson, MD · Weitzman Institute, Community Health Center, Inc

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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