Learn more about CORE® Network health systems’ experiences with eConsults and enhanced referrals:
- University of Vermont eConsult program helps eliminate wait times for patients.
- eConsults for pediatrics: Improving Communication Between Primary Care Providers and Specialists.
- eConsults Reduce Need for Specialty Referral.
- Project CORE program at ECU Physicians and Vidant Health.
- eConsults at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (video).
- University of Michigan: CORE Set to Improve Patient Accessibility.
- 5 ways eConsults benefit you and your patients.
- University of Colorado recognized by CU Medical School Dean with institutional award for eConsult program.
CORE Program Spotlights
We’re proud of the results achieved by academic health systems within the CORE community. Several academic health systems have agreed to share their story and you can find more in the news.
- Stanford Experience With eConsults and Project CORE (PDF).
- Improving Care at UVA Health System (PDF).
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock: Better Communication at the Interface of Primary and Specialty Care (PDF).
- Physician Leadership at the University of California, San Diego (PDF).
- Expanding Scope of Practice Through Innovation at the University of Colorado (PDF).
- University of Washington: Addressing Access through eConsults (PDF).
- Achieving Cost Savings: eConsults at UW Health (PDF).
CORE Network Publications
The following is a list of publications from health systems across the CORE Network demonstrating the positive impact that the CORE model has had on patient and provider experience, access to care, and value.
- Risk Factors for Loss of Follow-Up After Asynchronous Dermatology eConsult Concerning for Skin Cancer(Ohio State, Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022 October).
- Outpatient Electronic Consultations in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Colorado, Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2022 October).
- Evaluation of a Pediatric Dermatology Electronic Consult Program in a Rural State With Subanalysis of Infantile Hemangioma Cases(MaineHealth, Pediatric Dermatology, 2022 August).
- Psychiatric e-Consults: A Guide for the Referring Physician(Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Family Practice Management, 2022 July/August).
- Trends in Utilization of Electronic Consultation Associated With Patient Payer and Language Among US Academic Medical Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (AAMC CORE Group, JAMA Network, 2022 May).
- Telemedicine in Drug Hypersensitivity(Washington, Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 2022 April).
- Experience with Pediatric Neurology e-Consults From a Specialist Perspective at an Academic Center (University of Virginia, Journal of Child Neurology, 2022 March).
- The Evolution of Drug Information Services to Asynchronous Delivery of Pharmacist E-consults(UCSF, Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 2021 October).
- Efficacy Of An eConsult Service To Cure Hepatitis C In Primary Care(UCSF, Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2021 September).
- Primary Care Psychiatry eConsults at a Rural Academic Medical Center: Descriptive Analysis (Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021 September)
- Interprofessional Consultations (eConsults) in Urology(Michigan, UCSF, Washington, Urology Practice, 2021 May).
- Experiences in Electronic Consultation (eConsult) Service in Gynecology From a Quaternary Academic Medical Center (UCSF, Journal of Medical Systems, 2021 April).
- A Virtual-Hybrid Approach to Launching a Cardio-Oncology Clinic During a Pandemic(Medical College of Wisconsin, Cardio-Oncology, 2021 January).
- Building eConsult (Electronic Consults) Capability at an Academic Medical Center to Improve Efficiencies in Delivering Specialty Care (Colorado, Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 2021 January-December).
- Comparing Patients’ Experiences With Electronic and Traditional Consultation: Results from a Multisite Survey (UCSF, AAMC, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2020 April).
- Neurology eConsults at Penn State Health: What, Why, and How? (Penn State, Telehealth and Medicine Today, 2020 January).
- The Digital Revolution in Behavioral Health(Rochester, Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2019 October).
- Electronic Consults in Otolaryngology: A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use, Content, and Outcomes in an Academic Health System(UCSD, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 2019 October).
- Electronic Consultations to Hepatologists Reduce Wait Time for Visits, Improve Communication, and Result in Cost Savings (UVA, Hepatology Communications, 2019 September).
- Implementing an Opt-in eConsult Program at Seven Academic Medical Centers: a Qualitative Analysis of Primary Care Provider Experiences (Washington, UVA, UCSF, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019 August).