Brown & Toland Physicians has launched a free-of-charge electronic consultation program between primary care physicians in its BTHealth network and subspecialists at Stanford Health Care that aims to expand access, reduce unnecessary in-person appointments, improve patient outcomes and lower costs.
Clinical questions addressed via an e-consult provide input from the specialist and maintain relationship continuity with the primary care provider, who will implement the specialist’s recommendation and maintain management responsibility.
“For many clinical questions, an e-consult improves the experience of care for the patient, negating the need to arrange time off from work, child care, travel, parking and the costs associated with those,” said BTHealth president Joseph Aquilina, MD. Read more.
