Table 1.
Distribution of specialties and number of specialists providing eConsult service.
Fig 1.
Impact on course of action by the primary care practitioner, by specialty service with > 10 cases.
Impact of specialist response on PCP course of action: (Blue) Provided new information and/or additional course of action; (Red) Confirmed course of action; (Green) Considered not useful and (Purple) Other.
Fig 2.
Impact on need for referral as indicated by primary care practitioner, by specialty service with > 10 cases.
Impact of specialist response on PCP perceived need for patient referral: (Light Blue) Referral avoided; (Orange) Referral still not needed; (Gray) Referral still needed; (Yellow) New referral needed; (Dark Blue) No benefit and (Green) Other.
Table 2.
Comparison of specialist wait-time for eConsult versus elective referrals for nine specialties at CHEO-OCTC.
Table 3.
Indirect parent/caregiver cost-savings within the Champlain region, by urban, rural and combined urban/rural designation (n = 337).