We asked PCPs to rate the eConsult care impact—whether the consult they submitted and the response they received significantly impacted the patient’s care plan. For us, 90% say yes. Again, it’s critical to track this, especially if it drops, to figure out what may be happening there. I have a couple of examples of what that looks like here.
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Measuring Practice Success and Patient Care: eConsults Support Patient Compliance & Care Continuity
eConsults support patient compliance and care continuity by allowing the patient’s trusted PCP to develop and communicate the care plan. Compliance and continuity are reduced when patients fail to make an appointment or attend the specialist appointment. Only 51% of referrals are scheduled and attended within 90 days.
Measuring Practice Success and Patient Care: eConsults Improve Patient Outcomes
eConsults improve patient outcomes by enabling the PCP to offer a diagnosis and treatment plan an average of 19 days sooner than a referral. The majority of eConsults responses are sent back to the PCP between 4-6. AristaMD clients report a 30% reduction in ED visits, hospitalizations and readmissions after eConsult implementation.
Measuring Practice Success and Patient Care: eConsult Patient Benefits
eConsult patient benefits include patients save money with fewer copays, less travel expenses and reduced time off work; patient satisfaction improves when diagnosis and treatment are delivered quickly; equal access to specialty care increases because social and geographic challenges related to care are reduced; and outcomes also improve when patients receive treatment fast, avoid expensive emergency care, and experience better care continuity.
Measuring Practice Success and Patient Care: 20% of eConsults Report a New Diagnosis
After launching an eConsult program, referral trends should decline and stabilize once eConsults are being used regularly by your providers. Earlier, we reviewed a chart that showed a peak in eConsult usage. This peak is the ideal time to educate providers about additional specialties that eConsult can support. My team can provide sample use cases and common conditions during this period to improve cost savings and reduce the burden to patients that come with visiting a specialist in-person.
Partnering to Lead: FQHCs Drive Quality Patient Care with a Clinically Integrated Network
The move to value-based contracting has placed increasing importance on how PCPs manage their relationship with specialty care and spending.
Impressive Lineup of Value-Based Care Experts Offer Insights to Drive Better Patient Outcomes at AristaMD’s Virtual Conference
SAN DIEGO, CA – April 10, 2023 – AristaMD, a digital healthcare company specializing in eConsult and referral management services, today announced the launch of a unified care transition platform. The platform seamlessly integrates patient-to-provider matching, electronic referral processing and eConsults into one single interoperable solution for primary care providers.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
This sample obstetrics and gynecology eConsult provided the PCP with guidance on contraception options for a patient after gastric-by-pass.
What do Providers Need to Succeed in Value-based Payment Models? Care Coordination Tools
What do providers need to succeed in value-based payment models? One way to achieve successful value-based and coordinated care is through the use of referral management tools and eConsults.
How do eConsults Support Risk-based Payment Models?
Cindy Craddock, RN discusses how eConsults support risk-based payment models with specialist advice and treatment plans in the PCP setting