Jason Korenblit, MD, Gastroenterolist, discusses diagnosing and treating common gastrointestinal conditions.
In this webinar, Dr. Korenblit will explain how a primary care provider can help diagnose and treat common Gastrointestinal conditions by:
- Understanding the function of the pancreas in normal digestion.
- Describing exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) as both a physiological and clinical entity.
- Discussing the diagnostic approach for patients with abdominal symptoms suspected to have EPI.
- Reviewing treatment strategies available to clinicians.
Jason Korenblit, MD
Gastroenterologist
Dr. Korenblit earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and his master of business administration with a concentration in health systems from Widener University. Dr. Korenblit completed his training in internal medicine and clinical gastroenterology and hepatology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital before completing an additional year of training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy. He continued as an assistant professor in internal medicine and gastroenterology with a practice focusing on pancreas and biliary disorders, GI cancers, and small bowel endoscopy.
Dr. Korenblit is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is a member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American Gastroenterological Association.
Creating Connections: Physician Consultation with Specialists
Physician consultation with a specialist is designed to remove barriers in our healthcare system that make referrals complex and challenging for PCPs and patients.
Physicians are increasingly embracing tools and resources to optimize patient care, including evolving telehealth solutions, that extend their clinical offering without delegating patient care. Electronic physician consultation, or eConsult, is a solution that creates a peer-to-peer communication channel between individual PCPs and a range of specialists.
This technology allows providers to confer, share the patient’s medical history, and collaborate on a care plan. The patient remains in the capable hands of the PCP while benefiting from specialized medical expertise.
PCP referrals are the core of today’s healthcare
Physician-to-physician referrals play a central role in our healthcare system. Primary care providers (PCPs) deliver essential first-line health services that combat the specialist doctor shortage, including:
- Health promotion
- Disease prevention
- Health maintenance
- Counseling
- Patient education
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses
However, PCPs also act as gatekeepers, referring patients to a wide range of specialists with advanced training and expertise to ensure they have access to the highest quality care.
This referral process has been described as “the link between primary and specialty care,” with more than a third of U.S. patients being referred to specialists each year and specialist appointments constituting more than half of outpatient visits. In fact, the number of U.S. patient visits resulting in a physician referral has increased by 159% in recent years.