Electronic Consultations (E-consults): Advancing Infectious Disease Care in a Large Veterans Affairs Healthcare System | Zendy

Judith Strymish | Zendy; Gouri Gupte | Zendy; Melissa K. Afable | Zendy; Kalpana Gupta | Zendy; Eun Ji Kim | Zendy; Varsha G. Vimalananda | Zendy; Steven R. Simon | Zendy; Jay D. Orlander | Zendy

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Electronic Consultations (E-consults): Advancing Infectious Disease Care in a Large Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Author(s) -

Judith Strymish,

Gouri Gupte,

Melissa K. Afable,

Kalpana Gupta,

Eun Ji Kim,

Varsha G. Vimalananda,

Steven R. Simon,

Jay D. Orlander

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix058

Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , infectious disease (medical specialty) , health care , healthcare system , family medicine , nursing , disease , pathology , economics , economic growth

The impact of e-consults on total consultative services was evaluated. After implementing infectious diseases e-consults within an electronically integrated healthcare system, consultation volume increased. As compared with face-to-face consultations, e-consults were more often related to antimicrobial guidance and were requested by off-site providers. E-consults increased the breadth and volume of total consults.

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