Open AccessImplementation and Follow-up Experience of an e-Consult Program in a Rural Neurology Setting
Author(s) -
Muhammad Taimur Malik,
Ramin Zand,
Shelly M. Vezendy,
Eric D. Newman,
Neil R. Holland
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurology. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.674
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2163-0933
pISSN - 2163-0402
DOI - 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000993
Subject(s) - subspecialty , turnaround time , medicine , phone , neurology , electronic medical record , medical emergency , primary care , emergency medicine , family medicine , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry , operating system
The demand for neurology services at Geisinger exceeds the current clinical capacity. Therefore, we implemented and assessed the utility of Ask-a-Doc (AAD), which is an electronic medical record-based interface developed at Geisinger to facilitate communication between primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists.