ArticleAnnals of family medicine
The Provincial Spread and Scale of the Ontario eConsult Service: Evaluation of the First 2 Years.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Family Physician-to-Hospital Specialist Electronic Consultation and Access to Hospital Care: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
- Early health technology assessment of a primary care tool for the diagnosis and management of headaches in Alberta, Canada.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2026Article
- Increased access to pediatric specialist healthcare using eConsult: A retrospective observational cohort and case-control study.Paediatrics & child health · 2025Article
- The Utilization of Electronic Consultations (eConsults) to Address Emerging Questions Related to Long COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada: Mixed Methods Analysis.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Utility of eConsult to enhance delivery of cancer genetic services and identify hereditary cancer knowledge gaps in primary care.Genetics in medicine open · 2025Article
- Improving access to specialist care in correctional facilities through Ontario eConsult.PloS one · 2024Article
- An eConsultant versus a hospital-based outpatient consultation for general (internal) medicine: a costing analysis.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Examining Differences in Utilization of the Ontario eConsult Service in Rural Versus Urban Settings: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
This paper reports on a multimethod cross-sectional study of the Ontario electronic consultation (eConsult) service. Utilization and closeout survey data from July 2018 through June 2020 were analyzed using the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Requesting clinicians submitted 60,474 eConsults, and monthly cases increased from 1,487 in July 2018 to 4,179 in June 2020. The median specialist response time was 1 day. An originally contemplated referral was avoided in 51% of cases. Ontario eConsult showed successful uptake across Ontario, demonstrating continued spread and scale, and offering a template for trailblazers looking to implement digital health innovations in their own jurisdictions.
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