Roundtable Session at HIMSS14: eConsult Telehealth System Improves Patient Access to Specialty Care

Roundtable #300 | February 24, 2014 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET

Description:

• The web-based eConsult telehealth system enables PCPs and specialists to securely share health information and discuss patient care, with the goal of providing patients with the right treatment at the proper place in the shortest time.

Speaker(s):

• Ali Modaressi, Director, HIT

Objectives:

• Describe how a payer, MSO, IPA, state department of health services, and health center association can collaborate to implement eConsult telehealth technology to improve care coordination
• Evaluate the effectiveness of eConsult to enable PCPs and specialists to securely share health information and discuss patient care to improve patient access to specialty care
• Explain how the implementation of eConsult benefits safety net community clinics/health centers in L.A. County

Location:

• Orange County Convention Center

Room:

• Room 303A