What is eConsult?

What is eConsult?

 

It is a process and a technology

Replaces paper or electronic referral processes with a HIPPA secure application

A peer to peer communication and referral management system

An electronic care management process that allows PCPs and specialists to share clinical information and coordinate patient care

Reduces no-show rates and increases the productivity of an appointment interaction by ensuring that diagnostic workups are complete

 
 
Using eConsult, our amazing primary care and specialist providers throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties help deliver the right care, at the right time in the right place to Inland Empire’s safety-net patients.
— Jarrod McNaughton, CEO, Inland Empire Health Plan
eConsult has benefitted the lives of residents in Los Angeles County seeking quality and timely specialty care. It has been implemented, in collaboration with LA County Department of Health Services and LA Care Health Plan, to serve over 4 million lives. Now, the next generation of eConsult is launching in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, sponsored by Inland Empire Health Plan, bringing this proven innovation to provide healthcare access to several million more lives.
— Bradley P. Gilbert, MD, MPP, former CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan