Connecting Physicians and Specialists in Orange County

eConsult is an innovative, easy to use, web-based, HIPAA-compliant messaging system designed to enhance communication between primary care providers and specialists to provide patient care.

eConsult:

Provides primary care providers shared learning from specialists and helps them easily include all the patient's medical info ( including labs, x-rays, tests, patient notes) when initiating a specialty referral
Ensures specialists receive appropriate referrals and patients are ready at their appointments

The Need for eConsult

Currently, many providers use manual interactive systems, using handwritten forms, faxes and phone calls, to coordinate specialty consults and subsequent care. eConsult transforms this process with an easy-to-use web application to facilitate coordinated physician/specialist communication to provide patient care and streamline office processes. eConsult helps to ensure referrals are appropriate, complete patient medical information is submitted and patients are prepared when seen at the specialist's office. Healthcare delivery is facilitated by harnessing existing health information technology to enhance communication between PCPs and specialists.