Specialists accessing specialty advice: Evaluating utilization, benefits, and impact of care of an e-consultation service.

Introduction: The usual referral pathway is from a primary care provider (PCP) to a specialist; however, specialists also refer to and consult with other specialists. Electronic consultation (eConsult) allows clinicians to submit questions on behalf of patients to specialists to receive timely advice. Most eConsult studies in the past have examined questions asked from PCPs to specialists.

Improving Access to Osteoporosis Specialists Using Electronic Consultations.

Objective: To identify the types of osteoporosis-related questions being asked by primary care providers (PCPs) and describe the impact of the advice provided by osteoporosis specialists using eConsult.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of osteoporosis-related eConsults submitted to endocrinologists between January 2018 and December 2020 on the Champlain eConsult BASE™ Service in Ontario, Canada. Each eConsult was coded according to clinical question and answer type through consensus between 2 authors, based on predetermined taxonomies.

An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study.

Background: Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) are an integrated care system introduced in Ontario, Canada in 2019 after the 14 Local Health Integrated Networks (LHINs) were dissolved. The objective of this study is to give an overview of the current state of the OHT model's implementation, and what priority populations and transitions of care models were identified by OHTs.

Methods: This scan involved a structured search for each approved OHT of publicly available resources with three main sources: the full application submitted by the OHT, the OHT website, and a Google search with the name of the OHT.

Identifying Primary Care Models of Dementia Care that Improve Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia and their Care Partners: An Environmental Scan.

Dementia is a growing concern in Canada, affecting peoples' health and raising the cost of care. Between June and October 2019, we conducted an environmental scan to identify primary care models, strategies, and resources for dementia care from 11 pre-selected countries and assess their impact on quality-of-life measures. Search strategies included a rapid scoping review, grey literature search, and discussions with stakeholders.

Electronic consultation in correctional facilities worldwide: a scoping review.

Objective: To provide an overview of the use of and evidence for eConsult in correctional facilities worldwide.

Design: Scoping review.

Data Sources: Three academic databases (MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL) were searched to identify papers published between 1990 and 2020 that presented data on eConsult use in correctional facilities.

Correction: Natural Language Processing to Identify Digital Learning Tools in Postgraduate Family Medicine: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

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The Provincial Spread and Scale of the Ontario eConsult Service: Evaluation of the First 2 Years.

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.

Knowledge, Information Sources, and Institutional Trust of Patients Regarding Medication Use in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.

The objective of our study is to characterize the knowledge, information sources, and institutional trust of patients regarding medication use in pregnancy. We conducted a review of three databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL. We included observational studies and knowledge assessments that examined the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs or information sources of pregnant patients related to medication use during pregnancy.

Primary Care Providers' Perspectives on the Ontario eConsult Program.

Electronic consultation (eConsult) allows asynchronous virtual communication between primary care providers (PCPs) and specialists regarding patient care. The Ontario eConsult Program enables timely and equitable access to specialist advice for Ontarians. This study examines clinicians' perspectives and experiences with the program.