Usefulness of an electronic consultation system between primary care health centres and the rheumatology department of a tertiary hospital.

Background And Objective: Rheumatic diseases account for almost 30% of consultations attended in Spanish primary care centres. The main objective was to analyse the demand for rheumatology consultations from Primary Care and their resolution using the electronic consultation system.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective descriptive study of electronic consultations from primary care centres in the health area to the Rheumatology service of a tertiary hospital, between July 2020 and May 2021.