Table 1 Characteristics of participating health delivery organizations, ordered by type of eCR system. SFGH included as reference
Geographic Area | Type of Organization | Safety net | Patients Served Annually | Type of electronic referral and consultation system (eCR) | Number of patients with electronic referrals or consultations submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado | Public system – county | Yes | 133,000 | None | none; pre-pilot |
Washington | Public system – county | Yes | 240,000 | None | none; pre-pilot |
Hawaii, all islands | Health plan | No | 314,500 | Referral | 100 patients in referral pilot as of October 2013 |
Central Massachusetts | Academic medical center | No | 1,000,000 | Referral | Appointment requests for 300 patients as of March 2014 |
Southern California | Public system – county | Yes | 500,000 | Referral | 18,000 consults in 2013 |
Southern California | Public system – county | Yes | 240,000 | Referral | 59,400 in 2013 |
Northern California | Network of community health centers | Yes | 31,000 | Referral | 4000 patients with consults |
Boston, Massachusetts | Academic medical center | No | data not available | Consultation | 47 consults in 3-month pilot as of October 2013 |
Southern California | Academic medical center | No | 971,000 | Consultation | 330 consults |
Northern California | Academic medical center | No | 232,774 | Consultation | 550 consults between April 2012 and May 2013 |
Southern California | Advocacy organization | Yes | 400 | Consultation | 250 patients with consults in 2012 |
Northern California | Public system – county | Yes | 100,000 | Consultation | data not available; significant volume |
Northern California | Public system – county | Yes | 80,000 | Consultation | data not available |
Connecticut | Network of community health centers | Yes | 130,000 | Integrated eCR | 125 consults for 120 patients |
Southern California | Health plan | Yes | 1,300,000 | Integrated eCR | 100,000 consults |
Southern California | Public system – county | Yes | 850,000 | Integrated eCR | 60,000 consults |
San Francisco General Hospital | Public system – County | Yes | 123,500 | Integrated eCR | 58,000 yearly |