Table 1 Characteristics of four health systems
From: Evaluating diverse electronic consultation programs with a common framework
Name | Geographic area | Type of organization | Patient population served annually | Type of electronic consultation and/or referral system | Year implemented | Technology platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champlain BASE eConsult service | Eastern Ontario | Community with non-affiliated PCP and specialist practices | 1.3 million | independent electronic consultation system | 2009 proof of concept; 2011 spread | Microsoft Sharepoint collaboration space on private web network |
Mayo Clinic | Campuses in Rochester, MN; Scottsdale AZ; and Jacksonville, FL | Integrated academic medical center | 1.3 million | parallel electronic consultation and referral systems | 2008 | embedded into enterprise-wide EMR |
San Francisco Health Network | San Francisco, California | urban safety-net with affiliated PCPs and specialists | 100,000 | integrated electronic consultation and referral system | 2005 pilot; 2007 spread | software application that is embedded with the hospital EMR but not all ambulatory EMRs |
Veterans Administration | United States | Integrated public system | 6 million | parallel electronic consultation and referral systems | 2011 | embedded into enterprise-wide EMR |