Electronic consultations and economies of scale: a qualitative study of clinician perspectives on scaling up e-consult delivery.

Ekaterina AndersonSeppo T RinneJay D OrlanderSarah L CutronaJudith L StrymishVarsha G Vimalananda

Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA (2021)

Scaling up e-consults in line with the hub-and-spoke model may help pave the way for a centralized and efficient approach to care delivery, but the success of this transformation will depend on healthcare systems' ability to evaluate and address barriers to leveraging economies of scale for e-consults.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
network analysis
chronic pain