Increasing Equitable Access to Pediatric Specialty Care in Maine Through Implementation of eConsults

Authors

David Ireland, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Rachel Rockers, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Sarah M. Gabrielson, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Anya K. Cutler, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Laura J. Faherty, Maine Medical CenterFollow
Genevieve Whiting, Maine Medical CenterFollow

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Description

Introduction

•Barriers to accessing pediatric specialty care exist for many and are not experienced equally by all.

•eConsults are an asynchronous provider-provider referral modality to obtain low-barrier specialist input in place of some face-to-face (F2F) visits.

•We evaluated sociodemographic factors associated with referral to and receipt of specialist input before and after eConsult implementation at MaineHealth to examine equity implications.

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center

Publication Date

5-2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland, Maine

Keywords

Equitable Access, Pediatric Specialty Care, Maine, eConsults, Pediatrics

Disciplines

Pediatrics

Recommended Citation

Ireland, David; Rockers, Rachel; Gabrielson, Sarah M.; Cutler, Anya K.; Faherty, Laura J.; and Whiting, Genevieve, "Increasing Equitable Access to Pediatric Specialty Care in Maine Through Implementation of eConsults" (2024). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2024. 6.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2024/6