Susan Kirsh, MD, MPH

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December 14th 2015

Impact of a National Specialty E-Consultation Implementation Project on Access

Susan Kirsh, MD, MPH Evan Carey, MS David C. Aron, MD, MS Omar Cardenas, BS Glenn Graham, MD, PhD Rajiv Jain, MD David H. Au, MD Chin-Lin Tseng, DrPH Heather Franklin, MPH P. Michael Ho, MD, PhD

E-consult implementation grew from 12 to 122 VHA sites with multiple specialties. The adjusted e-consult rate of 1.93/100 consults saved significant patient travel miles and costs.

December 7th 2015

E-Consult Implementation: Lessons Learned Using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

Leah M. Haverhals, MA George Sayre, PsyD Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH Catherine Battaglia, PhD, RN David Aron, MD, MS Lauren D. Stevenson, PhD Susan Kirsh, MD, MPH P. Michael Ho, MD, MPH Julie Lowery, PhD

This paper identified 4 factors associated with implementation success of e-consults in 8 VA medical centers, with implications for implementing similar health IT initiatives elsewhere.