Health Plans
- Reduce Costs ($100-$370 less per eConsult)*
- Fewer in person visits to specialists
(average is a 30% reduction)*
- Increased specialty network coverage
- Increases high quality, coordinated care
Providers
- Faster access to specialty advice (average response is in less than 24 hours)
- Reduced no show rates (20 to 60% fewer)*
- Decreases unnecessary specialist referrals
- Improved coordination between primary care physicians and specialist
- Expanded scope of primary care practice.
Patients
- Quicker resolution of specialty care needs
- Avoid unnecessary in-person visits and travel
- Reduced out of pocket expenses
- Reduce time off work
* Health Affairs 2017
