Table 2 Distribution of specialist referrals (overall and by eConsult exposure)
Specialty group | Pre intervention | Post intervention | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control % (n) | eConsult % (n) | Control % (n) | eConsult % (n) | % (n) | |
Dermatology | 10.1 (1276)1 | 11.3 (1447)1 | 8.7 (809)3 | 9.7 (894)2 | 10.0 (4426)1 |
General surgery | 9.0 (1145)2 | 9.6 (1228)3 | 10.1 (937)1 | 10.0 (921)1 | 9.6 (4231)1 |
Obstetrics and gynecology | 8.9 (1135)3 | 10.1 (1296)2 | 9.0 (833)2 | 9.4 (872)3 | 9.4 (4136)3 |
Gastroenterology | 8.6 (1088)4 | 7.2 (922)5 | 8.3 (767)4 | 7.0 (649)4 | 7.8 (3426)4 |
Otolaryngology | 6.7 (853)5 | 7.4 (945)4 | 6.9 (645)5 | 6.3 (581)5 | 6.9 (3024)5 |
Orthopedic surgery | 6.2 (787) | 6.1 (787) | 5.9 (544) | 5.5 (513) | 6.0 (2631) |
Cardiology | 5.0 (636) | 4.9 (635) | 4.6 (423) | 5.2 (481) | 4.9 (2175) |
Internal medicine | 4.9 (623) | 4.6 (587) | 5.1 (476) | 5.1 (468) | 4.9 (2154) |
Urology | 4.3 (552) | 4.6 (595) | 3.9 (366) | 4.3 (397) | 4.3 (1910) |
Neurology | 4.3 (542) | 3.7 (481) | 4.4 (407) | 4.0 (367) | 4.1 (1797) |
Psychiatry | 3.2 (410) | 3.5 (453) | 2.6 (239) | 3.6 (331) | 3.3 (1433) |
Respirology | 3.3 (415) | 3.0 (384) | 3.0 (281) | 3.2 (295) | 3.1 (1375) |
Plastic surgery | 3.4 (428) | 2.7 (351) | 3.2 (301) | 2.6 (243) | 3.0 (1323) |
Ophthalmology | 2.7 (349) | 2.3 (289) | 3.1 (284) | 2.0 (185) | 2.5 (1107) |
Pediatrics | 2.8 (355) | 2.0 (253) | 2.2 (209) | 2.2 (205) | 2.3 (1022) |
Physical medicine and rehab | 2.0 (258) | 2.5 (322) | 2.2 (206) | 2.4 (218) | 2.3 (1004) |
Rheumatology | 2.2 (278) | 2.3 (290) | 2.0 (188) | 1.7 (158) | 2.1 (914) |
Endocrinology | 1.8 (231) | 1.6 (205) | 1.9 (172) | 1.8 (163) | 1.7 (771) |
Clinical immunology | 1.6 (207) | 2.3 (299) | 1.1 (102) | 1.7 (158) | 1.7 (766) |
Unknown | 0.1 (19) | 0.1 (14) | 3.8 (352) | 4.1 (379) | 1.7 (764) |
Hematology | 1.3 (162) | 1.4 (186) | 1.2 (108) | 1.2 (112) | 1.3 (568) |
Pediatric clinical immunology | 0.9 (120) | 1.1 (135) | 1.0 (96) | 1.2 (114) | 1.1 (465) |
Nephrology | 0.9 (114) | 0.8 (109) | 0.8 (74) | 0.8 (76) | 0.8 (373) |
Vascular surgery | 0.9 (108) | 0.9 (111) | 0.8 (77) | 0.6 (58) | 0.8 (354) |
Anesthesiology | 0.9 (116) | 0.5 (64) | 0.6 (60) | 0.7 (68) | 0.7 (308) |
Geriatric medicine | 0.6 (74) | 0.6 (75) | 0.5 (44) | 0.6 (54) | 0.6 (247) |
Neurosurgery | 0.5 (62) | 0.4 (50) | 0.6 (57) | 0.5 (47) | 0.5 (216) |
Diagnostic radiology | 0.5 (62) | 0.4 (48) | 0.5 (46) | 0.4 (35) | 0.4 (191) |
Infectious diseases | 0.5 (65) | 0.4 (45) | 0.5 (48) | 0.3 (31) | 0.4 (189) |
Thoracic surgery | 0.3 (35) | 0.4 (47) | 0.3 (29) | 0.4 (34) | 0.3 (145) |