HITS eHealth Office
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Post-COVID Condition Specialty Groups
Now Available
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario eConsult Service has launched three Post-COVID Condition Specialty Groups in Neurology, Internal Medicine, and Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation.
These groups enable physicians and nurse practitioners to ask post-COVID condition related questions to specialists electronically and receive a response within days.
To access these groups, select the 'BASE Managed Specialty' option and select 'COVID' from the dropdown menu:
- Post-COVID Condition – Internal Medicine
- Post-COVID Condition – Neurology
- Post-COVID Condition – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
As a reminder, the following additional COVID-related groups are available:
- COVID-19 Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 Vaccine - Public Health
- COVID-19 Vaccine - Allergy/Immunology
- COVID-19 and Autoimmune Disorders
- COVID-19 and Pregnancy
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Advice Available for Pediatric
COVID-19 Vaccines
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With the approval and roll-out of the Pfizer vaccine for younger children, many parents will have questions about allergies or other concerns associated with the pediatric vaccine. These concerns can be relayed to the COVID Vaccine Public Health Group on eConsult.
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Please note, all COVID-related groups on eConsult can also be utilized for population-based, non-patient specific clinical questions. For non-patient specific questions, please enter the patient information as follows:
First Name: COVID19
Last Name: COVID19
Date of Birth: 1900-01-01
Select: OHIP number not available
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eConsult Custom Form Now Available
For PS Suite EMR Users
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For users of Telus PS Suite EMR, a eConsult Custom Form is available for primary care providers using eConsult on OTNHub!
Designed to help integrate sending and receiving eConsults into your clinic’s workflow, this custom form works particularly well when you are utilizing a delegate and minimizes the need for primary care providers to navigate away from the EMR. A delegate is a member of your team (medical admin, referral clerk) who can send and receive eConsults on behalf of a physician or nurse practitioner.
Contact the HITS eHealth Office at econsult@hitsehealth.ca to sign up for eConsult, register your delegate and/or receive the eConsult custom form file.
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New Quick Guide for Sending eConsults |
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- Key responsibilities when sending an eConsult
- An overview of how to send an eConsult
- 5 key elements of a high quality eConsult request
- Important information about privacy, consent, documentation and billing.
For more eConsult resources, visit
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Ontario eServices Program:
eReferral to eConsult Initiative
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The eReferral to eConsult Initiative (Ontario eServices Program), leverages Ocean eReferral to allow specialists to respond to eReferrals as an eConsult, providing direct and timely advice to primary care providers when an in-person visit may not be required. |
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The goal of this initiative is to understand how this functionality can support workflows, increase efficiencies, enhance patient care, and improve both provider and patient experiences. Building on the success of the eReferral to eConsult Proof-of-Concept, we are moving into Phase 2 of this initiative and we are expanding the number of specialists participating.
In particular, we are recruiting:
- Highly motivated specialists who are eager to participate
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Specialists who are already actively using both eConsult and eReferral
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Specialists who are already actively using either eConsult or eReferral
- Specialists who practice in the following specialties: Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Gastroenterology, Home Care, Mental Health and Addictions, Neurology, Orthopaedics – Back/Hip/Knee, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Palliative Care, Transgender, Women’s Health/Gynecologyand Urology.
For more information or to participate in the eReferral to eConsult Initiative Phase 2, please contact eReferral@ehealthce.ca.
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Data as of December 2021.This data has been reproduced with permission from the Ontario eConsult Centre of Excellence. For more information, please contact eConsult@HITSeHealth.ca. |
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For more information on anything in this email, or to schedule a follow-up appointment with our team, please contact us at the email listed below. |
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