Promoting Equitable Specialty Access: Clinical Innovations & Tools from the Field - July 7, 2022

This is part of the Advancing Health Equity Through Telehealth: AAMC Learning Series.

Health systems have deployed many strategies and tools to promote equitable access to specialty care. Through the AAMC’s Project CORE (Coordinating Optimal Referral Experiences), over 40 AMCs and children’s hospitals have focused on improving access to specialty care through enhancements to the referral process and use of eConsults. eConsults have been shown to enable timely access to specialty input, improve communication and coordination between providers, garner positive patient experience, and reduce costs of care. Project ECHO has also served as an important tool for promoting increased primary care-specialty care collaboration and has leveraged technology to remove some of the traditional barriers to specialty access including geography, travel, and costs. Speakers will discuss how tools like eConsults and Project ECHO can enable health care equity, as well as potential risks, and share opportunities for assessing and improving equity within these programs.

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Robert Rohloff, MD
Medical Director, Health Management and Community Services, Children’s Wisconsin

Tim Poulson
Value and Risk-Based Product Manager, Children’s Wisconsin

Maggie McDonnell, MPH
Director, Oregon ECHO Network, Oregon Health & Science University

Jonathan Betlinski, MD
Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University

Lisa Chew, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, UW Medicine