In the News

Opinions on billing, primary care engagement, system performance and more, from specialists participating in the Ontario eConsult Service in 2019.

Learn how to redirect a consult to a colleague that is appropriate for your specialty, but outside your area of expertise. 

A 60-minute per case maximum billing allowance starts Oct. 1, 2019, for specialists participating in the eConsult program.

Queen’s Family Health Team (QFHT) clinics are the first in the province to test-drive the use of patient materials to promote the Ontario eConsult Service.

The eConsult Diabetes specialty group, comprised of endocrinologists Drs. Bikram Sidhu, Sara Awad and Robyn Houlden, answers questions about diabetes education and management, gestational diabetes, insulin dose adjustments, insulin pumps, glucose monitoring, hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis.

Upgrade to eConsult platform, to be released later this fall, will improve efficiency and functionality of system settings. 

EMR-integrated eConsult is now available on two systems: QHR Technologies’ Accuro® and KAI Innovations’ OSCAR. 

Faizal Haji, Kingston’s first Pediatric Neurosurgeon and second Medical Education Scholar, has an interest in improving simulation training as an effective tool in medical education.  

As a result of the February 2019 Binding Arbitration Settlement, SEAMO’s share of the Innovation Fund has almost doubled.

Until his arrival in August 2016, patients from SE-LHIN were assessed in town, but had to travel to Ottawa or Toronto for surgery.