Table 2. Comparison of specialist wait-time for eConsult versus elective referrals for nine specialties at CHEO-OCTC.

Specialty	eConsult			Face-to-Face			P Value
	Median Wait Time (days)	N	IQR (days)	Median Wait Timea (days)	N	IQR (days)
Cardiology	0.5	41	1.8	204	357	100	<0.001
Otolaryngology	1.8	26	4.6	313	550	294.3	<0.001
Infectious Disease	0.3	63	2.4	30	712	38.3	<0.001
Neurology	0.7	65	2.8	306	290	226	<0.001
Ophthalmology	3.6	52	5	482.5	60	589	<0.001
Orthopedics	0.9	162	3.6	188	291	45.5	<0.001
General Pediatrics	0.6	393	3.6	102	82	62.8	<0.001
Psychiatry	4.4	123	5.8	99	1163	140	<0.001
Pulmonology	8.8	14	13.4	126	892	72	<0.001

IQR,Interquartile range.

^a16 observations were removed from analysis as they were recorded inaccurately in the hospital electronic health record (EPIC).