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. 2018 Apr 12;178(6):782–789. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.0738

Table 2. PCP Characteristics.

Characteristic DHS (n = 20) Non-DHS (n = 20) Total (N = 40)
Clinician type, No.
Physicians 15 14 29
Internal medicine 10 2 12
Family medicine 5 12 17
Advanced practice cliniciansa 5 6 11
Practice setting, No.
Hospital-based 17 1 18
Community clinic 3 19 22
Years of experience, No.
<5 10 7 17
5-15 6 9 15
>15 4 4 8
Years in current practice, No.
<2 11 6 17
2-5 4 9 13
>5 5 5 10
Estimated eConsults per week, No.b
<5 4 9 13
5-10 9 5 14
>10 6 4 10
Variable 1 2 3
Race/ethnicity, No.
White 6 8 14
African American 2 3 5
Asian American 6 7 13
Hispanic/Latino 5 2 7
Other 1 0 1
Sex, No.
Male 6 7 13
Female 14 13 27

Abbreviations: DHS, Department of Health Services; PCP, primary care practitioner.

a

Advanced practice clinicians included physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

b

eConsult is an electronic system for PCPs to submit clinical inquiries to specialists for management via electronic dialogue. Requests can either be resolved through dialogue alone or converted to face-to-face referrals.