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.

^aAdvanced practice clinicians included physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

^beConsult 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.