Table 4.

Preidentified themes of potential eConsult barriers and facilitators²⁴

Facilitators	Barriers
Improvement in care coordination	Issues with privacy and security
Better clinical care	Limited awareness and ease of use
Disseminate best practice and educational platform	Aversion to adopt new technology
Facilitate better continuity of care	Required pace of change
Comprehensive data to make decisions easily without the need for a face-to-face consultation	Cost
Quick feedback to primary care providers	Limited workforce
Clarity of information and improved details	Lack of interest
Timeliness/reduced delays for patient	Aversion to change
Convenience (eg, less travels for patient)	Lack of time
Rapid triage and identification of cases needing urgent care	Convincing patients to agree difficult
	Compensation issues