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. 2019 May 30;9(5):e028888. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028888

Table 1.

Data available for analysis from each of the four participating services

Data metric AB MB QC NL
Reach
 Total number of cases completed X X X X
 Number of specialties available X X X X
 Top-five most frequently requested specialties X X X X
Effectiveness
 Average specialist response time X X X X
 Proportion of advice on new/additional action X X X
 Whether a referral was originally considered/ultimately provided X X X
 PCP satisfaction X X X
Adoption
 Number of PCPs who joined the service X X X X
 Number of clinics with participating PCPs X X
 Number of cities/towns with participating PCPs X X X X
 Number of specialists who joined the service X X X
 PCP enrolment by month X X
 Proportion of active PCPs (submitted ≤ one case) X X X
Implementation
 Hosts and key partners X X X X
 Platform X X X X
 Payment model X X X X
Maintenance
 Number of cases completed over time (eg, monthly case volume) X X X X
 Number of PCPs who joined the service during the 1-year period X X

AB, Alberta; MB, Manitoba; NL, Newfoundland  and Labrador; PCP, primary care provider; QC, Quebec.