Table 1.

Clinical categories of eConsults and referral outcomes

Clinical Category	Number of eConsults (%)	Referral intent before eConsult and outcomes following eConsult
		Referral contemplated and initiated	Referral contemplated and avoided	Referral not contemplated, still avoided	Referral not contemplated, newly initiated
Hereditary cancer	37 (33%)	16	12	7	1
Genetics syndrome	23 (21%)	13	6	3	1
Connective tissue	6 (5%)	2	0	2	1
Hemoglobinopathy	4 (4%)	1	3	0	0
Metabolics	7 (6%)	3	2	2	0
Isolated congenital anomaly	6 (5%)	1	1	3	1
Other	28 (25%)	6	14	6	1
Total (%)	111	42 (38%)	38 (34%)	23 (21%)	5 (5%)
		Total contemplated referrals (prior to eConsult): 72%
		Total planned referrals (following eConsult): 42%