President & Fellows of Harvard College

Project name

Assessing the Impact of eConsult in the Los Angeles Safety Net

Grant amount

$125,945

Quarter

July through September

Award date

09/20/2016

Grantee program area

Health Care and Coverage

Region served

Los Angeles

City

Boston

State

Massachusetts

Website

http://www.harvard.edu

Grant description:

To study the impact of Los Angeles County Department of Health Care Services' system wide implementation of eConsult on patient outcomes and physician knowledge and referral patterns, and the overall impact of specialty sensitive conditions on emergency room and hospital utilization in California.