Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
HbA1c-Triggered Endocrinology Electronic Consultation for Type 2 Diabetes Management.
Electronic consultation (eConsultation) offers a potential mechanism to increase access to specialty care, address knowledge gaps, and overcome therapeutic inertia in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) being managed by primary care physicians (PCPs). ⋯ The implementation of an unsolicited endocrinology eConsult system for patients with poorly controlled T2DM is feasible. Unsolicited eConsultation was associated with increased prescribing of glucose-lowering medications without significant difference in HbA1c.