Impact of the Connected Medicine collaborative in improving access to specialist care: a cross-sectional analysis

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Department of Family Medicine (Liddy, Crowe), Department of Medicine (Keely), University of Ottawa; eConsult Centre of Excellence (Liddy, Keely), The Ottawa Hospital; Bruyère Research Institute (Crowe); Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (Drimer, Kirvan), Ottawa, Ont.; New Brunswick Medical Society (Boulay), Fredericton, NB; Department of Family Medicine (Dumas-Pilon), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Department of Family Medicine (Farrell), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL; Nine Circles Community Health Centre (Ireland) and Department of Family Medicine (Singer), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Université du Québec en Outaouais (Nabelsi), Gatineau, Que.; Providence Health Care (Wilson), Vancouver, BC