E-Consults

E-consults are for focused provider-to-provider communications regarding clinical questions that a hematologist can answer using solely the information available in EPIC, without seeing the patient. In addition to providing quick guidance to requesting providers, E-Consults serve to decrease clinic wait time for new patient referrals and allow faculty to focus on preferred diagnoses that align with areas of specific interest and expertise in clinic.

E-Consults may take up to five business days for a response.

E-consults (electronic consults) are available to any UNC Health physician or advanced practice provider. At present, E-consults are not available to providers outside the UNC Health System.

E-consults are not for logistical questions or for questions that can be easily answered by consulting UpToDate or published clinical guidelines. E-consults should not be used for urgent, emergent or acute care questions. Additionally, E-consults should not be used to ask follow-up questions for patients who have been previously seen by providers in our practice.

Please click here for more information about E-Consults, including how to place the order and the general workflow.