Electronic Referrals
Replaces hand-delivered patient referral letters from a primary care practitioner (PCP) to a participating specialist and/or urgent care center.

Is the process of electronically computer system to electronically generate a referral from primary care and message to participating specialist or urgent care instantaneously and with tracking of the referral.

Benefits of eReferrals include: 
  • more efficient, communication of clinical data
  • secure, referral letters will not be 'lost in the mail'
  • standardized templates ensure hospitals receive a standard set of information about each patient 
  • reduced errors i.e. more legible and complete, improves patient safety and quality of care.

Orion Health provides solutions that enable physicians to refer a patient to a specialist or post-acute care provider. Using the clinical information system, the patient’s health history is accurately transferred along the care continuum.