title: Implementation of an e-Interconsultation system between a Hospital Pharmacy Service and Primary Care Pharmacy Units in a health area.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the requirements, development, structure and results of an electronic interconsultation platform (e-Interconsultation) for communication between primary and hospital care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A working group was created and set out its purposes, working schedule, software requirements, the structure of the electronic platform, validation procedure, and its implementation. Once the software had been developed and validated and training sessions were conducted, the electronicplatform was launched in June 2015. Results: After 1 year of operation, a total of 321 electronic interconsultations had been made, 110 of which were referrals from hospital care to primary care in addition to 211 from primary to hospital care. The validation of prescriptions and the need for drug monitoring in primary care are among main reasons for consultation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The e-Interconsultation platform is a valid, efficient and user-friendly mean of consultation or patient referrals between both healthcare levels.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Service. A Coruña University Hospital Complex. A Coruña.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-Queiruga
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Service. A Coruña University Hospital Complex. A Coruña.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Margusino-Framiñán
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Service. A Coruña University Hospital Complex. A Coruña.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martín-Herranz
authors.affiliation: Information Systems Department. A Coruña Universitary Hospital.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Estoa
authors.affiliation: Information Systems Department. A Coruña Universitary Hospital.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Xosé
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Güeto-Rial
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Pharmacy Unit Oleiros Medical Center. A Coruña Integrated Health Area.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Capitán-Guarnizo
authors.affiliation: Director of Primary Healthcare Area A Coruña Integrated Healthcare Area.. marta.garcia.queiruga@sergas.es.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva-Tojo
mesh_terms: D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods*