Consults

Consults are placed into Epic as orders, which allows us to track their turnaround time. To place one, go to the Orders tab and then type "Inpatient Consult" and select the appropriate service. Enter your reason for consult and include a call-back number as well. All ED consults default to STAT.

You can ensure the consult has been placed if you see the appropriate icon in the Consults column. Additionally, each consult will generate a Secure Chat conversation with the ordering provider and the consultant (it will send a backup page to them as well in case they aren't signed into the correct group). This is where a lot of the back-and-forth communication about the consult occurs. If your resident created the consult chat and you want to join it, go to the side-by-side view and choose the "Reports" tab, then click "Secure Chats" and find the consultant chat listed and click to join!