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Conclusion We found that the majority of interventions recommended by otolaryngology were either medical management or edu cation, both of which can be done via telemedicine and without in-person office visits. Overall, 82.8% of patients did not require in-person follow-up with Otolaryngology. 100% of nasal eConsults did not require in-person follow up with Otolaryngology. Efforts should be made to promote the widespread use of eConsults, which leads to the more efficient use of resources across multiple disciplines. Acknowledgments Dr. Gilani would like to thank Shuxiang Liu for help with data extraction, Dr. Elizabeth Rosenblum and Dr. John Pang for invalu able support with this paper. Declaration of Conflicting Interests The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Funding The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. References 1. Lowenstein M, Bamgbose O, Gleason N, Feldman MD. Psychiatric consultation at your fingertips: descriptive analy sis of electronic consultation from primary care to psychiatry. J Med Internet Res . 2017;19(8):e279. 2. Weiner M, El Hoyek G, Wang L, et al. A web-based gen eralist–specialist system to improve scheduling of outpatient specialty consultations in an academic center. J Gen Intern Med . 2009;24(6):710-715. 3. Benninger MS, King F, Nichols RD. Management guide lines for improvement of otolaryngology referrals from primary care physicians. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 1995;113(4):446-452. 4. Hofstetter PJ, Kokesh J, Ferguson AS, Hood LJ. The impact of telehealth on wait time for ENT specialty care. Telemed J E Health . 2010;16(5):551-556. 5. Keely E, Liddy C, Afkham A. Utilization, benefits, and impact of an e-consultation service across diverse specialties and ORCID iDs Sapideh Gilani https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6183-623X Krishna Bommakanti https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-7681

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