Remote Second Opinions
CommonSpirit Health International™ offers Remote Second Opinions limited to physician-to-physician consultation services. These services are provided by our medical specialists across many clinical specialties available within CommonSpirit, one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States. Our goal is to work with international health care organizations to remove geographic barriers so that across the globe, physicians and their patients have access to leading clinical expertise.
Remote Second Opinion benefits
By collaborating with CommonSpirit International, you can readily benefit in the following ways:
- Access to knowledge and expertise of leading U.S. medical experts/consultants in clinical subspecialty areas
- An understanding of potential treatment options that may not be available in your practice
- Jointly develop a care coordination plan with you, or when you wish to have your patient travel to us for specialized care
- Access to our international travel logistics center for your patient
Specialty care expertise
CommonSpirit International features multidisciplinary teams of medical experts/consultants across all adult specialty care areas, except pediatrics. Some of the areas we are often sought for our clinical expertise include the following:
How it works
STEP 1
International Case Translated and Submitted to CSHI
The patient’s medical information (medical history, pathology, lab, and imaging reports, etc.) is translated into English by the international partner. All translated documents and DICOM images are uploaded to our secure, cloud-based platform. Up to 5 key questions may be submitted for the U.S. consultant physician for response.
STEP 2
CSHI Case Coordinator and Physician Identified
Our team receives the request and an assigned case coordinator secures a CommonSpirit-affiliated consultant physician to review the case in the U.S.
STEP 3
Remote Second Opinion Rendered
The CommonSpirit-affiliated consultant physician reviews the case and submitted materials. If needed, additional information may be requested. Once the review is complete, a written report is rendered and a video consultation (if requested) is coordinated.
STEP 4
International Physician Follow-up and Support
Following the written report or written/video consultation, the international physician may submit 3 questions to the CommonSpirit-affiliated consultant physician for up to 30 days within receiving the written report.
Take the next step
If your organization would benefit by partnering with CommonSpirit Health International, we want to hear from you.
Call us at +1 (832) 355-3350