ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪk ɹᵻfˈɜːɹəl, wˌɛn ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌɪst ɪvˈæljuːˌeɪts mˈɛdɪkəl dˈeɪɾə sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi tˈɛsts ɔːɹ fˈoʊɾoʊz tə dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz ɐ pˈeɪʃənt ɪnstˈɛd ʌv sˈiːɪŋ ðə pˈeɪʃənt ɪn pˈɜːsən, wʊd ˈɔfən ɪmpɹˈuːv hˈɛlθ kˈɛɹ kwˈɔlᵻɾi ænd lˈoʊɚ kˈɔsts.
Electronic referral, when a specialist evaluates medical data (such as laboratory tests or photos) to diagnose a patient instead of seeing the patient in person, would often improve health care quality and lower costs.