Resources for Advocare Professionals

Access and navigate Link2CHOP
We highly encourage you to use Link2CHOP, an electronic portal for referring physician offices that provides read-only access to the CHOP Electronic Medical Record (EPIC). Link2CHOP enables you to:
- Check the current status of your patient visiting CHOP
- Place and track consult requests
- Review CHOP chart information for your patients
Link2CHOP resources
- Access your Link2CHOP account
- Link2CHOP User Guide
- Placing Orders Job Assistance
- Register New Patient Job Aid
- Training videos (conducting chart reviews, placing a consult order) are available by emailing clinicalengagement@chop.edu
Link2CHOP help
- If you have access issues, call our Service Desk at 215-590-HELP (215-590-4357). Note the ticket number and representative name for future reference.
- Feel free to follow up if you need further assistance by emailing us at clinicalengagement@chop.edu.
Talk to a CHOP colleague
Try our Clinical Priority Phone Line. Call 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467) and press 2 to be connected with a clinician in the subspecialty you specify. Please do not use this line for ongoing medical management. To facilitate this conversation, please provide a cell number for the clinician who is requesting the conversation. If providing a secondary (backline) number, we don’t want you to miss the call-back from the specialist! Please let your staff know that you are expecting a call-back.
Contact the Emergency Department. Connect with a CHOP Enterprise Medical Command Physician specializing in Emergency Department requests.
Call the Transport Communication Center at 215-590-2160. If you want to speak to an emergency physician for advice on a patient you are sending to the ED, ask to speak with the Emergency Medical Command Physician when you call.
Download our communication guide.
Request a patient consultation
You can use Link2CHOP to place a consult request. If you have not signed up for Link2CHOP yet, you can use our online form to initiate a referral.
Useful resources:
- Access CHOP group National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers for all CHOP providers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey using our Group NPI Grid.
- Submit inquiries related to insurance authorizations.
Check your patient’s status
You can use Link2CHOP to check real-time status of your patient.
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Educational resources
CHOP Online Pediatric Education Network (CHOP OPEN)
CHOP OPEN provides free online pediatric medical education to healthcare professionals no matter where they’re located.
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Check out future events and virtual lectures you may want to attend.
Continuing Education Portal
CHOP offers Continuing Education opportunities accredited by the Joint Accreditation. Open to healthcare professionals worldwide, our programs cover a range of pediatric topics.
Primary Care Perspectives Podcast
Katie Lockwood, MD, a CHOP primary care pediatrician, speaks with CHOP subject-matter-experts about issues affecting the daily practice of pediatricians.
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