Spectrum Referrals

Our core referral product turns every referral into a smarter decision for your patients, providers, and practice.

When a referral is sent to PicassoMD, Spectrum applies value-based directionality to recommend the right specialist using quality, cost, insurance, location, and network preferences. Your practice gets consistent routing while reducing admin burden on your staff.

What’s included:

• Smart, VBC-aware directionality
• Specialist ranking and quality scoring
• Preferred networks
• Insurance + distance logic
• Referral tracking
• ~$350+ savings per referral
• Optional, white-label, text-based patient experience for specialist selection

Leadership

Spectrum aligns referral behavior with organizational goals—reducing workload while improving quality, network performance, and financial outcomes.

• Improve value-based performance
• Reduce out-of-network leakage
• Enhance patient experience
• Clear reporting and measurable cost impact

PCPs

Spectrum is intentionally unobtrusive—no new systems, no added steps. It simplifies referrals while preserving clinical autonomy.

• Close the loop on referrals
• Offload administrative work
• Maintain full control over care decisions

Staff

Referral coordinators gain efficiency through automated, consistent workflows.

• AI-supported patient care coordination
• Automated specialist routing
• Clean status visibility

Patients

For patients, Spectrum reduces confusion and makes the referral process easier to navigate. Practices can optionally offer a simple, branded experience for selecting specialists.

• Less confusion
• White-glove referral experience
• Optional white-labeled specialist selection

Spectrum Plus:

specialist insight when it matters

An optional upgrade to Spectrum Referrals.

Spectrum Plus adds a specialist curbside review when appropriate. Roughly 50% of reviewed referrals are resolved upstream, without requiring an in-person specialist visit. The remainder proceed with better context, clearer diagnostic steps, and improved patient preparedness.

What Spectrum Plus Adds:

• Automatic specialist review of applicable referrals within hours—not weeks
• ~50% of reviewed referrals resolved without another appointment
• ~$700+ savings for each avoided visit
• Faster time-to-resolution and stronger patient experience
• Safe upstream management when clinically appropriate
• More complete referrals when an in-person visit is still needed

Spectrum Plus Workflow

Spectrum Referrals and Spectrum Plus operate seamlessly in the background—no new work for PCPs or staff.

• Referral submitted to PicassoMD
• Spectrum applies directionality
• Curbside triggered when clinically appropriate
• Specialist input returned to the PCP
• Referral resolved upstream or proceeds to a high-value specialist with added clarity

When Spectrum Plus Activates

Spectrum Plus is engaged only when specialist input provides clear clinical value. Typical triggers include:

• Diagnostic uncertainty
• Medication questions or specialty-specific management
• Assessing whether a patient warrants in-person evaluation
• Clarifying which imaging or labs should occur before the visit
• Complex cases where upstream guidance improves patient preparation

If specialist input won’t meaningfully change the referral, Spectrum Plus stays out of the way and the referral is immediately sent to a high-value specialist.

Results You Can Measure

Spectrum delivers consistent, transparent outcomes across cost, quality, and patient experience.

• ~$700+ per resolved specialist visit
• ~$350+ per referral directed to high-value specialists
• Reduced out-of-network leakage
• Higher-quality referral completion and patient compliance
• Better patient clarity and satisfaction
• Clear reporting ties results directly to your value-based care goals.