The accelerated implementation and use of teledermatology during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has met with successes challenges. This review explores how telemedicine was used in dermatology before pandemic, regulatory adaptions made response to effectiveness rapid and, finally, expanded pandemic. examines lessons learned teledermatology's reliance on digital technologies might paradox...

BACKGROUND Propranolol is the treatment of choicefor complicated infantile hemangiomas (IH). However,in some locations, propranolol has not yet becomestandard of care. To our knowledge, until 2014,propranolol had not been used in Afghanistan totreat IH. OBJECTIVES To raise further awareness thatpropranolol is the treatment of choice for complicatedIH, suggest a propranolol induction, maintena...

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance will impact the entire healthcare industry. The new security regulations of HIPAA are designed to protect the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of patient data. In light of these new regulations, teleconsultation is just one of many business processes that must migrate to HIPAA compliance by 2002. Analysts estimat...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative efficacy of store-and-forward teledermatology vs face-to-face dermatology consultations in triage decisions about the need for a biopsy of neoplastic skin changes. DESIGN Prospective study of consecutive patients judged by an internist to require dermatologic consultation for a skin growth. SETTING Private primary care and dermatology practices and an aca...

Teledermatology (TD) is an emerging modality for providing remote dermatologic care with high diagnostic and management 25 concordance compared to face-to-face clinic dermatology. TD training among dermatology residency programs in the United 26 States has not been characterized. We disseminated a survey to all dermatology residents at ACGME accredited programs in the 27 United States to explor...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Although many studies have evaluated the diagnostic reliability of store-and-forward (SF) teledermatology, the reliability of the technique for the diagnosis of general skin conditions in a clinical practice setting has never been demonstrated. We evaluated the reliability of SF teledermatology in clinical practice by analyzing the diagnostic agreement achieved in a ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a store-and-forward teledermatology system aimed at the routine triage of patients with skin cancer. DESIGN A multicenter, longitudinal, 4-phase, descriptive and evaluation study of a referred sample of patients attended through teleconsultation between March 2004 and July 2005 (n = 2009). Clinical and dermoscopical examination and histopathological study were considered...