Teledermatology is now fully incorporated into our clinical practice. However, after reviewing current legislation on the ethical aspects of teledermatology (data confidentiality, quality care, patient autonomy, and privacy) as well insurance professional responsibility, we observed that a specific regulatory framework still lacking related legal are at preliminary stage development. Safeguardi...

BACKGROUND The introduction of the smartphone with high-quality, built-in digital cameras and easy-to-install software may make it more convenient to perform teledermatology. In this study we looked at the feasibility of using a smartphone (iPhone 4(®)) with an installed application especially developed for teledermatology (iDoc24(®)) and a dermoscope (FotoFinder Handyscope(®)) that is customiz...

BACKGROUND A major benefit offered by telemedicine is the avoidance of travel, by patients, their carers and health care professionals. Unfortunately, there is very little published information about the extent of avoided travel. We propose to undertake a systematic review of literature which reports credible data on the reductions in travel associated with the use of telemedicine. METHOD The...

Teledermatology was raised as a potential answer to increase access and decrease delay for skin cancer management. However, its influence on non-melanoma (NMSC) care pathway has never been studied. To compare conventional teledermatology (TD) in NMSC pathways using process modelling approach. A period study including three groups conducted department of dermatology. During the first from Januar...

QIPP Evidence provides users with practical case studies that address the quality and productivity challenge in health and social care. All examples submitted are evaluated by NICE. This evaluation is based on the degree to which the initiative meets the QIPP criteria of savings, quality, evidence and implementability; each criterion is given a score which are then combined to give an overall s...