Teledermatology PerceptionDifferences Between Urban Primary Care Physicians andDermatologists The implementation of the Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act has renewed interest in the appropriate use and deliveryof specialty services.1 Teledermatologyhasbeen touted as a potential solution to improve access, particularly in the context of the impending dermatology workforce shortage.2 Whil...

CONTEXT Rural patients have limited access to dermatologic care. Farmworkers have high rates of skin disease and limited access to care. PURPOSE This exploratory study assessed whether teledermatology consultations could help meet the needs of health care providers for farmworkers in rural clinics. METHODS Dermatologists provided 79 consultations, using store-and-forward teledermatology, to...

Abstract Economic considerations are an important component in the planning and execution of a telemedicine program. The goal of this review is to familiarize readers with economic concepts relevant to the analysis of telemedicine programs. Economic perspectives, cost attribution, types of economic analysis, and commonly encountered problems will be discussed as they pertain to telemedicine. So...

Introduction There is a severe shortage of dermatologists in sub-Saharan Africa, with many areas having no dermatologists at all.[1] Furthermore, there is an increased prevalence of skin disease in HIV patients, with many conditions being unique to this population or more severe than in immunocompetent patients.[2] The presence of many of these conditions may affect HIV management.[3,4] Store-a...

The rapid increase in the use of telemedicine makes a critical appraisal of these services essential. This article reviews the current evidence from studies of teledermatology with sufficiently rigorous methodology to allow reasonable conclusions to be drawn. The review is organized according to areas of research in teledermatology: reliability of diagnosis and management, accuracy, outcomes, c...

All coastal states must provide telemedical assistance services (TMAS) 24 h a day free of charge to all ships. Skin lesions account for many urgent TMAS consultations, but may be difficult to describe for seafarers without much medical training - and even for medical personnel on cruise ships. By following simple instructions provided in this article, good photographs - taken by digital cameras...

BACKGROUND Telemedicine refers to the use of technology as improvement of healthcare delivery to places where distance becomes an obstacle. Its use represents a great potential for dermatology, a specialty whose visual analysis phase is essential in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES To analyze the compatibility index of skin cancer diagnoses between primary care and teledermatology, and to validate a pro...

Teledermatology has been leveraged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a means of adopting novel ways to treat patients while reducing risk viral transmission. Although teledermatology offers benefits related patient convenience and improved access care, key challenges in areas reimbursement, licensure, diagnostic accuracy remain. In this commentary, we discuss these three obstacles potential solut...