What's New In Digital Health

Teledermoscopy is becoming a widely-cited solution for lowering healthcare costs while reducing patient wait times. How accurate is this statement? The part 1 & 2 of these articles compare studies focused on the financial feasibility of providing teledermoscopy services as an e-triage solution.

Teledermatology has become a popular solution to the growing number of skin cancer cases. As these services continue to grow, so does its availability to be utilized in different spaces. How have these new spaces encouraged an increase in patient connectivity where regular in-office visits failed?

Skin cancer is a problem that affects us all. In spite of the widely recognized importance of skin cancer early detection, rates continue to increase. Overwhelmed, dermatologists are starting to empower patients with mobile dermoscopes to take skin cancer imaging into their own hands.

Dermatology EMR system has become the rule rather than the exception in modern practices. However, challenges brought by increased skin health demands are shaping these systems into sophisticated cloud-based hubs able to provide efficient and accurate tools for skin cancer early detection.

The utilization of telemedicine services has grown exponentially, particularly in underserved areas. Teledermatology has proved an efficient system to offer care with shorten waiting times, while the addition of teledermoscopy imaging can improve efficacy in the accuracy of the diagnostic process.

With the increasing implementation of intelligent dermatology tools, the dynamic of healthcare relationships has forever been changed: patient-doctor, doctor-colleague, and (most ambiguously) doctor-technology. This article examines the three relationships and how this impacts quality of care.