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Teledermatology and in-person examinations: a comparison of patient and physician perceptions and diagnostic
M H Lowitt1, I I Kessler, C L Kauffman
1Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 21201, USA. mlowitt@umaryland.edu
Objective:
To compare physician and patient impressions and interphysician diagnostic agreement between live teledermatology and in-person examinations.
Design:
Paired video and in-person examinations with different dermatologists.
Setting:
An urban Veterans Affairs dermatology clinic.
Patients:
One hundred thirty-nine patients.
Main Outcome Measures:
Satisfaction questionnaires and interphysician diagnostic agreement.
Results:
Patient and physician satisfaction was high. Agreement between video and in-person diagnoses was 80%.
Conclusions:
Physicians and patients were satisfied with teledermatology examinations. Diagnostic agreement between in-person and video dermatologists was high.
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