1. Teledermatology: Improving Access or Widening Healthcare Disparities?
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Hadeler EK, Beer J, and Nouri K
- Subjects
- Age Factors, Aged, Dermatology economics, Dermatology organization & administration, Dermatology trends, Health Services Accessibility economics, Health Services Accessibility organization & administration, Healthcare Disparities economics, Healthcare Disparities trends, Humans, Internet Access statistics & numerical data, Medicare economics, Medicare statistics & numerical data, Middle Aged, Rural Population, Skin Diseases diagnosis, Skin Diseases therapy, Socioeconomic Factors, Telemedicine economics, Telemedicine organization & administration, Telemedicine trends, United States, Dermatology statistics & numerical data, Health Services Accessibility statistics & numerical data, Healthcare Disparities statistics & numerical data, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Telemedicine statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Teledermatology, the form of telemedicine directed toward dermatology patients, is one of the earliest technological innovations that advanced remote medical care. Developed in 1995, teledermatology was established with the mission of increasing healthcare access among patients in rural geographic locations who had limited access to specialist care.1.
- Published
- 2020
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