Bob Gatty, ModernMedicine
“While the implementation of health information technology (HIT) systems in medical practices has the potential of improving healthcare efficiency and patient care, there are obstacles that medical practices must overcome, and those problems are especially acute for small practices such as those operated by many dermatologists.
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David Mitchell, AAFP News
“In the past, when family physician Positron Kebebew M.D., M.P.H., needed to send patients from her federally qualified health center in Santa Monica, Calif., to a dermatologist, her only option was to refer them to the county hospital, where a patient with a potentially serious condition could face a wait of nine months or more for an appointment.
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PRNewswire
“Dermatology patients in Palm Beach County now have the comfort of knowing their doctor is available to see them for emergencies even when he is on vacation.
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Tulbert BH et al, The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 4(3)
Background:
Supplemental educational reading material is of no value to patients if it is not read and comprehended. Objective: Using standardized research tools, online patient education materials were comparatively assessed for readability and length in words to identify the strengths and weaknesses of widely utilized sources.
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Pena-Robichaux V et al, Dermatology Research and Practice, 2010
Optimal management of atopic dermatitis (AD) requires patients to adhere to self-care behaviors. Technologies, such as cell phones, have been widely adopted in the USA and have potential to reinforce positive health behaviors. We conducted a pilot study with 25 adolescents and adults age 14 years and older [mean 30.5 yrs, SD 13.4] with AD. Daily text messages (TMs) that provided medication reminders and AD education were sent for six weeks to participants.
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Grosshandler JA et al, Archives of Dermatology, 146(9)
Governmental incentives to stimulate the “meaningful use” of electronic medical records and future disincentives for Medicaid and Medicare provide an impetus for dermatologists to consider adding this technology to their clinical practice.
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Naseem S. Miller, Skin & Allergy News
“Dermatologists now can gauge and choose their electronic health record software better because of a new certification program.
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Bakersfield Express
“Gray isn’t going to meet her dermatologist in person. That’s because the doctor works in San Francisco.
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Elizabeth Woodcock, Dermatology Times
“If you’ve been on the fence about purchasing an electronic health record (EHR) for your dermatology practice, it’s time to make your move. The federal government has pledged billions of dollars to finance the automation of medical practices.
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News
“A recent study finds that remote online visits with dermatologists achieved equivalent clinical outcomes for acne patients. Also, doctors and patients ranked the e-visits as convenient and time-saving and said they could be used as a model for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
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Armstrong AW et al, Telemedicine and e-Health, 16(4)
Objective:
Store-and-forward (S&F) teledermatology has been used to increase patient access to dermatologic care. A major challenge to implementing S&F teledermatology is selecting secure and cost-saving applications for data capture and transmission. Detailed analyses and comparison of the major S&F teledermatology applications do not exist in the current peer-reviewed literature. The objectives of this study were to identify, evaluate, and compare the major S&F teledermatology applications in the United States to help referral and consultant sites select applications responsive to their needs.
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Neil Versel, FierceHealthIT
“We’ve been fans of the concept of the e-visit for a long time. And though some of the concerns from the medical establishment are warranted–it’s tough to know the nuances of a case without a pre-existing relationship with a patient, physicians aren’t often reimbursed for their time, there isn’t enough scientific evidence to show e-visits are effective–much of the negativity likely was due to simple reluctance to change.
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Watson AJ et al, Archives of Dermatology, 146(4)
Objective
To evaluate whether delivering acne follow-up care via an asynchronous, remote online visit (e-visit) platform produces equivalent clinical outcomes to office care.
Design
A prospective, randomized controlled study.
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Roy Mark, eWeek
“In what Health Discovery says is a first-ever breakthrough, it nears completion of a mobile app that would allow a person to take an image of a mole, lesion or birthmark and receive immediate feedback for a risk assessment for melanoma.
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Lindsay Melvin, Memphis Commercial Appeal
“In communities where barns outnumber buildings and grass prevails over pavement, finding a medical specialist can mean hundreds of miles of drive time to the nearest metropolitan area.
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theMobileHealthCrowd
“The North London Community Dermatology Service have started using the iPLATO Patient Care Messaging (PCM) system in line with an increasing trend to utilise mobile technology to efficiently communicate with out-patients.
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Medical News Today
“A Web-based system allowing general practitioners to confer with specialists regarding patients with skin conditions may reduce referrals to dermatologists by approximately 20 percent, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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“Liked. WTN on Window Mobile platform improves care quality, significantly lowers cost. That might have been my tweet on Twitter.
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News-Medical.Net
“Scientists in Britain have come up with what appears a very sensible idea – a team at Strathclyde University in Scotland have developed an early warning sunburn indicator – it comes in the form of a thin strip which turns pink after too much exposure to ultra-violet light.
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News
“The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) is developing a dermatology-specific electronic health records certification program for 2010.
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