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Patients with acne who participated in "e-visits" with dermatologists have experienced similar reductions in inflammatory lesions, such as those who had office visits. Dermatologists were satisfied with acne treatment they provided through eVisits. Although dermatologists have spent roughly the same amount of time per patient, patients were spared the travel time to and from the doctor's Office.
The study explored some of the challenges of adopting a new technology for the practical workflow and limitations of applying eVisits in all patient populations. However, these limitations do not diminish the opportunity for efficiency and time savings from new technology. Because Visual changes of the skin can be transmitted via the Internet and provide a measurement of responses from treatment, Dermatology can be a medical specialty, well suited for a variety of clinical applications based on the Web.
How about follow through eVisits care for rosacea (a condition that affects the face and easily photographed by the patient at home)? Or how about eVisits to follow in wound healing? There are a variety of applications. Organizations such as the Institute for improving health and Telemedicine companies are helping to move the ball forward. Of course, all this is very far from being accepted by dermatologists and patients. Heck, using e-mail to communicate with a doctor is still a long way from being the norm. But it is interesting to think about what might lead to faster adoption. Higher gas prices that make the 15-mile drive to the doctor's Office a little more expensive? Co-pays for a visit at the Office? That being said you can be seen online today, but have to wait 2 weeks to be seen in the Office? As well as medical treatment options are evolving rapidly, with the discovery of new medicines and surgical procedures, so are the ways in which medical care is delivered.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Providing follow-up care for patients with acne via the Web ("eVisit") produced the same results as office visits. This provides further evidence that the Internet offers a variety of ways to provide efficient medical care and improve access, while maintaining the quality. These latest results of the study were published in the April 2010 issue of Archives of Dermatology, "a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of online follow-up visits in the treatment of acne."
Patients with acne who participated in "e-visits" with dermatologists have experienced similar reductions in inflammatory lesions, such as those who had office visits. Dermatologists were satisfied with acne treatment they provided through eVisits. Although dermatologists have spent roughly the same amount of time per patient, patients were spared the travel time to and from the doctor's Office.
The study explored some of the challenges of adopting a new technology for the practical workflow and limitations of applying eVisits in all patient populations. However, these limitations do not diminish the opportunity for efficiency and time savings from new technology. Because Visual changes of the skin can be transmitted via the Internet and provide a measurement of responses from treatment, Dermatology can be a medical specialty, well suited for a variety of clinical applications based on the Web.
How about follow through eVisits care for rosacea (a condition that affects the face and easily photographed by the patient at home)? Or how about eVisits to follow in wound healing? There are a variety of applications. Organizations such as the Institute for improving health and Telemedicine companies are helping to move the ball forward. Of course, all this is very far from being accepted by dermatologists and patients. Heck, using e-mail to communicate with a doctor is still a long way from being the norm. But it is interesting to think about what might lead to faster adoption. Higher gas prices that make the 15-mile drive to the doctor's Office a little more expensive? Co-pays for a visit at the Office? That being said you can be seen online today, but have to wait 2 weeks to be seen in the Office? As well as medical treatment options are evolving rapidly, with the discovery of new medicines and surgical procedures, so are the ways in which medical care is delivered.
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