Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1998 Apr;134(4):471-6.
doi: 10.1001/archderm.134.4.471.

Teledermatology and in-person examinations: a comparison of patient and physician perceptions and diagnostic agreement

M H Lowitt  1 , I I Kessler, C L Kauffman, F J Hooper, E Siegel, J W Burnett
Affiliations
Review

Teledermatology and in-person examinations: a comparison of patient and physician perceptions and diagnostic agreement

M H Lowitt et al. Arch Dermatol. 1998 Apr.

Abstract

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.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types