Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology

Karen McKoy; Nina M Antoniotti; April Armstrong; Rashid Bashshur; Jordana Bernard; Daniel Bernstein; Anne Burdick; Karen Edison; Mark Goldyne; Carrie Kovarik; Elizabeth A Krupinski; Joseph Kvedar; Jim Larkey; Ivy Lee-Keltner; Jules B Lipoff; Dennis H Oh; Hon Pak; Mark P Seraly; Daniel Siegel; Trilokraj Tejasvi; John Whited

doi:10.1089/tmj.2016.0137

Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology

Telemed J E Health. 2016 Dec;22(12):981-990. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2016.0137. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

Authors

Karen McKoy^{1

2}, Nina M Antoniotti³, April Armstrong^{4

5}, Rashid Bashshur⁶, Jordana Bernard⁷, Daniel Bernstein⁸, Anne Burdick⁹, Karen Edison^{10

11

12}, Mark Goldyne^{13

14}, Carrie Kovarik¹⁵, Elizabeth A Krupinski¹⁶, Joseph Kvedar¹⁷, Jim Larkey¹⁸, Ivy Lee-Keltner¹⁹, Jules B Lipoff¹⁵, Dennis H Oh^{13

14}, Hon Pak²⁰, Mark P Seraly²¹, Daniel Siegel²², Trilokraj Tejasvi²³, John Whited^{24

25}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Dermatology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center , Burlington, Massachusetts.
² 2 Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts.
³ 3 SIU School of Medicine , Springfield, Illinois.
⁴ 4 Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) , Los Angeles, California.
⁵ 5 Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California.
⁶ 6 University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁷ 7 American Telemedicine Association , Washington, DC.
⁸ 8 The Mount Sinai Hospital , New York, New York.
⁹ 9 University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , Miami, Florida.
¹⁰ 10 Department of Dermatology, University of Missouri School of Medicine , Colombia , Missouri.
¹¹ 11 Missouri Telehealth Network, University of Missouri School of Medicine , Colombia , Missouri.
¹² 12 Center for Health Policy, University of Missouri School of Medicine , Colombia , Missouri.
¹³ 13 Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco , San Francisco, California.
¹⁴ 16 Dermatology Service, San Francisco VA Healthcare System , San Francisco, California.
¹⁵ 14 Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹⁶ 15 Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia .
¹⁷ 17 Connected Health, Partners HealthCare , Boston, Massachusetts.
¹⁸ 19 Canfield Scientific , Parsippany, New Jersey.
¹⁹ 21 Department of Dermatology, University of California Los Angeles-Olive View , Los Angeles, California.
²⁰ 18 Department of Dermatology, The George Washington University , Washington, DC.
²¹ 25 Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
²² 20 State University of New York Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn , Brooklyn, New York.
²³ 22 Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan.
²⁴ 23 Research and Development, Durham VA Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina.
²⁵ 24 Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine , Durham, North Carolina.

PMID: 27690203
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2016.0137

Abstract

Previous American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Teledermatology Practice Guidelines were issued in 2007. This updated version reflects new knowledge in the field, new technologies, and the need to incorporate teledermatology practice in a variety of settings, including hospitals, urgent care centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, school-based clinics, public health facilities, and patient homes.

Keywords: dermatology; education; teledermatology; telemedicine.

MeSH terms

Accreditation / standards
Confidentiality / standards
Continuity of Patient Care / standards
Dermatology / organization & administration*
Dermatology / standards
Emergencies
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Quality of Health Care / standards
Referral and Consultation / standards
Telemedicine / organization & administration*
Telemedicine / standards
United States