Unimaged Melanomas in Store-and-Forward Teledermatology
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BACKGROUND: Store-and-forward teledermatology (SFT) readers can only diagnose what is imaged. This limitation has caused concern regarding the ability of primary care to direct imaging of lesions suspicious for melanoma. Melanomas not imaged by primary care providers (PCPs) are termed unimaged melanomas. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of unimaged melanomas among Veterans referred for care in a SFT program. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All SFT patients with melanoma diagnosis were ascertained by query of the VA corporate data warehouse, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 store-and-forward program database, and the VA Computerized Patient Record System. RESULTS: Between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011, 12,863 SFT consultations were conducted on 7,960 Veterans. Sixty-nine melanomas met inclusion and exclusion criteria; 13 melanomas were unimaged. The frequency of unimaged melanoma was 10.1 per 10,000 consultations. DISCUSSION: Our calculated frequency of unimaged melanomas associates SFT with noninferiority to face-to-face care. This study was conducted on an exclusively Veteran population, precluding generalizability to the general population. CONCLUSIONS: PCPs referring to store-and-forward teledermatology may fail to image melanomas.
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- Authors
- Gendreau, J. L., Gemelas, J., Wang, M., Capulong, D., Lau, C., Bratten, D. M., Dougall, B., Markham, C., & Raugi, G. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Corresponding author
- Raugi, Gregory J.
- Venue
- Telemedicine and e-Health
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-06
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 517-520
- ISSN
- 1530-5627 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-3669
- OpenAlex
- W2560810998
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2023: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 2.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Keywords
- store-and-forward teledermatology, melanoma diagnosis, primary care referral, veterans, telemedicine, non-inferiority, skin lesion imaging
- MeSH terms
- Dermatology, Female, Humans, Male, Melanoma, Primary Health Care, Retrospective Studies, Skin Neoplasms, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Telemedicine, Quality Improvement
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