The Cornwall dermatology electronic referral and image-transfer project
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An evaluation of a store-and-forward electronic referral system was carried out in Cornwall to gauge its effectiveness in prioritizing dermatological patients needing secondary care. A dermatologist classified patients to be seen according to need based on information on the electronic referral form along with an image of the skin condition. Initial findings indicated that patients were more accurately triaged in at least 50% of cases and that 25% of patients did not require an outpatient dermatological appointment. Dermatologists rated image quality at 7.5 on a 10-point scale. This low-cost system has potential for more appropriate clinical management of dermatological patients in both primary and secondary care.
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- Authors
- White, H., Gould, D., Mills, W., & Brendish, L.
- Affiliations
- Royal Cornwall Hospital (GB)
- Iris Design, Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
- Corresponding author
- Gould, David
- ORCID
- Gould, David
- Venue
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1999-03
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 1_suppl
- Pages
- 85-86
- ISSN
- 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1109
- OpenAlex
- W2052456767
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Keywords
- electronic referral, store-and-forward telemedicine, dermatology, triage, secondary care referral, skin lesion images, image quality, dermatologist assessment, Cornwall
- MeSH terms
- Computer Communication Networks, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Humans, Skin Diseases, Telemetry, Triage, Information Storage and Retrieval, Telemedicine
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