A new Mayo Clinic study confirms the use of smartphones medical images to evaluate stroke patients in remote locations through telemedicine. The study, the first to test the effectiveness of smartphone teleradiology applications in a real-world telestroke network, was recently published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits? Many fear telemedicine will jeopardize the doctor-patient bond. NYT http://bit.ly/7c2RA8
Telemedicine has a place for second opinion when initiated by a physician but primary assessment is more problematic. One successful example of telemedicine is Cleveland Clinic's second opinion service for physicians abroad. For reference, please see our blog post from a few years ago: Cleveland Clinic Offers a Second Opinion Online for $565 http://bit.ly/4NQyer
The accuracy of teledermatology was inferior to real-life clinic dermatology for melanoma diagnosis http://bit.ly/8A4oiu.
CNN Video: Doctor will see you now -- on Webcam. Telemedicine takes a new turn. Now you can see the doctor while you shop, as CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Related:
Melanoma - JAMA Patient Page illustrates the ABCDE of diagnosis, 2011. Skin cancer in the USA - follow Australia's successful "Slip Slop Slap Seek Slide" campaign - The Lancet, 2011. Telemedicine boosting dermatology care: improved outcomes, with better diagnosis and disease management. AMA News, 2012.
