Asynchronous direct to patient teledermatology visits (e-visits) during COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons for future teledermatology practice

To the Editor: Teledermatology  became an essential mode of health care during the COVID-19 pandemic; this was facilitated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1135 waiver, providing parity compensation for telehealth services (synchronous visits) and allowing services to be rendered from patients’ homes via non-H ealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant platforms.1 We aimed to provide insights into diagnoses best suitable for direct to patient asynchronous teledermatology (e-visit), and sought to understand how demographics may contribute to the utilization of telehealth visits.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Research letter Source Type: research