The Department of Defense: pioneers of early teledermatology.

The Department of Defense: pioneers of early teledermatology.
Dermatol Online J. 2017 Feb 15;23(2):
Authors: Rosenbaum BE, Campion CH, Cohen JM, Latkowski JA
Abstract
The United States (US) Department of Defense(DoD) has been a leader in using telecommunicationstechnology to provide remote medical care. The DoDhas been using telemedicine for more than twentyyears to provide medical services to military personneldeployed throughout the world, and has largelyinfluenced the development of teledermatology. Theexperiences of early military teledermatology serviceshave yielded valuable lessons that have been essentialto the creation of successful civilian programs.
PMID: 28329509 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Dermatol Online J - February 15, 2017 Category: Dermatology Authors: Rosenbaum BE, Campion CH, Cohen JM, Latkowski JA Tags: Dermatol Online J Source Type: research