title: Teledermatology: one application of telemedicine.
abstract: Telemedicine can be defined as the use of telecommunications technologies to provide medical information and services. This field has recently begun a period of explosive growth. Oregon's teledermatology program within the National Library of Medicine's high-performance computing and communications initiative is designed to generate much-needed basic and clinical research information about one specific telemedicine application. The background of this program is discussed, and the research objectives are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3098.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Perednia
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003199:Computer Systems; D003201:Computers; D003625:Data Collection; D003880:Dermatology; D005380:Financing, Government; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D008838:Microcomputers; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.); D009922:Oregon; D010781:Photography; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012106:Research; D012423:Rural Health; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities