title: Teledermatology and in-person examinations: a comparison of patient and physician perceptions and diagnostic agreement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare physician and patient impressions and interphysician diagnostic agreement between live teledermatology and in-person examinations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Paired video and in-person examinations with different dermatologists.
  
  
  METHODS
  An urban Veterans Affairs dermatology clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred thirty-nine patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Satisfaction questionnaires and interphysician diagnostic agreement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient and physician satisfaction was high. Agreement between video and in-person diagnoses was 80%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physicians and patients were satisfied with teledermatology examinations. Diagnostic agreement between in-person and video dermatologists was high.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 21201, USA. mlowitt@umaryland.edu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lowitt
authors.forename: I I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D015588:Observer Variation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010808:Physical Examination; D010820:Physicians; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017216:Telemedicine; D013690:Television