title: The history of teledermatology in the Department of Defense.
abstract: The Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare system supports the medical needs of service members while engaged in a variety of missions frequently in isolated, remote, and austere locations. As a result, the DoD has been a leader in the development of telemedicine, including teledermatology as a way to provide "good medicine in bad places." A brief technical history of teledermatology, representative DoD experiences including military unique concerns, and a novel approach to increase the access of DoD teledermatology consultation are presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. DAVidmar@bth12.med.navy.mil
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vidmar
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States