González-Villalobos CG, Santana-Chávez LA

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 407-411
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ABSTRACT

Telemedicine represents the practice of medicine over distance; it goes from establishing a diagnosis to the implementation of a therapeutic plan and patient follow up. In a primary care unit, a teledermatology program was implemented in September 2007, with a total of 1874 patients attended, achieving a reduction of the waiting time for a dermatologic attention from six months to seven days. Special interest deserves the immediate recognition and treatment of those patients whose diagnosis is correlated with a poor prognosis. The objective is to share the experience acquired during the three years of the program, called Telederma, as an alternative of specialized dermatological care.

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