Consensus Guidelines for Teledermatology: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consensus guidelines and recommendations play an important role in fostering quality, safety, and best practices, as they represent an expert interpretation of the biomedical literature and its application to practice. However, it is unclear whether the recent collective experience of implementing telemedicine and the concurrent growth in the evidence base for teledermatology have resulted in more robust guidance.

Objective

The objective of this review was to describe the extent and nature of currently available guidance, defined as consensus guidelines and recommendations available for telemedicine in dermatology, with guidance defined as consensus or evidence-based guidelines, protocols, or recommendations.

Methods

We conducted a single-reviewer scoping r

SUBMITTER: Cummins MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335147 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature