Comparative effectiveness study of face-to-face and teledermatology workflows for diagnosing skin cancer

Comparative effectiveness study of face-to-face and teledermatology workflows for diagnosing skin cancer and for diagnosing lesions are not adequately understood

Objective

We compared the risks of biopsy and cancer diagnosis among 2 face-to-face workflows (direct referral and roving dermatologist) and 4 teledermatology workflows.

Methods

Retrospective study of 59,279 primary care patients presenting with a lesion from January through June 2017.