Managed Healthcare Executive March 9, 2025
A reduction in emergency room visits is just one of the ways teledermatology has improved patient outcomes and reduced costs, according to Elizabeth K. Jones, M.D., an associate dermatology professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
“I think the most obvious answer is the individual patient cost savings,” Elizabeth K. Jones, M.D., FAAD, an associate dermatology professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, said in a video interview conducted at the American Academy of Dermatology 2025, held in Orlando. “This is both the direct costs of care, but also the indirect costs. You’re reducing their travel time, their travel expenses and their time away from work.”
Jones went on to highlight a study done by the University of Pennsylvania published...
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