Table 3

- Outpatient and inpatient teledermatology by level.

ItemsMeanP-value
ConsultantSpecialistResident
Outpatient TD overall helps patient care4.264.0440.27
Inpatient TD overall helps patient care3.733.693.610.85
TD helps overall outpatient care if dermatology is not available4.514.094.290.28
TD helps overall inpatient care if dermatology is not available4.3744.050.048
TD increases access to outpatient dermatologic care3.313.954.100.16
TD increases access to inpatient dermatologic care3.973.823.560.11
Outpatient TD increases liability4.063.523.840.05
Inpatient TD increases liability43.343.740.009
Outpatient TD can be used to triage patients from outpatient to inpatient care3.973.953.890.91
Inpatient TD can be used to triage patients from inpatient to outpatient care3.753.873.660.56
Outpatient TD would benefit from a standardized triage algorithm or management approach to provide consistency of care4.113.913.790.16
Inpatient TD would benefit from a standardized triage algorithm or management approach to provide consistency of care3.883.823.870.93
  • TD: teledermatology. The mean ranges from 1= strongly disagree to 5= strongly agree.