Title :
Case workflow and interaction studies of a tele-consultation system for rare dermatology diseases
Author :
Han, Jing Ginger ; Anderson, Brian ; Gireada, I. ; Dyer, J. ; Chi-Ren Shyu
Author_Institution :
Inf. Inst., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
We established an expert advisory system utilizing store and forward teledermatology to allow communication and consultation between physicians with expertise in the rare inherited skin disease Ichthyosis and physicians caring for afflicted patients. We analyzed experts´ behavior and involvement in case consultation by calculating key variables, accessing comment structures and quality, and applying concepts from the field of social networking. Preliminary findings suggest that a user-oriented tele-consultation system for dermatology benefits from active participation, detailed case description, sufficient images and good leadership of case moderators.
Keywords :
diseases; medical expert systems; patient treatment; skin; social networking (online); telemedicine; comment structure; expert advisory system; expert behavior; inherited skin disease Ichthyosis; interaction study; rare dermatology disease; social networking; teledermatology; user oriented teleconsultation system; Diseases; Medical diagnostic imaging; Skin; Social network services; Telemedicine; social networking; store-and-forward telemedicine; teledermatology; user behavior understanding;
Conference_Titel :
e-Health Networking Applications and Services (Healthcom), 2011 13th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Columbia, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-695-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-696-5
DOI :
10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026765
