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John Paoli – Teledermatology and teledermoscopy: old technology just waiting to be exploited
menting digital solutions to allow for TD and TDS for all
Swedish patients in the near future.
Conclusion
TD and TDS for improved referral triage is here to stay regard-
less of the digital system used to implement the technique.
Those of us who have worked with TD and TDS could never
imagine working in a health care system in which it was not
available. It is a pity that implementation has been so slow
up until now, but a positive trend towards problem-solving
seems to be growing. The technology has been around for
what seems like an eternity. Now, we just need politicians,
bureaucrats and IT “experts” to stop blocking the progress of
our work so that everyone can reap the benefits of TD and TDS.
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