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At DirectDerm, we believe that the quality of a dermatology service is rooted in the training, experience and skills of the dermatologist - whether in person or in a virtual setting. Whether considering virtual dermatology care or services in a brick-and-

The number of patients who received care from a dermatologist nearly doubled when DirectDerm's "virtual dermatology" services were offered. And among those newly enrolled in the Health Plan under the Affordable Care Act, 75 percent of those who received d

Canadians have longer waits to see a medical specialist than most other industrialized nations.That's according to a report by the Canadian Institute for Health. A virtual dermatologist and a smart phone just might be one way to bridge the gap. Health Pla

TELEDERMATOLOGY CAN HELP: A RAND/Harvard study shows that skin-doctoring-at-a-distance makes it easier for patients to get specialized care. The researchers studied a collaboration between Palo Alto, Ca.-based Direct Dermatology and Health Plan of San Joa

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Xconomy New York - Corrected 8/24/15, 12:40 pm. See below. The booming field of digital health means different things to different people. Even the president of StartUp Health, a New York-based firm that wants to help build 1,000 digital health startups-y

Why has teledermatology never taken off? Technically, we've been able to do it for years, yet most providers have been unwilling. This year, however, I expect we will cross the tipping point. The convergence of digital health records, expanding reimbursem

Direct Dermatology, Co-founder and CEO One of healthcare's biggest challenges is providing patients with timely access to care, so it bothered Wong that some would be forced to wait for months before seeing a dermatologist. "These access problems diminish

Innovations abound within the pharmaceutical digital marketing space. As a whole, the industry has worked to increase the availability of healthcare information and better address the needs of healthcare consumers. In its recent "Top 40 Healthcare Transfo