Expanding Care Access for the Homeless Using Teledermatology

Authors

Elizabeth Schoenberg, BA, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nicholas A. Ross, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kathleen McGuinn, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rachelle Lacey, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Jones, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Matthew Keller, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

Aims for Improvement

Specific: Expand dermatology care access to men’s shelters using a teledermatology model enabling us to determine the efficiency, feasibility, and relevance of delivering telehealthcare to the homeless population

Measurable: Surveys to determine patient and provider needs enabling creation of practice guidelines, as well as surveys measuring feasibility and efficacy of the teledermatology intervention

Assignable: JeffHOPE precepting medicine residents, on-call JeffHOPE dermatology residents, dermatology research fellow

Realistic: Pilot two interventions: 1) a teledermatology program to determine feasibility, utility, and efficiency of this care modality in a homeless population 2) a patient-centered practice recommendation booklet to best serve this population including addressing health needs, medicines

Time Based: Run both interventions, simultaneously, for 1 year

Publication Date

6-6-2019

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

quality improvement, teledermatology, homeless shelters

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Telemedicine

Comments

Presented at the 2019 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Schoenberg, BA, Elizabeth; Ross, MD, Nicholas A.; McGuinn, MD, Kathleen; Lacey, MD, Rachelle; Jones, MD, Elizabeth; and Keller, MD, Matthew, "Expanding Care Access for the Homeless Using Teledermatology" (2019). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 141.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/141