Walters, Laticha EMScott, REMars, M2018-07-262018-07-262018-06Walters, L.E.M., Scott, R.E. and Mars, M. 2018. A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development. Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 20(6): DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9940.1438-8871https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031901/http://www.jmir.org/2018/6/e224/https://asset.jmir.pub/assets/c7d18e0af7c579dd87e577b82dc983c0.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/10329Article published in Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2018;20(6):e224The objectives of South Africa's electronic health (eHealth) strategy recognize the value proposition that telemedicine practices hold for rural and urban referrals, but a lack of accepted and formalized scale-up has impeded realization of benefits. While both synchronous and asynchronous teledermatology exist, these remain localized and not scaled-up. Skin pathology is often the first sign of an HIV/AIDS infection, which remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. It is essential to replace the current inefficient dermatology referral process with a swift, organized, and efficacious one.enTeledermatology scale-up frameworkTDSFTeledermatology scale-up framework implementation roadmapTDSF-IRDesign science researchArticleWalters, L. E., Scott, R., & Mars, M. (2018). A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10329Walters, Laticha EM, RE Scott, and M Mars "A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development." (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10329Walters LE, Scott R, Mars M. A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10329.TY - Article AU - Walters, Laticha EM AU - Scott, RE AU - Mars, M AB - The objectives of South Africa's electronic health (eHealth) strategy recognize the value proposition that telemedicine practices hold for rural and urban referrals, but a lack of accepted and formalized scale-up has impeded realization of benefits. While both synchronous and asynchronous teledermatology exist, these remain localized and not scaled-up. Skin pathology is often the first sign of an HIV/AIDS infection, which remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. It is essential to replace the current inefficient dermatology referral process with a swift, organized, and efficacious one. DA - 2018-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Teledermatology scale-up framework KW - TDSF KW - Teledermatology scale-up framework implementation roadmap KW - TDSF-IR KW - Design science research LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 1438-8871 T1 - A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development TI - A teledermatology scale-up framework and roadmap for sustainable scaling: Evidence-based development UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10329 ER -