Can Untrained Patients Perform Their Own Skin and Soft Tissue Ultrasound Examination by Teleguidance?

Ammar Saati; Arthur Au; Aditi U. Joshi; Rebecca Davis; Frances Mae West; Resa E. Lewiss – The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth with consumer adoption increasing from 11% in 2019 to 46% in 2020 [1,2]. A telehealth visit often replaced an in-person office visit for infection control and safety to the patient and healthcare team. Telehealth, the use of technology for remote medical encounters, can be an efficient way to connect doctor and patient synchronously or asynchronously. “Store and forward,” a form of asynchronous telemedicine utilizes uploaded pictures by patients for evaluation by a clinician. This aids the patient evaluation and improves the diagnostic capacity of a virtual examination.