Introduction, Dermatology, Data and Informatics

Dermatology, Data and Informatics AND High-Risk Skin Cancer

Introduction, Dermatology, Data and Informatics

Mar
2019
Vol. 38. No. 1
Roberto Andres Novoa, MD

The ability to capture, store, and analyze vast amounts of data has revolutionized human endeavors, and medicine is no exception. Information technology has touched every aspect of medicine, and this influence will only grow over time. However, a clinical dermatologist in practice today only sees the surface of this influence, through interactions with electronic medical records or through patients bringing the results of Internet searches to their visits. He or she will often miss the vast underlying structures that gird our system, that spur its advances, and that will continue to change the way we care for our patients. In this issue, we hope to shed light on these underlying methods, detailing the various roles of information technology in dermatology and what may lie ahead.

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