The value of urgent care dermatology

Abstract

Urgent care dermatology clinic adds value to the healthcare system by providing quality care and excellent service at low cost. Dermatologists better utilize their skills by seeing acute, often-serious patients who would have otherwise been seen in the ED.

Resources spent on dermatological emergency patients: A twelve‐month prospective data collection from Germany

“…A recent study published by Sempler et al. illustrates a possible approach by implementing a triage system for a daily urgent care dermatology clinic to address the issue of dermatological emergency patients . While efforts to reduce the influx of patients to EDUs are certainly important, improving patient education and advancing the management of resources are also fundamental to reducing expenses.…”

“…Possible motives for consultations were investigated by Scherer et al, although this study focused on general emergency patients [4]. To date, little is known about the personnel or structural resources that are required by emergency consultations, or the type of treatment these patients receive [12,16]. However, emergency consultations will likely become more relevant in the future, since an increasing number of practitioners will retire without replacement due to the high median age of physicians, especially in rural areas.…”

Für dermatologische Notfallpatienten benötigte Ressourcen: Eine zwölfmonatige prospektive Datenerhebung aus Deutschland

“…veröffentlichte Studie veranschaulicht einen möglichen Weg, um das Problem dermatologischer Notfallpatienten anzugehen. Die Autoren schlagen für die tägliche Notfallversorgung in dermatologischen Kliniken die Implementierung eines Triage‐Systems vor . Neben den Anstrengungen zur Verringerung des Zustroms von Patienten zu dermatologischen Notfallambulanzen sind auch Fortschritte bei der Patientenedukation und ein verbessertes Ressourcenmanagement von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Senkung der Kosten.…”

“…untersucht, allerdings befasste sich diese Studie mit allgemeinen Notfallpatienten . Über die für Notfallkonsultationen erforderlichen personellen oder strukturellen Ressourcen oder über die Art der Behandlung, die diese Notfallpatienten erhalten, ist bislang nur wenig bekannt . Notfallkonsultationen werden vermutlich in Zukunft jedoch weiterhin an Bedeutung gewinnen, da wegen des hohen medianen Alters niedergelassener Ärzte vor allem in ländlichen Regionen eine wachsende Anzahl in den Ruhestand gehen wird, ohne ersetzt zu werden.…”

Emergency dermatology: Three‐month experience from an Italian academic outpatient clinic during lockdown for COVID ‐19 pandemic

“…1,2 Also, due to work force shortages and long wait times for appointments dermatologic care is often provided by less qualified physicians. 1 Following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the WHO on 11th March 2020, 3 the cessation of all elective dermatology visits was widely urged. 4 Accordingly, in Italy, a country severely affected by the pandemic since February 2020, 5 various measures were applied and the care at university clinics was limited to urgent cases.…”