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J Telemed Telecare 2010;16:12-14
doi:10.1258/jtt.2009.001005
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The Digital Eczema Centre Utrecht

Harmieke van Os-Medendorp * , Carien van Veelen *, Maaike Hover *, Petra Eland-de Kok *, Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen *, Gert-Jan Sonnevelt {dagger}, Geert Mensing {ddagger} and Suzanne Pasmans §


* Dermatology/Allergology Department, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands; {dagger} Vital Health Software, Ede, The Netherlands; {ddagger} Dutch Asthma Centre, Davos, Switzerland; § Dermatology/Allergology Department, Wilhelmina's Children Hospital, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands

Correspondence: Harmieke van Os-Medendorp, Department of Dermatology, UMC Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands (Fax: +31 88 75 55 568; Email: h.vanosmedendorp{at}umcutrecht.nl)

The University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) has developed an eczema portal that combines e-consulting, monitoring and self-management training by a dermatology nurse online for patients and parents of young children with atopic dermatitis (AD). Patient satisfaction with the portal was high. It could be extended to become a Digital Eczema Centre for multidisciplinary collaboration between health-care providers from different locations and the patient. Before starting the construction of the Digital Eczema Centre, the feasibility was examined by carrying out a business case analysis. The purposes, strength and weaknesses showed that the Digital Eczema Centre offered opportunities to improve care for patients with AD. The financial analysis resulted in a medium/best case scenario with a positive result of {euro}50–240,000 over a period of five years. We expect that the Digital Eczema Centre will increase the accessibility and quality of care. The web-based patient record and the digital chain-of-care promote the involvement of patients, parents and multidisciplinary teams as well as the continuity and coordination of care.


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