TY - JOUR T1 - Telerheumatology--diagnostic accuracy and acceptability to patient, specialist, and general practitioner. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 746 LP - 748 VL - 51 IS - 470 AU - P Leggett AU - L Graham AU - K Steele AU - A Gilliland AU - M Stevenson AU - D O'Reilly AU - R Wootton AU - A Taggart Y1 - 2001/09/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/51/470/746.abstract N2 - This study examines the diagnostic accuracy and acceptability of telemedicine in the field of rheumatology. One hundred patients had a telephone and televisual consultation and the results were compared with a face-to-face consultation. While the telephone consultations were often unsatisfactory, the televisual consultations were highly accurate (97%) and acceptable to patients, general practitioners, and specialists. ER -