Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jun;80(6):1804-1808. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.01.031. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
The importance of inpatient consultative dermatology is often underrecognized and undervalued. A significant need exists because the burden of skin disease in the hospital is great and expertise regarding the recognition and management of uncommon and severe skin disorders is limited outside the field. In response to this need, the concept of a dermatology hospitalist was defined and the Society for Dermatology Hospitalists was created in 2009. Over the past decade, the subspecialty has developed and fostered both research and education. Data now exist demonstrating the value of inpatient dermatology services not only to patients but also to payors and health care systems. Future needs include strategies to improve access to expertise and additional efforts to establish our field as an indispensable and enduring component of hospital-based care.
住院会诊皮肤科的重要性常常被低估。这是因为医院皮肤科患者的负担很重，而对于罕见和严重皮肤疾病的识别和管理的专业知识在皮肤科领域之外是有限的。为了满足这一需求，皮肤科医院医生的概念被定义，并于 2009 年成立了皮肤科医院医生学会。在过去的十年中，该亚专业领域不仅在研究和教育方面得到了发展和支持，也取得了一些数据，证明了住院皮肤科服务不仅对患者，而且对支付方和医疗保健系统都具有价值。未来的需求包括改善获得专业知识的途径的策略，以及进一步努力将我们的领域确立为基于医院的护理中不可或缺的持久组成部分。
