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Table 1 Costs excluded and reason for exclusion

From: A cost savings analysis of asynchronous teledermatology compared to face-to-face dermatology in Catalonia

Costs

Reason for exclusion

Technical costs

No significant added costsa

Building maintenance

No significant added costsa

Electricity, heating

No significant added costsa

Medical insurance

No significant added costsa

Telephone calls

No significant added costs

Training costs

No significant added costs

Time of patient companions

Very difficult to quantify through secondary data

  1. aTeledermatology represents 1.4% of the total activity of the hospital [17]