Researchers in this study used semi-structured interviews to explore how patients perceive the use of direct-to-patient and clinician decision-support artificial intelligence (AI) tools for skin cancer screening. Common perceived benefits included increased diagnostic speed and health care access, while increased anxiety was a common risk. Patients perceived more accurate diagnoses (69%) and less accurate diagnoses (85%) to be both the greatest strength and weakness of these tools. The vast majority of patients (94%) expressed the importance of a symbiotic relationship between patients, physicians and AI tools. The related commentary discusses the importance of including the patient perspective in the development and implementation of AI tools in healthcare.

This analysis of Medicare prescription data found that dermatologists' opioid prescribing varies widely, with the highest prescribing rates in surgical settings. The authors suggest that dermatologists should prescribe nonopioid medications in the postoperative setting.

Misdiagnosis is common and can lead to unnecessary care, overuse, and increased costs. According to this study, misdiagnosis of cellulitis may result in anywhere from 50,000 to 130,000 unnecessary hospitalizations annually, leading to hundreds of millions of dollars in needless health care spending.