By Specialty
Dermatology Consults, Async Image Review, and Skin Triage
Powered by CareScreen and ConsultBridge
Evaluate skin lesions, rashes, and chronic conditions faster through teledermatology workflows.
> Product boundary: CareScreen closes screening care gaps: eligibility from the chart/EHR, in-clinic capture (devices and questionnaires), async specialist interpretation, and structured results back to the PCP EMR. ConsultBridge is a separate FabrixMed product for live provider-to-provider specialty consults. CareScreen does not require ConsultBridge. Referral recommendations from screening are documented in the EMR; the PCP handles next steps through normal clinical workflow. Dermatology is one of the clearest use cases for specialty-enabled virtual care. Skin concerns are visual. Many cases can be reviewed asynchronously. Primary care, urgent care, emergency rooms, correctional facilities, SNFs, mobile units, home health teams, and rural clinics all see dermatology problems long before patients reach a dermatologist. FabrixMed helps healthcare organizations route skin concerns, images, history, and consult questions to dermatology providers with independent FabrixMed products (each specialty may use CareScreen, ConsultBridge, or both — no required handoff between them):
CareScreen async teledermatology: PCP office capture → async dermatology review within CareScreen → structured result to the PCP EMR. ConsultBridge (optional, separate): live dermatology consults only — not part of the screening loop.
- CareScreen enables asynchronous teledermatology capture and review for skin lesions, rashes, chronic skin conditions, and screening-style workflows.
- ConsultBridge (separate product): live provider-to-provider dermatology consults and tele-triage — not async telederm screening.
The Problem: Skin Problems Show Up Everywhere, But Dermatology Access Is Limited
Dermatology concerns appear across nearly every care setting. They show up in:
But many of these sites do not have timely dermatology access. That creates predictable failure points:
What FabrixMed Enables in Dermatology
FabrixMed supports dermatology workflows through CareScreen (screening gap closure with async review) and, separately, ConsultBridge (live provider-to-provider consults).
CareScreen
CareScreen
CareScreen is the async teledermatology capture and review layer. It is best for workflows where a site captures images and structured history, routes the case to dermatology, receives asynchronous recommendations, and closes the loop with the patient or care team.
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge is the provider-to-provider live consult product (separate from CareScreen; not an escalation path from screening). It is best for urgent, complex, or uncertain cases where the treating clinician needs dermatology input to determine the right next step. Organizations using CareScreen or ConsultBridge (independently) can route dermatology work to:
The facility does not need to solve every dermatology access problem by hiring locally or sending every patient out by default. Each product provides structured, secure, documented workflows — without automatic escalation between CareScreen and ConsultBridge.
- Their own employed dermatologists
- Contracted dermatology provider groups
- Regional dermatology partners
- Dermatopathology or subspecialty partners where appropriate
- FabrixMed ecosystem provider groups
CareScreen
CareScreen for Async Teledermatology
Capture images. Route for review. Close the loop.
CareScreen helps healthcare organizations deploy asynchronous dermatology review workflows. The model is simple:
This supports dermatology access without requiring every patient to begin with a traditional specialist visit.
A patient presents with a skin lesion, rash, chronic skin condition, or skin concern.
The care site captures high-quality images and structured history.
The case is routed through FabrixMed.
A dermatology provider reviews the case asynchronously.
Recommendations are returned to the care team.
The patient is routed to the right next step: local management, follow-up, in-person dermatology, biopsy consideration, urgent escalation, or continued monitoring.
CareScreen
CareScreen Dermatology Use Cases
CareScreen can support asynchronous review for:
CareScreen is especially valuable when the clinical question can be reviewed using images, history, and structured context without requiring immediate real-time provider discussion.
Image Capture Matters
Teledermatology depends on image quality. CareScreen should guide teams to capture:
This reduces poor-quality referrals and gives dermatology providers better information for review.
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge for Dermatology Tele-Triage
Escalate the right cases to dermatology expertise.
ConsultBridge helps local clinicians submit urgent, complex, or uncertain dermatology questions to dermatology providers. A ConsultBridge dermatology request can include:
The dermatologist or contracted provider group reviews the submitted information and returns recommendations through the platform.
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge Dermatology Use Cases
ConsultBridge can support dermatology triage and consult workflows for:
The goal is not to replace in-person dermatology when it is needed. The goal is to help care teams make better-supported next-step decisions.
Example: Primary Care Lesion Review
A patient presents to primary care with a changing skin lesion. The primary care team may not know whether the patient needs reassurance, routine dermatology follow-up, biopsy consideration, or urgent evaluation. With CareScreen:
This helps reduce blind referrals while improving triage for concerning findings.
The clinician captures images and relevant history.
The case is routed to a dermatology provider for asynchronous review.
The dermatologist reviews the submitted information.
Recommendations are returned to the primary care team.
The patient is routed to the appropriate next step.
The recommendation and follow-up plan are documented.
Example: Urgent Care Rash or Skin Infection
A patient presents to urgent care with a rash, suspected cellulitis, medication reaction, or skin infection. The clinical range can be wide. Some cases are routine. Some require escalation. With ConsultBridge:
This supports better decision-making without defaulting every uncertain skin case to the ED or delayed referral.
The urgent care clinician captures images, symptoms, vitals, medication history, and clinical concern.
The case is routed to dermatology when specialist input is needed.
Dermatology reviews the case remotely.
Recommendations help clarify next steps: treat locally, refer outpatient, escalate urgently, or coordinate follow-up.
Example: Correctional Facility Dermatology
Correctional facilities frequently manage skin complaints, rashes, infections, infestations, wounds, and chronic dermatologic conditions. Traditional dermatology access may require transportation, officer coverage, outside scheduling, and security planning. With FabrixMed:
This can reduce avoidable transports while improving timely dermatology access.
The facility captures images and clinical context.
Routine or lower-acuity cases can route through CareScreen for asynchronous dermatology review.
Urgent or complex screening findings are documented in the EMR with referral recommendations; live consults use ConsultBridge only if the organization has that separate product.
A dermatologist reviews the case.
Recommendations return to the facility care team.
The facility determines whether to manage on-site, schedule follow-up, or transport for in-person care.
Example: SNF or Home Health Skin Concern
A resident or home health patient develops a rash, wound-adjacent dermatitis, suspected infection, pressure injury-adjacent skin change, or medication-related skin finding. CareScreen screening workflow:
This helps reduce fragmented care and supports better documentation.
The care team captures images and clinical context.
The case routes to dermatology for async dermatology review within CareScreen.
Recommendations are returned to the treating team.
The plan is coordinated with nursing, wound care, primary care, or facility clinicians.
Follow-up images can be submitted if needed.
Value for Healthcare Organizations
FabrixMed helps organizations access dermatology expertise without building full-time dermatology coverage at every site. Organizations can use FabrixMed to:
The result is faster access, better triage, and less operational friction.
Value for Dermatology Provider Groups
FabrixMed also creates a scalable channel for dermatology groups. Dermatology provider groups can use the FabrixMed ecosystem to:
The provider group brings dermatology expertise. FabrixMed helps turn that expertise into scalable facility-based workflows.
Why This Is More Than Traditional Telemedicine
Traditional telemedicine often means a patient video visit. Dermatology often needs a different model. The strongest dermatology workflows depend on:
CareScreen supports the async image-review workflow. ConsultBridge supports the consult and escalation workflow. CareScreen helps PCP teams capture images and receive async dermatology review; ConsultBridge supports live derm consults when purchased separately.
Products Used in Dermatology
CareScreen
CareScreen
CareScreen is the async teledermatology capture and review layer. Primary use cases include:
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge
ConsultBridge is the provider-to-provider live consult product (separate from CareScreen; not an escalation path from screening). Primary use cases include:
CareScreen closes screening gaps with async review and EMR documentation. ConsultBridge, when purchased separately, supports live specialty consults. Together they can help address dermatology access workflow: capture, review, triage, consult, document, and follow up.
Best-Fit Organizations
FabrixMed dermatology workflows are especially useful for:
Best-Fit Provider Groups
FabrixMed is especially useful for dermatology provider groups that want to:
The ROI of Dermatology Access
CareScreen can create value by helping organizations:
Reduce Unnecessary Referrals
Specialist-supported image review and triage can help determine which cases need in-person dermatology and which can be managed locally.
Improve Access
Facilities can access dermatology input without waiting for every patient to secure a traditional appointment first.
Reduce Avoidable Escalation
Urgent care, ER, correctional, and post-acute teams can get better guidance before sending patients to higher-cost settings.
Improve Follow-Up
Repeat image review and structured recommendations can help track progression and treatment response.
Strengthen Documentation
Consults can create a clearer record of submitted images, clinical history, specialist input, and follow-up plan.
Support Provider Efficiency
Dermatologists receive better-structured cases instead of vague referrals or incomplete image messages.
Expand Dermatology Reach
Provider groups can serve more sites without opening new offices or building their own telehealth infrastructure.
Where FabrixMed Fits
FabrixMed does not replace dermatologists, treating clinicians, emergency protocols, biopsy decisions, cancer diagnosis, or facility-specific clinical governance. FabrixMed supports the infrastructure around dermatology access by helping organizations:
The treating provider and dermatology provider group remain responsible for clinical decision-making, diagnosis, treatment, biopsy decisions, prescribing, and patient management within their applicable scope and agreements. Patients with rapidly progressive rash, severe infection concern, systemic symptoms, airway involvement, mucosal involvement, suspected severe drug reaction, or other emergency conditions should be managed according to emergency protocols immediately.
- Capture relevant skin images and clinical information
- Route cases to appropriate dermatology providers
- Support asynchronous review and provider-to-provider consult workflows
- Document recommendations
- Coordinate follow-up
- Support triage before referral or escalation
- Connect facilities with internal, contracted, regional, or ecosystem dermatology providers
Relevant organization types
See how this specialty program maps to your care setting.
Grow dermatology review volume
Serve institutions that need store-and-forward capacity.
For Provider Groups