Telerheumatology: A technology appropriate for virtually all

The use of telerheumatology has successfully increased access to specialty care in rural regions of NH and VT with good patient and provider satisfaction. While telerheumatology improved the access to specialty care, consideration should be given to selecting the appropriate patient for this visit type given that 19% of patients were deemed inappropriate. We propose a triage mechanism to ensure that patients are appropriately paired to the proper visit type in the future.