Collaborative Connected Health (CCH) for PCORI

CCH is an asynchronous, secure online platform where patients can upload images of psoriasis lesions and submit assessments. Likewise, practitioners can request and/or initiate dermatology consultations, assume longitudinal care or communicate with patients directly.

In-person care is the control group because it is currently considered the standard of care in delivering dermatologic services. The intervention includes regular visits to a physician, and may include such treatments as ointments, steroids or UV therapy at the discretion of a physician. In-person care is the major healthcare-delivery model for managing chronic skin diseases and a realistic, primary option that patients face. The patients in the in-person arm can seek psoriasis care from PCPs or dermatologists, just as they would in the real world.