Why would I bother with taking medical photos on my smartphone?

Summarizing the widely acknowledged benefits of smartphone medical photography - it can help save time, money and lives. More specifically it:

1. Accelerates access to specialist care;
2. Enhances education for trainees;
3. Facilitates efficient triaging of patients; and
4. Documents what has taken place.

See some of the use cases for specific examples.

Almost Everyone Is Doing It, Incorrectly

Albeit that doesn't make it right, it does highlight the value of smartphone medical photography in the modern clinical and surgical healthcare setting, and further places a genuine emphasis on getting it right by forming safe and secure practices.

• 89% of physicians polled admitted to taking medical images on their smartphones in a 2014 study, up from 65% in a 2012 survey.
• 73% of doctors polled admitted to storing medical photos among their "personal" photos.

We, therefore, take the view that it is now moot to ask: "Is it reasonable to use smartphones for medical photography?" Instead, how can such technology be reasonably and safely employed to improve their patients' outcomes further?