In 2005, the American Stroke Association formed a task force on the development of stroke
systems to propose a new framework for stroke care delivery that would emphasize linkages …

Stroke telemedicine is a consultative modality that facilitates care of patients with acute
stroke at underserviced hospitals by specialists at stroke centers. The design and …

Background and Purpose—The authors present an overview of the current evidence and
management recommendations for evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic …

Background To increase the effective use of thrombolytics for acute stroke, the expertise of
vascular neurologists must be disseminated more widely. We prospectively assessed …

Background and Purpose Little is known about adoption or success of telestroke networks
outside of published or federally funded programs. Under contract to the Health Resource …

In the United States (US) stroke care has undergone a remarkable transformation in the past
decades at several levels. At the clinical level, randomized trials have paved the way for …

Purpose: Cost analysis and patient satisfaction with telemedicine in epilepsy care. Methods:
This controlled study included out‐of‐town epilepsy patients coming to follow‐up at the …

This article presents the result of a literature review examining possible ways to improve
healthcare services in rural areas. While there is abundant literature on making healthcare …

Background Telemedicine is currently mainly applied as an in-hospital service, but this
technology also holds potential to improve emergency care in the prehospital arena. We …

Introduction In the United States, emergency medical services (EMS) protocols vary widely
across jurisdictions. We sought to develop evidence-based recommendations for the …