“A growing number of medical centers that have access to stroke specialists are transmitting their expertise to rural communities via audio/video telemedicine consultation, with significant clinical results, according to a new clinical study that examined trials conducted in Arizona and California.
The study, Pooled Analysis of the STRokE DOC and STRokE DOC-AZ Telemedicine Stroke Trials, followed two primary “hub” stroke centers — Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the University of California, San Diego — and six rural “spoke” hospitals. Results support the hypothesis that compared with telephone consultations, telemedicine evaluation of stroke patients results in more accurate diagnoses, better emergency decision-making, fewer complications and encouraging long-term outcomes.”
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Mayo Clinic, 17 March 2010
