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“A donation from a generous Mayo Clinic benefactor is contributing to enhanced evaluation and treatment of patients exhibiting symptoms of stroke – especially patients in rural settings where there may be limited access to stroke neurologists.
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Busis N. Neurologic Clinics, 28(2)
Smartphones make mobile computing at point of care practical. Smartphones can think, sync, and link. Built-in and user-installed applications facilitate communications between neurologists and their medical colleagues and patients and augment data acquisition and processing in the core medical information domains of patient data, clinical decision support, and practice management.
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Suzanne Hoholik, The Columbus Dispatch
“James Holbrook didn’t know what was happening to him on the morning of April 20. He took a sip of water and couldn’t stop drooling.
His wife, Rosie, asked him what was wrong, but he couldn’t speak. She called 911.
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Stewart SF, Switzer JA. Drugs of Today, 47(2)
Stroke is the number three cause of death and the most common cause of adult disability in the United States. Few patients receive the only established effective therapy, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator. Failure to treat may occur due to several reasons, a crucial one being the lack of acute neurologic coverage, particularly in rural settings. In this article we review the difficulties encountered by patients needing immediate care to access stroke specialists. To overcome this delay in patient care, telemedicine technology for acute stroke care is recommended.
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Tivyside Advertiser
“Cancer patients are among those benefiting from the use of telemedicine in Hywel Dda Health Board.
Head and neck cancer patients at Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth, and Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, are using videoconferencing to receive pre and post laryngectomy treatment with specialist speech and language therapists based in Swansea.
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Pharmiweb.com
“iPLATO Healthcare, leader in mHealth, today reports positive patient feedback from the mobile patient support service provided in partnership with the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN).
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Häyrinen K, Saranto K. MEDINFO 2010
The purpose of this study is to describe and discuss physicians’ and nurses’ documentation of the patient’s needs assessment in electronic health records (EHR) in the neurological care setting. Both physicians and nurses collect, record and interpret data during patient care episodes. Assessment of patient’s need for care and treatment is an important part of the care process. Planning, implementation and outcome assessment of the care process are based on needs assessment data. The data of this study consist of 48 neurological medical narratives and nursing care plans. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.
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Alida Budding - Hennink, Medicalfacts
“Vandaag start Neurologie als eerste afdeling binnen het UMC St Radboud met e-consulten voor patiënten met ALS. ALS staat voor Amyotrofische Laterale Sclerose, een aandoening die leidt tot het niet of onvoldoende functioneren van de spieren. Het e-consult is een nieuwe toepassing binnen de digitale poli voor ALS-patiënten.
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Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News
“A recent survey of hospitals and other healthcare providers designed to understand the capacity and use of telestroke care in the Northwestern United States found 88 percent of respondents believe their rural communities suffer from a lack of stroke neurologists.
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Telecare Aware
“A just-published survey of hospitals in NW USA reveals that many people who have strokes are not receiving the treament of choice. 88% of respondents said their rural communities suffer from lack of access to stroke specialist neurologists.
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Nesita Kwan, NBC Chicago
“Neurologist John Wapham lives in downtown Chicago, but he can see patients anywhere in the world … from his apartment. And he does. He’s an expert in treating strokes, a specialty where minutes, perhaps even seconds, matter. And with the help of a robot and a broadband connection, he’s able to be at a patient’s bedside instantly.
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Esper GJ et al, Neurologic Clinics, 28(2)
The tipping point for electronic health records (EHR) has been reached and universal adoption in the United States is now inevitable. Neurologists will want to choose their electronic health record prudently. Careful selection, contracting, planning, and training are essential to successful implementation. Neurologists need to examine their workflow carefully and make adjustments to ensure that efficiency is increased.
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Freeman, W. David, and Kenneth A. Vatz, Neurologic Clinics,28(2)
For the past 200 years, neurology has been deeply rooted in the history and neurologic examination, but 21st century advances in neurosurgery, endovascular techniques, and neuropathology, and an explosion in basic neuroscience research and neuroimaging have added exciting new dimensions to the field. Neurology residency training programs face intense governmental regulatory changes and economic pressures, making it difficult to predict the number of neurology residents being trained for the future.
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Mark Williams, Technology Review
“Researchers at Medtronic are developing a prototype neural implant that uses light to alter the behavior of neurons in the brain. The device is based on the emerging science of optogenetic neuromodulation, in which specific brain cells are genetically engineered to respond to light.
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Rich Silverman, PC HealthStop
“The American Academy of Neurology convened a work group to look at EMR/EHR systems and formulate a set of recommendations for neurologists as they evaluate systems for their practices.
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Randy Dockendorf, Yankton Daily Press
“Area stroke victims will soon find another pair of eyes offering them care without being in the same room — or even the same community.
The neurologist, based in Sioux Falls, will provide care through telemedicine.
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Ron Otten, Mobile Wellbeing
“First came the joystick. Then came the motion-sensing Wii remote. What´s next? Sensors and mobiles are opening up a new world: thought control.
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Federal Telemedicine News
“Many companies successfully exhibited at the ATA meeting held this week in Las Vegas.
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Henry L. Davis, The Buffalo News
“We believe telemedicine is cost-effective for stroke, but we also need to do the research to show it. We see many more patients getting tPA, and that’s more cost-effective than caring for people who’ve suffered a stroke,” said Dr. Bart M. Demaerschalk, a Phoenix neurologist who reviewed the state of the field in a recent issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
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Elizabeth Scott, Globe and Mail
“The battle against chronic illness is long, expensive and can involve a lot of guesswork. But closer monitoring of our body in real time is improving chances for better long-term health – and, ultimately, quality of life.
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