Sanitario 2000
“El centro de investigación Tecnalia ha presentado en el Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (Valencia) su nuevo dispositivo robótico para la rehabilitación de pacientes que han sufrido un ictus que está siendo evaluado por el Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia.
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Roger Downey, GlobalMedia
“In case you missed it, the three groups have done a study on what is holding back widespread adoption of telemedicine for emergency and critical care. The two major problems are “administrative burdens and limits on reimbursement.” Non-factors, according to Dr. Demaerschalk, were the technology, buy-in from hospital administrators and people’s feelings about telemedical visits.
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Roger Downey, GlobalMedia
“Tele-stroke has demonstrated its effectiveness numerous times around the country and has provided quality healthcare to underserved areas. A lot of people think that such a network requires a lot of expensive equipment, but that’s not necessarily true.
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Ken Terry, InformationWeek
“Hospitals are starting to use telemedicine robots to extend the reach of specialists who are not available onsite. These robots are particularly useful in time-sensitive situations, such as when patients suspected of having had strokes arrive at the emergency room.
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e-Health-com News
“Bei der Schlaganfallversorgung kommt es auf jede Minute an. “Time is Brain” ist daher der Slogan der Ärzte bei der Akutversorgung dieser Erkrankung, welche gesunde Menschen plötzlich – quasi wie “ein Schlag” – trifft.
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Todd Neale, MedPage Today
“For patients who are unable to walk following a stroke, robot-assisted gait training results in greater long-term gains in mobility than conventional therapy for those with the most severe deficits, researchers found.
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PressTV
“Studies show that virtual stroke care or Telestroke may help providing treatment and recovery for stroke sufferers who are admitted to rural hospitals.
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Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic
“Rural hospitals that do not employ a full-time neurologist or stroke expert can use telemedicine in a cost-effective way to care for patients who suffer strokes, a new study reports.
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ScienceDaily
“In a first of its kind study, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don’t have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff.
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Nelson RE et al, Neurology, 2011
Objective:
To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of telestroke—a 2-way, audiovisual technology that links stroke specialists to remote emergency department physicians and their stroke patients—compared to usual care (i.e., remote emergency departments without telestroke consultation or stroke experts).
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Tim Brady, Express
“When Victoria Oatham suffered a stroke earlier this year at the age of 20, a senior consultant was immediately on hand to make sure she got the right treatment.
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Cleland JGF, Barrett D. European Cardiology, 6(3)
Over recent years, telehealth has increasingly demonstrated its value in supporting the delivery of cardiovascular healthcare. From teletriage services as a portal into healthcare through to telemonitoring of heart failure patients, technology is already increasing the ability of practitioners to provide care remotely, empower patients and improve clinical outcomes. In the future, telehealth services have the potential to have an even greater impact on the provision of cardiovascular care.
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Demaerschalk BM. Stroke, 42(6)
Although there still remains some work to be performed refining the operations of regional stroke networks designed to maximize intravenous thrombolysis eligibility and administration for patients with acute ischemic stroke, Prabhakaran et al have embarked on necessary research exploring the next level of sophistication—early determination of eligibility for endovascular therapies and the interhospital communication, which is required.
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Getahn Ward, The Tennessean
“When a patient comes into the emergency room with symptoms of a stroke, access to a neurologist within minutes can make a big difference between whether they live, die or end up permanently disabled.
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Daloni Carlisle, e-Health Insider Acute
“More than 30 acute trusts have now adopted a telemedicine system designed to deliver fast and appropriate treatment to stroke victims.
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Business Wire
“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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The Argus
“Emergency workers at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton scrambled into action when a 56-year-old woman was taken into the accident and emergency unit showing symptoms that she was having a stroke.
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Kester Freeman, Action For Better Healthcare
“Healthcare technology is changing faster than many people can keep up with and these changes are impacting how doctors diagnose patients. Imagine your doctor being able to access the latest research on your condition at the bedside. Technology is allowing some doctors to make an initial diagnosis without being at the hospital.
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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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Kathie Dickerson, Coshocton Tribune
“An emotional chord was struck this week when Dr. Charles Celestina realized he’d be able to offer life-saving treatment to patients at Coshocton Hospital that wasn’t available for his father in 1996.
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