Open AccessEmergency department telemedicine consults decrease time to interpret computed tomography of the head in a multi-network cohort
Author(s) -
Morgan B. Swanson,
Aspen Miller,
Marcia M. Ward,
Fred Ullrich,
Kimberly A S Merchant,
Nicholas M. Mohr
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of telemedicine and telecare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.192
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1758-1109
pISSN - 1357-633X
DOI - 10.1177/1357633x19877746
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , emergency department , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , confidence interval , medical emergency , emergency medicine , hazard ratio , health care , nursing , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics , economic growth
Telemedicine can improve access to emergency stroke care in rural areas, but the benefit of telemedicine across different types and models of telemedicine networks is unknown. The objectives of this study were to (a) identify the impact of telemedicine on emergency department (ED) stroke care, (b) identify if telemedicine impact varied by network and (c) describe the variation in process outcomes by telemedicine across EDs.