The Status of Telestroke in the United States A Survey of Currently Active Stroke Telemedicine Programs

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Gisele Sampaio [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Shawn
dc.contributor.authorShandra, Emma
dc.contributor.authorViswanathan, Anand
dc.contributor.authorSchwamm, Lee H.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionAlbert Einstein Hosp
dc.contributor.institutionChildrens Hosp
dc.contributor.institutionMassachusetts Gen Hosp
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-24T14:27:29Z
dc.date.available2016-01-24T14:27:29Z
dc.date.issued2012-08-01
dc.description.abstractBackground 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 Services Administration, we conducted an environmental scan of telestroke programs in the United States.Methods-An analyst contacted all potential programs identified in comprehensive online searches, interviewed respondents, and collected response data about structural and functional components of currently operating telestroke programs.Results-Among 97 potential programs contacted, 56 programs had confirmed telestroke activity, and 38 programs (68%) from 27 states participated. Hospital and community characteristics of nonparticipating programs were similar to those of participating ones. the top 3 clinical needs met by the telestroke were emergency department consultation (100%), patient triage (83.8%), and inpatient teleconsultation (46.0%). Telestroke programs were in operation a median of 2.44 years (interquartile range, 1.36-3.44 years); 94.6% used 2-way, real-time interactive video plus imaging, but only 44% used dedicated telemedicine consultation software. the mean number of spokes per hub increased significantly from 2007 to 2008 to 2009 (3.78 versus 7.60; P < 0.05), and >80% of spoke sites were rural or small hospitals. Reimbursement was absent for >40% of sites. Sites rated inability to obtain physician licensure (27.77%), lack of program funds (27.77%), and lack of reimbursement (19.44%) as the most important barriers to program growth.Conclusions-Telestroke is a widespread and growing practice model. Important barriers to expansion amenable to change relate to organizational, technical, and educational domains and external economic and regulatory forces. (Stroke. 2012;43:2078-2085.)en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Neurol & Neurosurg, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationAlbert Einstein Hosp, Neurol Program, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationChildrens Hosp, Ctr Innovat, Boston, MA 02115 USA
dc.description.affiliationMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
dc.description.affiliationMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02114 USA
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Neurol & Neurosurg, São Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.description.sponsorshipHealth Resource Services Administration Requisition
dc.description.sponsorshipIDHealth Resource Services Administration Requisition: 09-HRS9923-AB
dc.format.extent2078-U138
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.645861
dc.identifier.citationStroke. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 43, n. 8, p. 2078-U138, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.645861
dc.identifier.issn0039-2499
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/35109
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000306689300021
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
dc.relation.ispartofStroke
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjecttelemedicineen
dc.subjecttelestrokeen
dc.subjectinventoryen
dc.subjectbarriersen
dc.titleThe Status of Telestroke in the United States A Survey of Currently Active Stroke Telemedicine Programsen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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