Good news for rural stroke patients: Virtual stroke care appears cost-effective
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 15:30
in Health & Medicine
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. The research is published in the September 14, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.