Telehealth Helps Boost Access to Stroke Care in Rural Areas, Study Finds

Telehealth programs can help increase access to stroke care for patients in rural areas, according to a study that will be presented this week at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th annual conference, FierceHealthIT reports.

A 2010 study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that 54.5% of Oregon residents could obtain stroke care within one hour (Gold, FierceHealthIT, 3/18).

For the latest study, some of the same researchers evaluated all hospitals in Oregon to determine how the introduction of telehealth programs affected residents’ access to stroke care.

Brendan Carr

Full Story: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2013/3/19/telehealth-helps-boost-access-to-stroke-care-in-rural-areas-study-finds.aspx

Many thanks to David Young for sharing this.