Telemedicine: Economic and clinical evaluation of the management of ischemic stroke

Discussion and conclusion To be implemented and funded at a large scale, the clinical and budgetary impact of telemedicine need to be assessed. In our study the introduction of the Telestroke system did not significantly increase expenditure related to the management of IS compared with direct thrombolysis at the SU. But the distribution of revenues between healthcares centers need to be optimised.
Source: European Research in Telemedicine - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research