Teleneurology in Practice : A Comprehensive Clinical Guide.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Teleneurology in the US Veteran Health Administration -- Introduction -- Telehealth Services in Neurology Subspecialty Centers of Excellence -- Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT): Additional Applications and Experience -- Care Coordination/Home Telehealth (CCHT) or Home Automated Telemanagement -- SCAN-ECHO (Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) -- Other Telehealth and Virtual Care Services -- Store and Forward Communication -- Summary -- References -- International Teleneurology -- Teleneurology -- Why Do We Need International Teleneurology? -- International Telestroke Networks -- International Teleneurology in Other Subspecialties -- Intercontinental Teleneurology -- Internet Referral System -- Challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- Military Telemedicine -- Introduction -- Neurology Telemedicine in the Military -- Videoconferencing -- Store and Forward -- Benefits and Limitations of Telemedicine Systems -- Current Use in Combat Settings -- Technology Required -- Telemedicine Team Members -- Store-and-Forward System Components -- Model Telemedicine Algorithm -- Civilian Counterparts -- Take Home Points -- References -- Telemedicine Technology -- Telecommunications -- Security -- Image Sharing and Medical Information Transfer -- Videoconferencing -- Robots -- Peripherals -- Interoperability -- References -- Telestroke -- Introduction -- Evidence for Telestroke -- Acute Stroke -- Poststroke -- Health Economic Analysis -- Telestroke Technology -- Legal and Legislative Issues -- Licensure -- Privacy -- Fraudulence and Abuse -- Future Direction -- References -- Teleneurointensive Care Unit (TeleneuroICU): Expanding the Reach of Subspecialty NeuroICU Care -- Introduction -- Methodology and Technological Aspects of TeleneuroICU Evaluations. General Clinical Aspects of TeleneuroICU Evaluations -- Clinical and Technical Limitations to TeleneuroICU Evaluations and Consultations -- Future Horizons in TeleneuroICU Care -- References -- Teleneurology and Neurointerventional Therapy for Acute Stroke -- The Use of Teleneurology for Neurointerventional Therapy -- The California Pacific Medical Center Experience -- Triage and Transfer Protocol -- Support and Sustainability of CPMCTEL and NIR at CPMC -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Teleneurosurgery -- Introduction -- Telemedicine or Telestroke -- The Increasing Use of Smartphones -- The Use of Smartphones in Telestroke -- Telerobotics -- Limitations of Telerobotics -- Conclusions and the Future -- References -- Hospital Teleneurology -- Introduction -- Practice of Hospital Teleneurology -- Evidence for Hospital Teleneurology -- Teleneurohospitalist Models -- Future Directions -- References -- Telemedicine and Parkinson's Disease -- The Growth of Telemedicine is Fueled by Advances in Technology -- Telemedicine Can Help to Reduce Barriers to Care -- Telemedicine is Well Suited for Parkinson's Disease -- Studies Demonstrate the Feasibility and Acceptability of Telemedicine -- Barriers to the Adoption of Telemedicine -- Reimbursement -- Licensure -- Telemedicine Models for Parkinson's Disease Care -- Conclusions -- References -- Teleneuropathology -- Telepathology and Teleneuropathology Literature -- Telepathology Equipment Classification -- Classification of Telepathology Systems -- Static Image Telepathology -- Dynamic-Robotic Telepathology -- Whole-Slide Imaging -- Multimodality Telepathology -- Telepathology and Teleneuropathology Validation Studies -- Telepathology and Teleneuropathology Applications -- Challenges in Teleneuropathology -- Regulatory Issues, Practice Guidelines, and Reimbursement for Services -- References. Tele-Epilepsy and Tele-Electroencephalography -- Introduction -- Tele-EEG -- Historical Perspectives of Electroencephalography -- Fundamentals of EEG Recordings -- EEG Types -- Technical Issues -- Tele-Epilepsy -- Acute Care -- Ambulatory Care -- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit -- Conclusion -- References -- The Emerging Relevance of Telemedicine in Sleep Medicine -- References -- Teledementia -- Introduction -- Patient Care -- Diagnosis at a Distance -- Telemonitoring -- Diagnosis of Dementia -- Management of Dementia -- Carer Support -- Technical Considerations -- Ethical Considerations -- Patient, Carer and Health-Care Professional Satisfaction -- Summary -- References -- The Emerging Role of Telemedicine in the Evaluation of Sports-Related Concussion -- Introduction -- The History of Telemedicine in TBI and Sports-Related Concussion -- Current Teleconcussion Applications -- Conclusion -- References -- Teleneurology in Contemporary Graduate Medical Education -- Curriculum -- Proposed Curriculum Elements -- Technical Background -- History and Evolution of the Field -- Impact on Health-Care Delivery/Outcomes -- Legal Concerns -- Reimbursement -- Optimizing Telemedicine-Care Delivery with Health IT -- Potential Modalities to be Utilized for Learning -- Didactic -- Experiential -- Telementoring -- Conclusion -- References -- Legal Considerations in the Use of Telemedicine in Neurology -- Legal Considerations of Teleneurology -- Licensure -- Reimbursement -- Informed Consent -- Privacy -- Standard of Care -- Telestroke-Specific Legal Concerns -- References -- Reimbursement in Teleneurology -- Medicare -- Medicaid -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.