Comprehensive TeleStroke Coverage

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke…and access to timely care matters.

Telemedicine makes it possible for hospitals to care for patients with stroke symptoms and avoid the need to transfer them, consuming valuable time that can lead to poorer outcomes. With 24/7 access to teleNeurologists who are available within minutes, hospitals can evaluate stroke cases quickly and provide critical neurological care to patients locally.

Delivering Rapid teleStroke Care When Every Minute Matters

Access TeleCare provides real-time access and rapid response from an experienced and board-certified neurologist. TeleStroke care equips hospitals to care for patients experiencing strokes via telemedicine, including acute stroke care.

Neurology experts work with on-site teams to evaluate and treat stroke cases quickly, including a review of imaging, and recommendation for or against the administration of a clot-busting drug and whether the patient should receive endovascular treatment.

Key Benefits of Access TeleCare teleStroke Programs

Improve Door-to-Needle Times

Our board-certified teleNeurologists respond to all emergent consultation requests in under fifteen minutes, delivering rapid diagnostic and therapeutic decisions for patients experiencing a suspected stroke.

Increase Thrombolytic Utilization Rates

By providing timely and expert consultations, our specialists can accurately identify suitable candidates for thrombolytic therapy. Once a patient is confirmed to be suitable, our teleNeurologists actively manage care alongside on-site teams, increasing on-site clinicians’ confidence in caring for post-thrombolytic patients locally and reducing transfers.

Improve Patient Outcomes & Satisfaction

Access TeleCare has improved outcomes and decreased transfers at all sites where they operate, and our teleNeurologists practice with Comprehensive Stroke Center standards at all partner sites, regardless of their accreditation status.

Increase Regional Market Share

Access TeleCare’s comprehensive teleNeurology and teleStroke programs don’t simply reduce transfers. By delivering an enhanced level of care and availability, Access TeleCare enables hospitals to take on more patients, improve their CMI, and rethink what is possible for their communities on a regional scale.

Improve the Hospital’s Reputation

Access TeleCare’s teleStroke programs deliver clinically excellent care that improves outcomes and keeps more patients in their communities for specialty care. By enhancing local care teams’ capabilities and capacity, our telemedicine programs contribute to a strong positive image and reputation for hospitals as reliable providers that patients can trust to deliver the care they need as soon as it’s needed.

Enhance Patient Care

By providing comprehensive teleStroke coverage along with the full spectrum of neurological care, Access TeleCare helps hospitals provide a higher level of neurological care to enhance patient care and improve outcomes.

UnityPoint Health Transforms Specialty Care with Multiple Telemedicine Programs

Access TeleCare Case Study

UnityPoint Health partnered with us to launch a multi-hospital solution for their neurology and behavioral health care services to increase care access, reduce costs by $1.7 million, and boost revenue by more than 300 percent.

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“We’re flying through stroke surveys now.”

– Dr. Cate Ranheim | UnityPoint Health interim chief medical officer

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Neurology revenue increase after launching teleNeurology services

See how telemedicine made it possible

Time is Brain

Early diagnosis and treatment can mean the difference between life and death for stroke patients.

By enabling specialists to diagnose and determine the proper treatment for a stroke during the crucial, narrow window of time for the best chances of success, teleStroke programs move patients through their treatment process more efficiently. Hospitals are able to treat more patients and provide better treatment to those patients, increasing their chance for survival and recovery.

Access TeleCare helps hospitals acquire or retain Joint Commission Advanced Stroke Certification by practicing with Comprehensive Stroke Center standards at all partner sites.

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Access TeleCare teleStroke Program Results

Immediate access to specialists during a crucial, narrow time frame
Reduced time to diagnosis for rapid treatment
Increased capacity for patients treated
Increased patient retention
Improved rate of clot-busting drug administration
More lives saved

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Dr. Annie Tsui
Chief of Neurology | Access TeleCare

“We’re there to co-manage patients alongside the local emergency department team and ensure timely care for patients experiencing strokes.

We adhere to the idea that ‘time is brain.’ Expectations and needs are high, and the key to meeting those is quick, experienced, and skilled neurologists.”

OUR PROGRAMS IN ACTION

Meeting Complex Stroke and Neurological Care Needs Locally

The gold standard for treatment of an ischemic stroke, the most common stroke type, is thrombolytic therapy delivered within a short window of hours from symptom onset. Our technology-enabled care delivery model provides prompt neurological expertise that eliminates geographic barriers to care and supports the full continuum of inpatient and outpatient care.

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