Benefits to Network Hospitals
- 24/7 real time access to stroke specialists
- Emergency Department acute stroke/neuroscience consultations
- Decreased length of stay in your ED
- Bedside follow up and Follow up appointments if needed
- Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center certification assistance
- Enhanced hospital reputation and good will in community
Technical and Site Requirements for Network Hospital
- Emergency room with telephone line and Internet access
- Videoconferencing equipment on mobile cart with monitor, PTZ camera, microphone and video server
- Dedicated public IP address assigned to mobile cart
- 3Mbps of available bandwidth for high quality audio and video
- High QoS to TCP/IP traffic between telestroke cart and Inova hub
- 24-hour CT scanner
- 24-hour laboratory testing
- Pharmacy that stocks tissue plasminogen activase (tPA)
Expertise from Inova Telemedicine Institute Is Offered For:
- Telemedicine program design
- Development of clinical protocols
- Business process design
- Education and training
- Technology assessment and vendor analysis and selection