Obstacles and solutions in the implementation of telestroke: billing, licensing, and legislation

Stroke. 2013 Dec;44(12):3602-6. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001889. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

Authors

Mark C Aita¹, Kim Nguyen, Robert Bacon, Kevin M Capuzzi

Affiliation

¹ From the Institute of Catholic Bioethics, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA (M.C.A., K.N.); Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (R.B.); and Pinckney, Harris & Weidinger, LLC, Wilmington, DE (K.C.).

PMID: 24029633
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001889

No abstract available

Keywords: cost effectiveness; licensure; mechanisms; reimbursement; stroke; telemedicine.

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / diagnosis*
Humans
Remote Consultation / legislation & jurisprudence
Stroke / diagnosis*
Telemedicine / legislation & jurisprudence*