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Telemedicine distribution &
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Introduction
Advances in healthcare information technology as patient portals, electronic medical records
(EMRs), electronic health records (EHRs), real-time coordination of patient care have led to
advancement of healthcare delivery (Froehle, 2014). Healthcare administration leaders along
with clinical staffs are devising ways to best implement, such technologies for betterment of
healthcare delivery. Telemedicine has provided patient care and treatment through advancement
in healthcare technology. Virtually interfacing with patients from a distance could allow delivery
of service in case of disaster events or rural locales. The scope of this analysis deals with
Analysis
The scope of article presented by Torabi, M.S., et. al (2016) was focused on evaluating
operational policies improving patient in population that receives intravenous recombinant
plasminogen activator (rt-PA) (Torabi, 2016). Telemedicine was applied to minimize treatment
time to patients, for providing cost-effective time efficacy treatment. Physicians were randomly
located in hospitals in regions based on their zip codes of work and residence.
Weakness related to the study was inability to derive results from regional stroke teams. The
study has not been able to provide any generalized prescriptive framework for universal
telestroke.
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