2023
Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nakamoto C, Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A. Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023, 32: 107036. PMID: 36791674, PMCID: PMC9899774, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives.
Uscher-Pines L, Sousa J, Zachrison K, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A. Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2022, 28: e436-e443. PMID: 36525663, PMCID: PMC10074395, DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.89279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelehealth servicesShort-term acute care hospitalsAcute care hospitalsAddress patients' needsHospital administratorsQuality of careCritical access hospitalsCare hospitalPerson careLimited reimbursementPatient needsTelehealth utilizationRural hospitalsTelehealth programHospitalTelehealthAccess hospitalsHospital Association
2021
Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Zachrison K, Richard J, Wilcock A, Zubizaretta J, Schwamm L, Uscher-Pines L, Mehrotra A. Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2126612. PMID: 34554236, PMCID: PMC8461501, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stroke volumeControl hospitalsStroke volumeStroke centersStroke symptomsStroke systemsCase mixTransient ischemic attack admissionsHospital pairsInitial hospital presentationThrombectomy-capable hospitalsComprehensive stroke centerTransient ischemic attackPrimary stroke centerCross-sectional studyMajor teaching hospitalObserved patient characteristicsBed sizeHospital presentationIschemic attackInitial hospitalCritical access hospitalsPatient characteristicsInterhospital transferPostimplementation periodReperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity
Wilcock A, Schwamm L, Zubizarreta J, Zachrison K, Uscher-Pines L, Richard J, Mehrotra A. Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 527-535. PMID: 33646272, PMCID: PMC7922240, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ischemic strokeReperfusion treatmentIschemic strokeShort-term acute carePatients 85 yearsLow-volume hospitalsYear of admissionHospital emergency departmentTraditional Medicare beneficiariesClinical characteristicsCritical access hospitalsStroke outcomeAcute careControl hospitalsEmergency departmentMean ageFunctional statusPrimary diagnosisStroke expertiseHospital characteristicsMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare beneficiariesPatientsHospitalCare patterns