By Dr. Eric Anderson The FDA approved the use of tissue plasminogen activator for ischemic stroke in 1996. Over the next two decades, the literature on treating stroke patients with tPA as quickly as possible became widely accepted as the standard of care. The motto, “time is brain” is today well-known, a shorthand for the […]
By Dr. Bill Krimsky Picture this: it’s the dead of winter in the North Country of New Hampshire, in a little town called Colebrook. Population just over 2,000, basically a sleigh ride from the Canadian border, snow as far as the eye can see. It’s the middle of the night, a blizzard is on, and […]
By Jason Hallock, MD Imagine if we invested the same amount of time, energy, and money in building out our virtual care delivery as we have in building out our hospitals, our outpatient centers, and our offices? I’ll come back to that vision in a moment—but first, I want to recall just how much of […]
As Hurricane Season draws nearer—the formal beginning of the season is recognized as June 1—many hospitals are already overwhelmed with patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic or anticipating a “second surge.” This adds urgency to telemedicine implementations because these facilities may need additional support should an unforeseen natural disaster compound capacity issues onsite. Fortunately, SOC […]
By Dr. Eric Anderson, Chair of Neurology Recent news and clinical reports raise the alarming incidence of strokes in COVID-19 patients younger than 50. As the largest teleNeurology practice in the United States, we typically see over 7,000 neurological consults each month across the nation which gives us access to several of these cases. We […]
