Full Description
In today's changing medical climate, more physicians than ever before are incorporating telemedicine into their clinical practice. Teleneurology provides comprehensive, practical answers to the many questions clinicians have on implementing and growing a teleneurology practice. Covering everything from historical perspectives to future possibilities in this evolving field, it provides the information you need to successfully use this promising new option in providing optimal and adaptable patient care.
Covers all aspects of practical implementation including technology requirements, legal requirements, and billing concerns.
Provides a thorough discussion of how to perform a neurological exam via telemedicine, including links to view real-world examples and find updated regulatory information.
Reviews teleneurological evaluation for various disorders including stroke, epilepsy, and movement disorders.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
1. Responding to a crisis: A call to action
2. The telemedicine exam general overview
3. The TeleStroke evaluation
4. Telemedicine for evaluation of clinical epilepsy
5. The ophthalmologic exam
6. Neuro-ophthalmology evaluation
7. Teleneurology for Parkinson's disease and movement disorders in the COVID-19 pandemic
8. Introduction to tele-psychology during the pandemic
9. Tele-neuropsychology: Bringing neuropsychology into the future of health care delivery
10. Sleep telemedicine
11. Neuromuscular evaluation
12. General neurosurgery exam
13. Neurosurgical spine care during COVID-19 pandemic: The Department of Neurological Surgery Houston Methodist experience
14. System coordination and implementation
15. Teleneurology in academics
16. Telehealth laws, regulations, and reimbursement
17. International teleneurology
18. Future of telemedicine
