But if you don't know how fast thrombectomy or tPA has to occur to get 100% recovery this really doesn't help. My definition of success is 100% recovery, NOTHING LESS! You're measuring speed and processes NOT RESULTS. Do your research correctly. Leadership here has failed.
Technology and Apps Improve the Stroke Treatment Processes: How a Stroke Center Combined Software and a Secure Mobile Communication Platform to Enhance Processes for Stroke Treatment
By A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P
In a case study featuring the Miami Valley Hospital system, the success the hospital achieved from integrating the two innovative technologies to improve stroke treatment processes and speed communications for the condition was highlighted.
With up to 60 individuals responding to one stroke case — EMS providers, neurologists, CT technologists, nurses, and consulting and emergency physicians — having the right communication technology in place and used effectively is critical to patient outcomes.
During complex conditions like stroke, there is a tremendous amount of information that needs to be generated and communicated, including the level of blood flow to the patient’s brain, something that can only be seen with advanced imaging.
Miami Valley needed a way to capture and communicate this data and critical details instantly to accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of patients experiencing an acute stroke. So, they added RapidAI to their established Pulsara communication workflow.
The Pulsara platform allows facilities to easily create a dedicated patient channel, build a team around their stroke activation system and communicate using audio, live video, instant messaging, data, images, and key benchmarks. Studies report an average decreased treatment time of nearly 30% when using Pulsara.
The RapidAI software platform uses artificial intelligence to process critical stroke imaging information, shortening to five minutes a data interpretation process that traditionally took a CT technologist at least 20 minutes – a 75% reduction in time; 15 precious minutes saved that can help the team to make decisions that can improve patient outcomes.
In the last year since the Pulsara and RapidAI integration, the team at Miami Valley has been able to reduce inefficiencies and delays in stroke treatment, activating the appropriate interventions sooner — an achievement that has resulted in better outcomes for stroke patients.
Equally important is the fact that the integrated data and notification system enables the entire stroke team to be notified and provided with the imagery and data in real time, something that had yet to happen at any other stroke center in the world. This allows neurologists to make critical decisions, such as when it’s safe to remove a blood clot, and when and if clot-busting medication can be used.
This instant coordination of care helps the hospital buy more time for a stroke patient. Prior to integrating the technologies, Miami Valley’s stroke team knew a CT scan was underway, but not necessarily when it was completed. Now, all members receive an alert as soon as the images are available, and the neurologists can evaluate the results immediately on their mobile devices. This allows the team to begin the most appropriate interventions faster since physicians no longer have to pull the needed information manually.
By reducing delays in stroke treatment through innovative communication and technology, Miami Valley Hospital is setting new standards of stroke care.(But we want new standards in stroke results.)
Click here to download the full case study.
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