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Two years’ experience of implementing a comprehensive telemedical stroke network comprising in mainly rural region: the Transregional Network for Stroke Intervention with Telemedicine (TRANSIT-Stroke)

Katharina M. A. Gabriel, Steffi Jírů-Hillmann, Peter Kraft, Udo Selig, Viktoria Rücker, Johannes Mühler, Klaus Dötter, M. Keidel, Hassan Soda, Alexandra Rascher, Rolf Schneider, Mathias Pfau, Roy Hoffmann, Joachim Stenzel, Mohamed Benghebrid, Tobias Goebel, Sebastian Doerck, Daniela Kramer, Karl Georg Hæusler, Jens Volkmann, Peter U. Heuschmann, Felix Fluri · 2020 · BMC Neurology

Summary. A telemedicine stroke network in rural Bavaria, Germany, improved quality of care across hospitals of different specialization levels over two years. Level-I hospitals without specialized stroke units showed significant improvement in diagnostic processes and organization, while level-II and level-III hospitals maintained high quality standards throughout. By the end of the study period, ten of thirteen quality indicators met predefined targets, demonstrating that comprehensive telemedical networks enhance stroke care delivery in rural regions.

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Gabriel, K. M. A., Jírů-Hillmann, S., Kraft, P., Selig, U., Rücker, V., Mühler, J., Dötter, K., Keidel, M., Soda, H., Rascher, A., Schneider, R., Pfau, M., Hoffmann, R., Stenzel, J., Benghebrid, M., Goebel, T., Doerck, S., Kramer, D., Hæusler, K. G., . . . Fluri, F.. (2020). Two years’ experience of implementing a comprehensive telemedical stroke network comprising in mainly rural region: the Transregional Network for Stroke Intervention with Telemedicine (TRANSIT-Stroke). BMC Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01676-6

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DOI
10.1186/s12883-020-01676-6
Countries
Germany
Regions
Europe
Categories
rural-healthcare, broadband-and-digital
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2026-04-28