Mobile stroke units, spectral CT take spots on ECRI watch list
Dara JacobsenJan 6, 2016 9:36:01 AM
Released every year by ECRI, the Top 10 Hospital C-Suite Watch List is designed to give C-level hospital executives a look at the 10 most important healthcare technologies that hospitals should focus on as they strive to deliver better patient care at a lower cost.
Occupying the top spot on the 2016 list are mobile stroke units, which use ambulances outfitted with mobile CT scanners and an onboard team of specialists trained to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. The team can perform blood tests, acquire CT scans, and administer tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) if needed before patients ever reach hospitals.
Mobile stroke units are typically staffed by a paramedic, ambulance driver, critical care nurse, and CT technologist; vascular neurologists are either onboard or available via telemedicine links. In one program, onboard personnel use Google Glass to transmit images hands-free.
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