mHealth Intelligence June 26, 2024
New research reveals teleneurology was acceptable among veterans regardless of neurological condition, with higher comorbidity linked to higher acceptability.
Veterans found their outpatient teleneurology experience acceptable independent of their neurologic condition, new research shows.
Published in the Journal of Neurology, the study examined whether patients with various neurological conditions found teleneurology acceptable and the factors influencing acceptability.
The Department of Veterans Health Administration’s (VA) Office of Rural Health developed the National Teleneurology Program (NTNP) in 2019 to combat neurology care access issues due to neurologist shortages and an aging population. The program provides timely and expanded access to specialty neurology care for veterans in rural and under-resourced areas.
The program includes 17 VA medical centers across the United States. Neurologists...