When it comes to stroke care, minutes matter. Immediate stroke treatment can prevent serious disability and death. Advanced stroke treatments are equally important but aren’t offered at every hospital. The Duke Telestroke Network has made it possible for patients to fare better by ensuring they get the right care, in the right location, right away.
Our network extends the services of the Duke Stroke Center, a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, advancing best practices in evidence-based stroke care by offering virtual clinical coverage paired with programmatic assistance in local communities.
Our Approach
The Duke Telestroke Network offers our affiliates comprehensive support with quality oversight through the following:
- Rapid, virtual access to Duke specialists for stroke consultations 24/7/365
- Program assessment and development for the advancement of best practices in stroke care
- Support for the development of evidence-based protocols, guidelines, and policies
- Education to expand the availability of evidence-based stroke care into the community
- Quality oversight for developing best processes
- Guidance and support for Hospital Advanced Stroke Certification
Our Success
The Duke Telestroke Network approach leads to our following successes:
- Over 21,000 stroke consults completed
- Less than 4-minute average physician call back time
- More eligible patients identified for stroke medication treatment
- Physician, nursing and staff education focused on evidenced based practice and processes
- Retention of 80% of patients at their home hospital
- Successful Advanced Primary Stroke certification and Advanced Acute Stroke Ready certification
Case Study Duke Telestroke Network
Affiliations Network Map
Duke Telestroke Affiliates
Our Expert Team
Lorie Ann Meek, MSN, RN
Heather Forrest, MMCi, BSN, RN
