title: Overcoming challenges to sustain a telestroke network.
abstract: Our objectives are to identify and help overcome obstacles to telestroke practice, to present tips for sustaining a telestroke network, to suggest strategies for obtaining buy-in from clinicians and administrative leadership and providers, and to identify and engage champions and stakeholders of telestroke.
authors: Department of Neurology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
authors: Jeffrey A
authors: JA
authors: Switzer
authors: Bart M
authors: BM
authors: Demaerschalk
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003199:Computer Systems; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003406:Credentialing; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D004867:Equipment Design; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007857:Leadership; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D049269:Videoconferencing / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards