Improving Internal Communications Leads to 50% Stroke Workflow Improvement

TigerConnect has seen its customers improve their stroke workflows by more than 50% when staff have access to and embrace the use of communication technology. By delivering the right information to the right person when and where they need it, organizations are able speed up patient care in an area where every second matters. Healthcare IT Today sat down with Will O’Connor, M.D., Chief Medical Information Officer at TigerConnect, to find out how these results were achieved and why improving internal communications can have such an impact. Every Second Matters for Stroke Patients According to the CDC, more than 795,000 people in the US experience a stroke every year. Approximately 87% of those strokes are ischemic – where blood flow to the brain is blocked. Without blood, the brain loses 1.9 million neurons each minute. The sooner a patient can be treated, the more likely they will make a full recovery. The longer it takes to treat them, the more likely they will have permanent cognitive and physical impairment. “The important metric when it comes to a stroke is door-to-needle time,” explained Dr. O’Connor. “The sooner a patient with acute ischemic stroke – or AIS – can be given intravenous tissue plasminogen activator – or tPA – the more likely they are to have a good outcome.” The recommended door-to-needle time in the US is 60 minutes or less. Removing the Information Barrier “We want to make that door-to-needle time as fast as possible for our c...
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