Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Emergency department digital radiology: moving from photos to pixels.
Emergency department (ED) patient care relies heavily on radiologic imaging. As advances in technologic innovation continue to present opportunities to streamline and simplify the delivery of care, emergency medicine (EM) practitioners face the challenge of transitioning from a system of primarily film-based radiography to one that utilizes digitized images. ⋯ The authors discuss the benefits, challenges, and other operational considerations involved with the ED implementation of digital radiology and close by presenting guiding principles for current and future users. Despite the unresolved issues, digital radiology will mature as a technology and improve EM practice, making it one of the great information technology advances in EM.
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Emergency medicine information technology consensus conference: executive summary.
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Developing consensus in emergency medicine information technology.
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Crafting information technology solutions, not experiments, for the emergency department.
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Virtual TeleStroke support for the emergency department evaluation of acute stroke.
Telemedicine-enabled acute stroke consultation (TeleStroke) may be useful to determine eligibility for treatment with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and provide support to emergency departments without on-site stroke expertise. ⋯ TeleStroke videoconferencing can support emergency department-based evaluation of acute stroke and may facilitate tPA delivery in neurologically underserved facilities. A prospective, randomized trial is needed to determine if these systems are superior to traditional telephone consultation.