Tag: EEG Testing
EEG – A Powerful and Often Overlooked Diagnostic Tool
EEG tests and EEG monitoring are currently underused when it comes to identifying common diseases and performing neurological assessments in hospital patients, particularly in the United States and Canada. The expanded use of EEG can assist clinicians in making an accurate diagnosis, neurological assessment, or prognosis in patients.
Read MoreTeleneurology is Helping Rural Hospitals Retain Patients
Telemedicine or telehealth has been described as a path to virtual integrated care and is changing health care delivery in communities across the United States (US). The use of telehealth in hospitals has grown rapidly from 35% in 2010 to 76% in 2017, connecting patients to vital health care services with consulting practitioners at a […]
Read MoreHome-centered EEG Services in the Time of COVID-19
With patients and potential patients across the country being advised to avoid hospitals and to cancel or delay elective procedures, telemedicine and other remote digital health services are being touted as alternative options. Unfortunately, some specialties are better suited than others for such an approach. And, as a result, some patients may be missing important diagnostic […]
Read MoreResources & Recommendations for Neurodiagnostic Testing During COVID-19
ASET- The Neurodiagnostic Society Recently the American Society for Electrodiagnostic Technologists (ASET) published its recommendations on the appropriate infection control precautions to follow when providing needed diagnostic EEG procedures, assuming the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. We have a link below to the document. ASET has also made available, in pre-publication, […]
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