The Role of Videoconferencing Teleconsultation in Improving Transfer Efficiency and Functional Outcomes in Rural Stroke Care: Retrospective Cohort Study

Chi Sheng Wang   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD ;   Yi-Ju Chen   ^{2, 4} , MD, PhD ;   Tzu-Chieh Lin   ^{5, 6} , MD, PhD ;   Hui-Mei Huang   ² , MS ;   Pei-Ru Tu   ² , MS ;   Po-Lin Chen   ^{1, 3, 7 *} , MD ;   Jin-An Huang   ^{1 *} , MD, PhD

¹ Division of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

² Telehealth Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

³ Institute of Brain Science, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

⁴ Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

⁶ College of Fine Arts and Creative Design, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan

⁷ Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally