Neurologist Finds The Answer Through Mobile Workstation And Telehealth Integration

As a neurologist in private practice and the director of the stroke program at Shasta Regional Medical Center (Shasta) in Redding, Calif., Dr. Hamid Rabiee keeps a busy schedule. In addition to seeing about 60 patients per week during office hours, Dr. Rabiee also balances teaching and oncall responsibilities at Shasta. Working an average 60-hour work week, Dr. Rabiee struggles to find enough quality time to spend with his patients — and his family.

The Challenge

Serving as the on-call neurologist in Shasta's emergency room (ER) one week every month was challenging for Dr. Rabiee. When the ER called, Dr. Rabiee stopped everything he was doing to drive to the ER to care for patients. As a result, Dr. Rabiee was forced to reschedule patients' planned appointments and often put his family's life on hold. "When I was on call, my family was on call," said Dr. Rabiee. "It was very disruptive to our personal lives."

After nine years of this hectic schedule, Dr. Rabiee realized he wanted — and needed &mdash a better way to improve patient care. Dr. Rabiee decided to investigate available telehealth technology and compiled his criteria for an effective, stable workstation with telehealth integration.

Access this case study to find out Dr. Rabiee's outlined criteria and the project's results.