Teleneurology Program

About the Teleneurology Program

At AHN, we prioritize connecting our patients with advanced neurological care regardless of your location or logistical challenges. Our Teleneurology Program connects you to specialized neurological care from board-certified neurologists through several advanced virtual care services. Teleneurology is the delivery of neurological care, evaluations, and consultations using secure video conferencing. It allows AHN neurologists to assess, diagnose, and manage patients with conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, headaches, and movement disorders without requiring an in-person visit. AHN teleneurology provides patients with access to:

Virtual neurohospitalists: Providing high-quality care to patients and local medical teams in community and rural hospitals via secure, real-time video and audio.
Direct-to-patient video visits: For convenient neurological consultations from home.
Virtual community clinics: Delivering expert neurological care within local community settings.

subset focused strictly on remote clinical care. Teleneurology sits within telemedicine as a specialized branch dedicated exclusively to remote neurological evaluations and treatments. This allows for our patients to experience:

Remote Consultations: Patients can have virtual appointments with neurologists for various conditions.• Convenience: It reduces travel time and costs for patients, particularly those in rural areas or with mobility challenges.
Accessibility: The program helps to improve access to specialist neurological care, potentially reducing wait times.
Conditions Treated: Teleneurology can be used for a range of neurological conditions, from initial assessments to follow-up appointments for chronic conditions.

Teleneurology Program FAQs

Our teleneurology program is here to help connect you with the neurological care you need. Your care team will help answer any questions you have, but we’ve included some frequently asked questions to help you get started in your understanding.

What is teleneurology?

Teleneurology at AHN allows you to get the neurological care you need, when you need it regardless of where you are. We use secure video conferencing to connect you with our experienced, skilled, and compassionate neurologists and health care providers. Teleneurology is often provided by a virtual neurohospitalists. A virtual neurohospitalist is a specialized neurologist who provides remote inpatient care for patients admitted to a hospital with acute neurological conditions, such as strokes, seizures, or traumatic brain injuries. Using teleneurology technology, these specialists collaborate in real-time with on-site emergency physicians and hospital staff to perform rapid evaluations, review imaging or diagnostic tests, and guide urgent treatment decisions when a full-time, on-site neurologist is unavailable.

How does teleneurology work?

Teleneurology typically works by connecting a patient with a neurologist using secure, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing technology. The process usually involves a remote clinical evaluation where the neurologist reviews medical history, discusses symptoms, and conducts a visual neurological examination—such as observing speech, coordination, and eye movements—often with the assistance of an on-site nurse or specialized digital tools. Based on this assessment, the specialist can provide a diagnosis, recommend a treatment plan, prescribe medications, or coordinate further testing and follow-up care.

What are the benefits of teleneurology?

Teleneurology offers several key benefits for patients:

Improved access: It connects patients in rural or underserved areas with specialized neurologists, eliminating the need for long-distance travel to see a specialist.
Faster intervention: For acute neurological events like strokes, rapid virtual assessments (often called tele-stroke) allow specialists to guide time-sensitive, life-saving treatments remotely.
Patient convenience: Individuals with chronic conditions or mobility limitations—such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or severe migraines—can receive consistent follow-up care from the comfort of home.
Reduced burden: It significantly decreases travel time, transportation costs, and missed work for both patients and their caregivers.

Getting care from the Teleneurology Program

Our virtual neurohospitalists bring world-class neurological expertise directly to you at the hospital closest to you. AHN virtual neurohospitalists provide expert care for a wide range of neurological conditions during your stay, conducting daily virtual rounds that ensure coordinated care and actively involve your loved ones. A dedicated nurse presenter in the hospital assists with a complete neurological exam, enabling our specialists to thoroughly understand your condition and pinpoint the most effective treatment. Using secure audio and video connections, our neurologists can connect directly with you, right in the comfort of your own house, making specialized consultations as easy as picking up your device. All necessary brain or spine scans (like CT or MRI) and lab results are securely available to your virtual neurohospitalist for rapid, informed treatment decisions. This unique approach ensures thousands of patients each year benefit from top-tier neurological care, without having to travel from where you live.

Conditions our teleneurology program treats

Our teleneurology program provides convenient, specialized care for a wide range of neurological conditions, connecting members with expert clinicians for timely evaluations and ongoing management.

Headaches and migraines: Teleneurology allows specialists to evaluate symptom patterns, adjust preventative and acute medications, and provide lifestyle guidance without requiring an in-person clinic visit. Learn more about headaches and migraines.
Epilepsy: Virtual consultations enable neurologists to review seizure logs, monitor medication effectiveness, and adjust treatment plans to help safely control seizure activity from home. Learn more about epilepsy.
Parkinson's Disease: Specialists can observe motor symptoms, assess gait and movement disorders remotely, and fine-tune medication regimens to help patients maintain mobility and quality of life. Learn more about Parkinson's Disease.
Multiple Sclerosis: Teleneurology supports the ongoing management of multiple sclerosis by tracking symptom progression, reviewing diagnostic test results, and coordinating specialized therapies. Learn more about Multiple Sclerosis.
Dementia: Virtual visits provide a comfortable environment for clinicians to assess cognitive changes, discuss care strategies, and offer essential guidance and support to patients and their family caregivers. Learn more about dementia.
Neuropathy: Neurologists can evaluate sensory symptoms, review diagnostic histories, and recommend targeted treatments to help manage nerve pain and associated discomfort. Learn more about neuropathy.
Concussion management: Tele-concussion visits allow clinicians to monitor recovery progress, assess cognitive and physical symptoms, and guide safe, gradual return-to-activity protocols.. Learn more about concussion management.
Post-stroke follow-up: Virtual follow-up care enables specialists to monitor recovery, assess residual deficits, manage secondary stroke prevention medications, and coordinate ongoing rehabilitation therapies. Learn more about post-stroke follow-up.

What to expect at your new patient visit

When you receive care at AHN Neuroscience, you’ll be seen by board-certified neurologists, neurosurgeons, and pain management physicians who can deliver highly specialized treatments using the latest, most advanced technologies. We recommend that you bring a trusted friend or family member to attend any appointment, but we do not recommend taking young children who cannot be left unattended in the waiting rooms.

We encourage you to sign up for AHN MyChart access, where you can complete some new patient paperwork and questionnaires through the MyChart web portal or the MyChart app.

What to take to your first visit

We recommend that you bring a trusted friend or family member to attend any appointment, but we do not recommend taking young children who cannot be left unattended in the waiting rooms. There are also certain items and paperwork you’ll want to have with you, so our office staff and healthcare team have your necessary information.

Required identification and payment

In order to process your information and start your appointment on time, please bring:

Insurance cards.
Photo ID.
Copay (no cash accepted).

Medical information and records

Please bring copies of previous medical records, including office visit notes, lab work, hospital stay summaries, and radiology reports from outside health organizations. You’ll also want to have a complete list of medications and supplements, including dosing amounts.

For worker’s compensation or auto claim purposes, please have date of injury, claim number, billing address, and the name and phone number of the claims adjuster.

Imaging studies (if applicable)

If you have had imaging studies done at imaging locations outside of Allegheny Health Network, you will need to follow these steps:

Contact the imaging facility and request a physical disc with the imaging and radiologist report.
Some sites will require a few days to a week’s notice before you can pick up the disc.
If you do not have copies of imaging, your initial evaluation will be incomplete, and we may need to schedule additional appointments.

Personal items and equipment (if applicable)

If you will require any personal items or medical equipment — walker, cane, wheelchair, oxygen — that will make your post-procedure care easier, please bring that with you.

Teleneurology Program Appointments and Access

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