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April 2021; 11 (2) Research

Teleneurology Expansion in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak at a Tertiary Health System in New York City

Benjamin R. Kummer, Chloe Sweetnam, Barbara G. Vickrey, Georges Naasan, Dayneen Harvey, Kimberly Gallagher, Nathalie Jetté
First published March 9, 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001057
Benjamin R. Kummer
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Chloe Sweetnam
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Barbara G. Vickrey
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Georges Naasan
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Dayneen Harvey
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Kimberly Gallagher
Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Teleneurology Expansion in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak at a Tertiary Health System in New York City
Benjamin R. Kummer, Chloe Sweetnam, Barbara G. Vickrey, Georges Naasan, Dayneen Harvey, Kimberly Gallagher, Nathalie Jetté
Neurol Clin Pract Apr 2021, 11 (2) e102-e111; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001057

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vol. 11 no. 2 e102-e111
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001057

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • Received July 28, 2020
  • Accepted January 19, 2021
  • First Published March 9, 2021.

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    1. Benjamin R. Kummer, MD,
    2. Chloe Sweetnam, MSc (chloe.sweetnam{at}mssm.edu),
    3. Barbara G. Vickrey, MD, MPH (barbara.vickrey{at}mssm.edu),
    4. Georges Naasan, MD (georges.naasan{at}mssm.edu),
    5. Dayneen Harvey, CPC (dayneen.harvey{at}mssm.edu),
    6. Kimberly Gallagher (kimberly.gallagher{at}mssm.edu) and
    7. Nathalie Jetté, MD, MSc (nathalie.jette{at}mssm.edu)
  1. Benjamin R. Kummer, MD,
  2. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. (1) MD Aware, LLC

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    1. NONE

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    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. (1) Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Office of Well Being and Resilience grant for clinical informatics tools to support care coordination (awarded in Dec 2019, after manuscript was originally submitted)

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. (1) Syntrillo LLC (formerly known as NeuroView LLC) - medical advisory board Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials: (1) Syntrillo LLC (formerly known as NeuroView LLC)

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  3. Chloe Sweetnam, MSc (chloe.sweetnam{at}mssm.edu),
  4. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  5. Barbara G. Vickrey, MD, MPH (barbara.vickrey{at}mssm.edu),
  6. Scientific Advisory Boards:
    1. NIA-funded study, COADS (Indiana University), Data Safety and Monitoring Board, 2018-present

    Gifts:
    1. NONE

    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. Japanese Society of Neurology, travel and honorarium for speaking at 60th annual meeting

    Editorial Boards:
    1. Stroke section editor for Implementation Science, 2020-present (unpaid)

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Commercial Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NINDS, U54 NS081764, PI, 2012-2020; NIA R56 AG067045, co- investigator, 2020-2021; NIA P30 AG028741, Co-Leader of Pilot and Exploratory Studies Core, 2020-2025

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    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. California Community Foundation, PI of grant

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  7. Georges Naasan, MD (georges.naasan{at}mssm.edu),
  8. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

    Employment, Commercial Entity:
    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Other Activities:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Research Support, Government Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Academic Entities:
    1. NONE

    Research Support, Foundations and Societies:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options/Board of Directors Compensation:
    1. NONE

    License Fee Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Royalty Payments, Technology or Inventions:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Research Sponsor:
    1. NONE

    Stock/Stock Options, Medical Equipment & Materials:
    1. NONE

    Legal Proceedings:
    1. NONE

  9. Dayneen Harvey, CPC (dayneen.harvey{at}mssm.edu),
  10. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Publishing Royalties:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

    Consultancies:
    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  11. Kimberly Gallagher (kimberly.gallagher{at}mssm.edu) and
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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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    1. NONE

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  13. Nathalie Jetté, MD, MSc (nathalie.jette{at}mssm.edu)
  14. Scientific Advisory Boards:
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    Funding for travel or speaker honoraria:
    1. I have received travel reimbursement to attend executive committee meeting of the American Epilepsy Society and International League Against Epilepsy.

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    1. Epilepsia, Associate Editor, 2013 to present (personal compensation); Neurology Editorial Board (no personal compensation).

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    1. NJ receives grant funding paid to her institution for grants unrelated to this work from NINDS (NIH U24NS107201, NIH IU54NS100064).

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  1. Department of Neurology (BRK), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinical Informatics, Mount Sinai Health System; Department of Neurology (CS, BV, GN, DH, KG) and Departments of Neurology and Population Health Science and Policy (NJ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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    Dr. Kummer benjamin.kummer{at}mountsinai.org
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