According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, to be "stroke-ready" your hospital must be able to provide immediate neurological consultation services for stroke patients 24-7 or your facility may be bypassed by EMS. Most rural hospitals are not able to support a staff of neurologists to meet the criteria.

By becoming a member of the INTEGRIS TeleStroke Network, your hospital will receive 24-hour acute stroke expertise-on-demand. Being a primary stroke center, allows the rural hospitals to collect fees for the administration of tPA. With the new MSDRG’s, there are three levels of reimbursement. The average reimbursement for each patient that receives tPA is $13,215 ($9,580 - $17,707).

Other advantages include access to the monthly INTEGRIS Stroke Grand Rounds CME and the MGH Partners TeleStroke CME network, which provides quarterly CME credits with interactive questions and answer sessions.