Table 1b.

Quotes of the semistructured interviews.

Patient‘s acceptance of the neurological telemedical screen to screen visit	“…if we inform patients that we want to consult a neurologist, who is unable to come in person but joins us via a videoconference, patients are actually enthusiastic”(interview C, line 57–58)
	“…they rather thought this was a really good idea and were excited, because when suffering from ALS or MS they no longer manage to visit the resident neurologist.”(interview D, line 192–194)
Symptom control by recommended therapy	“Patient X… she lived quite a long time with a significant increase in mobility and was very satisfied and extremely thankful.” (interview C, line 15)
The fact that everything possible was done by consulting a specialist	“patients are highly satisfied also because they feel comprehensively cared for.” (interview A, line 41)
Satisfaction with the quality of their work increases in the SPC teams	“where a new neurological symptom supervenes … and I feel incapable of making the right diagnosis and initiating the accurate therapy … it is really brilliant for this.”(interview C, line 34–37)
	“in other cases there were fewer consequences (therapeutically), but we got certainty”(interview C, line 11–12)
Clear structures make it easier to discuss neurological problems	“if we have a reasonable initial suspicion“ (interview C, line 23–24).
	“It was extremely helpful, we may never have solved such questions” (interview D, line 125–126).
The visual component is a key feature of the system	“… asking you without inhibitions, and not only calling and describing, but really displaying, having you with us in the living room (via camera)” (interview D, line 26–27).