Telemedicine in the ICU

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Koenig, Matthew A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Critical care medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

This text provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of telemedicine in the ICU. The first part of the book reviews common issues faced by practitioners and hospital administrators in implementing and managing tele-ICU programs, including the merits of different staffing models, the challenges o...

Table of Contents:

• The Tele-ICU: Formative or Out-of-Date or Both? - Practice Models and Future Directions
• Remote Proactive Physiologic Monitoring in the ICU
• Reimbursement and Payment Models for Tele-ICU
• Legal and Regulatory Issues with Telemedicine Practice in the ICU
• Nursing and Provider Roles in the Tele-ICU
• Structure and Design of the Tele-ICU
• Integrating Telemedicine Technologies in the ICU
• Safety and Quality Metrics for ICU Telemedicine: Measuring Success
• Does ICU Telemedicine Improve Outcomes? Current State of the Evidence
• TeleICU Patient Experience: Focus on Family-Centered Care
• Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementing Telemedicine in the ICU
• Telestroke and Neurocritical Care
• Advances in Tele-Cardiology
• Telemedicine in the Pediatric ICU
• Telemedicine for Early Treatment of Sepsis
• Pre-Hospital Telemedicine and EMS Integration
• Telemedicine Consultation to the General ICU.