title: Using the Tele-ICU care delivery model to build organizational performance, part 1.
abstract: The paradigm has shifted in care delivery models to effect improvements in both the quality and safety of patient care. Tele-Health integration is one example. By using mobile devices and the expertise of experienced clinicians in a remote location, bedside caregivers now can receive real-time assistance for patient management. The Tele-ICU is one example of an application of a technological model that accelerates clinical problem solving and decision-making, resulting in expediting critical care delivery and ultimately enhancing outcomes.
authors.affiliation: eICU Program, Resurrection Health Care, Holy Family Medical Center, Des Plaines, Illinois, USA. Rebecca.Rufo@reshealthcare.org
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rufo
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011209:Power, Psychological; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*