title: Innovative use of tele-ICU in long-term acute care hospitals.
abstract: Tele-intensive care units (ICUs) typically provide remote monitoring for ICUs of acute care, short-stay hospitals. As part of a joint venture project to establish a long-term acute level of care, Good Shepherd Penn Partners became the first facility to use tele-ICU technology in a nontraditional setting. Long-term acute care hospitals care for patients with complex medical problems. We describe describes the benefits and challenges of integrating a tele-ICU program into a long-term acute care setting and the impact this model of care has on patient care outcomes.
authors: Penn e-lert eICU, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA. margaret.fortino-mullen@uphs.upenn.edu
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Mullen-Fortino
authors: Frank D
authors: FD
authors: Sites
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Soisson
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Galen
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*