title: Keeping the sickest patients safer: telemedicine and critical care.
abstract: Telemedicine in critical care offers opportunities to improve quality and safety by connecting bedside care teams with off-site tele-ICU staff using advanced software and continuous remote monitoring technology. This leads to more proactive care, fewer complications, and timely decisions regarding care.
authors.affiliation: Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Fwinterbottom@ochsner.org
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Winterbottom
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards