How Tele-ICU Improves Patient Safety Through Alteration in Processes of Care
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Description:
This session will explore how ICU telemedicine is structured, and how the combination of clinical informatics and audio-visual conferencing technology to communicate rapidly changing, clinically actionable data improved outcomes.
Speaker Information:
James A. L. Mathers Jr., MD, past president of American College of Chest Physicians
Connie Barden, RN/CNS, clinical nurse specialist, eICU, Baptist Health South Florida
Objectives:
Description:
This session will explore how ICU telemedicine is structured, and how the combination of clinical informatics and audio-visual conferencing technology to communicate rapidly changing, clinically actionable data improved outcomes.
Speaker Information:
James A. L. Mathers Jr., MD, past president of American College of Chest Physicians
Connie Barden, RN/CNS, clinical nurse specialist, eICU, Baptist Health South Florida
Objectives:
- Summarize the current state of tele-ICU care.
- Describe the structure of the tele-ICU.
- Develop insight into how communications technology can change processes of care.