Consulting Overview

The performance level of a hospital's intensive care unit has a dramatic impact not only on patient outcomes, but also on the hospital's financial and operational success. Performance metrics are becoming even more important under pay-for-performance systems and other accountable care initiatives. ICUs usually account for 10% of the beds in a hospital, yet they generate 30% of the hospital's costs. An ICU's operations not only impact the unit's own costs and patient outcomes, but its performance ripples throughout the facility.

Studies and experience have shown significant gaps between the typical ICU and a "high-performing" one. In the typical ICU, often the cutting-edge infrastructure, systems and processes are not in place, and the adoption of new clinical initiatives lags resulting in an ICU that falls short of its full potential.

The pressure is on for hospitals to improve the performance of their ICUs now. The Advanced ICU Care Consulting team is ready to ensure that your hospital has a high-performing ICU.