Medical Literature

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Leapfrog Recognizes “Tele-Intensivists” Under Safety Practice Standards

bullet Remote critical care consultation: telehealth projection of clinical speciality expertise (pdf)
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, March 31st, 2004
Effect of a Multiple-Site Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine Program on Clinical and Economic Outcomes
Critical Care Medicine 32(1):31-38, January 2004

Critical care medicine in the United States 1985 - 2000: An analysis of bed numbers, use, and costs.
Critical Care Medicine 32(6):1254-1259, June 2004

Intensive care unit physician staffing: Financial modeling of the Leapfrog standard.
Critical Care Medicine 32(6)1247-1253, June 2004
Survival of critically ill patients in and out of intensive care units under paucity of intensive care unit beds.
Critical Care Medicine 32(8)1654-1661, August 2004
Physician Staffing Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Vol. 288 No. 17, November 6, 2002
Current and Projected Workforce Requirements for Care of the Critically Ill and Patients with Pulmonary Disease
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Vol. 284 No. 21, December 6, 2000