Articles

  1. November 1, 2012 - Medical Innovations

  2. A position paper from the Society of Hospital Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine; Co-authored by Mary Jo Gorman, M.D., MBA.

  3. December 19, 2011 - Tele-ICU Comes of Age

    New Studies, Hospital Five-Year Results Validate Effectiveness of Tele-ICU.

  4. Bureaucratic obstacles for physicians and nurses are hindering telemedicine's potential.

  5. The lack of around-the-clock ICU coverage and a shortage of intensivists is a pressing issue for many community hospitals, particularly those that are mid-size.

  6. Acute Care NPs Have New Opportunities in Virtual ICUs.

  7. A new report that outlines the potential care delivery improvements and cost savings of telemedicine might also be a road map to increased efficiency for hospitalists, according to one of the study's authors and a former SHM president.

  8. In this article… Discover the quality improvements and revenue increases that officials at a hospital in Missouri credit to the implementation of a tele-intensivist program in the ICU.

  9. Dr. Elizabeth Raitz Cowboy is the new director of the virtual ICU for Advanced ICU Care.

  10. There is no doubt the move from clinical practice and bedside nursing to management represents a significant change - and requires different skills. Here are seven tips for new managers that can help make the transition a smooth one.

  11. Transfers to the intensive care unit (ICU) that occur within 24 hours of presentation at the emergency department (ED) are primarily the result of a worsening of the initial condition or the development of a new problem.

  12. Houston Healthcare first state medical system to add eICU.

  13. February 3, 2010 - Virtual Reality With e-ICUs

    Cutting-edge telemedicine technology improves care in the ICU.

  14. With critical-care specialists in short supply, remote monitoring offers a high-tech solution.

  15. You may not know it, but every day and night critical care doctors and nurses are helping save lives from across town -- or even across the country -- through the emerging technology of critical care telemedicine or the "virtual ICU."

  16. Telemedicine Can Help Solve Intensivist Shortage.