Process Improvement Program

Our process improvement program starts with our expert critical care staff and nationally recognized medical leadership. Working together with bedside staff, our team -- with expertise in quality improvement programs, patient safety and ICU efficiency -- can help hospitals improve patient outcomes and support continuous quality improvements.

Our program provides:

• Implementation and standardization of evidence-based best practices in areas such as deep vein thrombosis prevention, ventilator-associated pneumonia and low tidal volume ventilation
• Data-driven benchmark results:
  • Mortality, length of stay (APACHE IV severity-adjusted) and ventilator days
  • Best practices
• Protocol development
• On-site education programs and meetings
• Daily mentoring of clinical staff
• Internal feedback reports to drive quality:
  • Daily management reports
  • Quarterly core reports to review data, gauge and benchmark improvements
• Analytic tools such as custom queries and clinical research
• 24/7 support to drive continuous quality improvement

Hear Dr. Isabelle Kopec discuss the quality of improvement process Advanced ICU Care uses.

Advanced ICU Care's team supports onsite staff in instituting best practices and improving patient outcomes day in and day out. Our data collection and internal feedback reports help enable trend identification and proactive planning to address any observed issues.

Whether working from the Advanced ICU Care virtual ICU center via 24/7 telemedicine technology, or locally through bedside care, our experienced critical care professionals work in collaboration with the local clinical staff to bring best practices and high quality care to patients.

Key Top-line Results

St. Mary's Health Center's compliance with all four ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) interventions improved dramatically after implementation of Advanced ICU Care's program. The hospital has had zero cases of VAP.

St. Mary's also saw notable decreases in average daily glucose levels following Advanced ICU Care virtual ICU implementation.

In addition to VAP prevention and glycemic control, other ICU evidence-based care practices measured by Advanced ICU Care's process improvement program include:

• Deep Vein Thrombosis Prevention
• Stress/Pressure Ulcer Prevention
• Sepsis Bundle
• Beta Blocker Usage
• Red Blood Cell Transfusion Parameters
• Low Tidal Volume Ventilation