New Study Shows Tele-ICUs Save Lives, Decrease Patient Time in ICU

Advanced ICU Care
December 6, 2010

A study released Dec. 1 by the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative finds that patient mortality decreases significantly - as much as 36 percent - when hospitals adopt tele-ICU technology. Also, patients' length of stay in the ICU decreases by almost two days - or 30 percent.

"Now that tele-ICUs have a strong reputation based on clear evidence, we must seize the chance to speed the adoption of this valuable technology in hospitals across the country," the study's authors state.

Link to Full Article: http://www.icumedicine.com/12-01-10-nehi.html