Impact of an intensive care unit telemedicine program on a rural health care system

• Published in: Postgraduate medicine Vol. 121; no. 3; p. 160
• Main Authors: Zawada, Jr, Edward T, Herr, Patricia, Larson, Deanna, Fromm, Robert, Kapaska, David, Erickson, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2009
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intensive Care Units - organization & administration; Male; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Program Evaluation - methods; Retrospective Studies; Rural Health Services - organization & administration; Telemedicine - organization & administration; Time Factors; United States; United States

We evaluated the impact of a 15-hospital, rural, multi-state intensive care unit (ICU) telemedicine program. Acute Physiology, Age, and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE III) scores, raw mortality rates, and actual-to-predicted length of stay (LOS) ratios and mortality ratios were used. Surveys eval...