TeleICU Interdisciplinary Care Teams

Cindy Welsh; Teresa Rincon; Iris Berman; Tom Bobich; Theresa Brindise; Theresa Davis

doi:10.1016/j.cnc.2021.09.002

TeleICU Interdisciplinary Care Teams

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2021 Dec;33(4):459-470. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2021.09.002.

Authors

Cindy Welsh¹, Teresa Rincon², Iris Berman³, Tom Bobich⁴, Theresa Brindise⁵, Theresa Davis⁶

Affiliations

¹ Adult Critical Care, eICU, AdvocateAuroraHealth, 1400 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA. Electronic address: cindy.welsh@aah.org.
² Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
³ Telehealth Services, Northwell Health, 15 Burke Lane, Syosset, NY 11791, USA.
⁴ VP - Marketing, Hicuity Health, 2040 Main Street Suite 240, Irvine, CA 92614, USA.
⁵ AdvocateAuroraHealth, eICU, 1400 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523, USA.
⁶ enVision TeleICU Inova Telemedicine, Inova Transfer Center, 8110 Gatehouse Road Suite 600 West, Falls Church, VA 22042, USA.

PMID: 34742501
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2021.09.002

Abstract

Telehealth in intensive care units (TeleICU) is the provision of critical care using audio-visual communication and health information systems across varying clinical and geographically dispersed settings. The optimal structure of a TeleICU team is one that leverages expert clinical knowledge to address the needs of critical care patients, regardless of hospital location or availability of an onsite intensivist. Information related to the optimal TeleICU team structure is lacking. This article examines the optimal TeleICU team composition, which is one that incorporates the use of an interdisciplinary approach, leverages technology, and is cognizant of varying geographic locations.

Keywords: Intensive care; Interdisciplinary; Remote ICU; Staffing; TeleICU; TeleICU team; Work flow.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Care
Hospitals
Humans
Intensive Care Units*
Patient Care Team
Telemedicine*