Dataset Information

Impact of Telemedicine Monitoring of Community ICUs on Interhospital Transfers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study the effects of tele-ICU monitoring on interhospital transfers from community-based ICUs to the quaternary care hospital at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Design

This is a retrospective review of data on interhospital transfers comparing trends prior to tele-ICU implementation to those following implementation.

Setting

Tele-ICU programs are increasingly utilized to fill resource gaps in caring for critically ill patients. How such programs impact population and bed management within a healthcare system are not known. Mayo Clinic serves as quaternary referral care center for hospitals in the region within the Mayo Clinic Health System. In August 2013, we implemented tele-ICU monitoring at six Mayo Clinic Health System hospital ICUs.