Characteristics of U.S. Acute Care Hospitals That Have Implemented Telemedicine Critical Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Telemedicine critical care is associated with improved efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. As of 2010, fewer than 5% of U.S. hospitals had telemedicine critical care, and fewer than 10% of ICU beds were covered. We evaluated recent telemedicine critical care implementation and bed coverage rates in the United States and compared characteristics of hospitals with and without telemedicine critical care.

Design

Cross-sectional study of 2018 American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database.

Setting

U.S. hospitals.

Patients

None.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We obtained data regarding telemedicine critical care implementation, ICU capability (defined as ≥ 1 ICU bed), other hospital characteristics, and the H

SUBMITTER: Ofoma UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8245115 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature