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Rush Memorial's virtual ICU reduces transfers, boosts patient experience

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

PROPOSAL Rush Memorial brought in vendor Access TeleCare to implement a two-bed, virtual ICU. "We wanted to be able to open our ICU and have available the intensivist/pulmonologist coverage our patients needed," Tressler explained. "Also, we have improved our patient experience," she continued.

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Weekly Roundup – September 10, 2022

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. In the latest Healthcare IT Podcast, John and Colin discussed the upcoming slate of health IT conferences. posted to Healthcare IT Central.

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ProMedica Health doubles inpatient virtual service lines, expediting specialty care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The challenge is always how to distribute that needed care in the most efficient manner for the specialist clinicians, in a way that best optimizes their time while enhancing that patient experience and value. Healthcare IT News published a special report highlighting many of these vendors with detailed descriptions of their products.

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