Intercept - How Tele-ICU reduces cost in ICU (final ppt)
                     How Tele-
ICU Reduces 
Cost in ICU
Transformation in the field of Telemedicine
• Telemedicine has transformed 
the dynamics of critical care in 
the early 1960s.
• According to 
American Telemedicine Associat
ion(ATA)
, Telemedicine is defined as the 
use of medical information 
exchanged from one site to 
another via electronic 
communications to improve 
patient clinical health status.
• A research study states that 
about 6 million patients are 
being treated in the Intensive 
Care Units (ICU) each year in 
the United States.
Clinical Decision Support
In Intensive Care Units (ICU), intensivist and their 
care teams must be prepared to respond promptly 
and judiciously at any moment and save lives.
According to Leapfrog Group Survey results, ICU 
Physician Staffing (IPS) has huge impact on the 
mortality rate and Average Length Of Stay among 
ICU patients.
A Tele-ICU system delivers clinical decision support 
resulting in better patient care with higher 
probability of faster recovery.
Resource Management
• Intensivists are the lifeline of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• A research study reports that only 10-15% of the hospitals in the 
country employ full-time intensivists.
• Intercept TeleMed supports off-site intensivist staffing leading to 
reduced ICU care costs and higher returns for hospitals.
• Equipped with one intensivist and three critical care nurses to provide 
care for about 150 ICU beds simultaneously across multiple locations.
• On the downside, intensivists experience burn out more often than 
their colleagues while their work-life balance gets affected due to 
stress and irregular work hours.
Patient-centered Technology
• Patient experience is evolving owing to patient-centered technologies 
like Tele-ICU
• Intercept TeleMed’s IoT-enabled Smart Alerts engine alerts intensivists 
and critical care providers in the ICUs when the patient vital signals 
deviates from a set of predefined criteria based on clinical evidence.
• Tele ICU proves to be a promising technology solution for critical care 
delivery beyond boundaries of time zones and geographical locations 
soon.
Thank You
•Source : Intercept TeleMed
•http://www.intercepttelemed.com/
•A Tele-ICU services company that is led by physicians who have an 
in-depth understanding of the problems and opportunities for 
improved outcomes within an ICU. 
•Read more : 
http://www.intercepttelemed.com/how-tele-icu-reduces-cost-in-icu/