- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Part 1.1 The intensive care unit
- Chapter 1 Design of the ICU
- Chapter 2 Staffing models in the ICU
- Chapter 3 Rapid response teams for the critically ill
- Chapter 4 In-hospital transfer of the critically ill
- Chapter 5 Pre- and inter-hospital transport of the critically ill and injured
- Chapter 6 Regional critical care delivery systems
- Chapter 7 Integration of information technology in the ICU
- Chapter 8 Multiple casualties and disaster response in critical care
- Chapter 9 Management of pandemic critical illness
- Part 1.2 Communication
- Part 1.3 Training
- Part 1.4 Safety and quality
- Part 1.5 Governance
- Part 1.6 Research
- Part 1.7 Medico-legal and ethical issues
- Part 1.8 Critical illness risk prediction
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care
(p. 28) Integration of information technology in the ICU
- Chapter:
- (p. 28) Integration of information technology in the ICU
- Author(s):
Daniel Martich
and Jody Cervenak
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199600830.003.0007
As we look to the evolving health care industry with improved care quality, health outcomes, and cost parameters, the demands of the critical care environment require a transformation. Technology, process, and people are at the centre of this transformation. The power is in the knowledge that can be achieved and the process improvements that can be made through automation. Five major areas of technology evolution include workflow automation, information exchange, clinical decision support, and predictive modelling, remote monitoring, and data analytics. If designed properly, technology can result in doing things differently (better) and doing different things. Information exchange is required for quality and efficient critical care information delivery. Data analytics will use information for comparative effectiveness, registry reporting, population management, and research study recruiting.
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- Section 1 ICU organization and management
- Part 1.1 The intensive care unit
- Chapter 1 Design of the ICU
- Chapter 2 Staffing models in the ICU
- Chapter 3 Rapid response teams for the critically ill
- Chapter 4 In-hospital transfer of the critically ill
- Chapter 5 Pre- and inter-hospital transport of the critically ill and injured
- Chapter 6 Regional critical care delivery systems
- Chapter 7 Integration of information technology in the ICU
- Chapter 8 Multiple casualties and disaster response in critical care
- Chapter 9 Management of pandemic critical illness
- Part 1.2 Communication
- Part 1.3 Training
- Part 1.4 Safety and quality
- Part 1.5 Governance
- Part 1.6 Research
- Part 1.7 Medico-legal and ethical issues
- Part 1.8 Critical illness risk prediction
- Section 2 Pharmacotherapeutics
- Section 3 Resuscitation
- Section 4 The respiratory system
- Section 5 The cardiovascular system
- Section 6 The gastrointestinal system
- Section 7 Nutrition
- Section 8 The renal system
- Section 9 The neurological system
- Section 10 The metabolic and endocrine systems
- Section 11 The haematological system
- Section 12 The skin and connective tissue
- Section 13 Infection
- Section 14 Inflammation
- Section 15 Poisoning
- Section 16 Trauma
- Section 17 Physical disorders
- Section 18 Pain and sedation
- Section 19 General surgical and obstetric intensive care
- Section 20 Specialized intensive care
- Section 21 Recovery from critical illness
- Section 22 End-of-life care