DNP 805 : Health Care Infomatics

Is telemedicine helpful for critically ill patients? Recent studies indicate that a majority of people spend their last days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a reduction in instantaneous accidents and the improvement of palliative care. According to Panlaqui, Broadfield, Champion, Edington, and Kennedy (2017) telemedicine has the potential to reduce the length of stay (LOS) for patients in the high dependency unit. Moreover, it could lead to improved patient outcomes by reducing the costs...

Is telemedicine helpful for critically ill patients? Recent studies indicate that a majority of people spend their last days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a reduction in instantaneous accidents and the improvement of palliative care. According to Panlaqui, Broadfield, Champion, Edington, and Kennedy (2017) telemedicine has the potential to reduce the length of stay (LOS) for patients in the high dependency unit. Moreover, it could lead to improved patient outcomes by reducing the costs...