From paper to computer documentation: one easy step?
One of the struggles in a rural state is providing quality medical care irrespective of where an individual lives. The Intensive Care Unit where I am currently employed transitioned in 2005 to the VISICU eICU® system. The eICU® system allows the tertiary medical center ICU to provide back up and res...
| Publicado en: | Online Journal of Nursing Informatics Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 5 - 6 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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HIMSS Foundation
Oct2008
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | One of the struggles in a rural state is providing quality medical care irrespective of where an individual lives. The Intensive Care Unit where I am currently employed transitioned in 2005 to the VISICU eICU® system. The eICU® system allows the tertiary medical center ICU to provide back up and resources to the ICUs in affiliated outlying facilities. The system uses monitors, computer software (eCareManager®) and cameras (with audio and visual capabilities) allowing staff at a remote location to assist staff at the bedside. Components of the eCareManager® computer documentation system include 'The Source' an up-to-date patient care resource and a shared documentation system that can be accessed by staff at the bedside and remote location simultaneously. The difference between an electronic medical record and the eICU® system is the cameras and two way audio systems in the patients rooms that allows the remote center to be in direct communication with the staff providing care at the bedside. |
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