Open AccessInformatics for the Modern Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Diana Anderson,
Ashley A. Jackson,
Neil A. Halpern
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
critical care nursing quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1550-5111
pISSN - 0887-9303
DOI - 10.1097/cnq.0000000000000186
Subject(s) - health informatics , informatics , medicine , health administration informatics , health care , intensive care unit , health informatics tools , nursing , intensive care medicine , public health , engineering , electrical engineering , economics , economic growth
Advanced informatics systems can help improve health care delivery and the environment of care for critically ill patients. However, identifying, testing, and deploying advanced informatics systems can be quite challenging. These processes often require involvement from a collaborative group of health care professionals of varied disciplines with knowledge of the complexities related to designing the modern and "smart" intensive care unit (ICU). In this article, we explore the connectivity environment within the ICU, middleware technologies to address a host of patient care initiatives, and the core informatics concepts necessary for both the design and implementation of advanced informatics systems.