Emory University tests 'smart ICU' data displays

Emory University in Atlanta is testing software to streamline ICU display data into a more readable analytics platform.

The system aggregates and analyzes a patient's data, providing it in a format from which physicians can more easily gauge a patient's risk factors and condition. The system also sends alerts to physicians when a patient's condition changes, according to an Emory University blog post.

Emory University's redesigned ICU includes better education for patients during and after a stay, telehealth options, redesigned spaces for patients' families, less conspicuous work stations and improved remote monitoring methods, according to the blog post.

The system does not detract from a physician's interaction with a patient but rather allows the physician to get a more clear view of the thousands of data points a patient in critical condition generates, said Timothy Buchman, MD, a professor of surgery and anesthesiology and founding director of Emory's Critical Care Center, in the blog post.

The increased data available in monitoring aims to improve outcomes and increase patient satisfaction as well as shorten ICU stays, Dr. Buchman said. To improve the care environment, ICUs are beginning to move sensors and alarms away from the bedside and place them where the caregivers can access them. The remote monitoring also allows providers to follow a patient's progress after discharge through either self-reporting or remote patient monitoring devices, according to the report.

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