GHP Q2 2018

GHP / Q2 2018 21 Philips, Emory Healthcare and Royal Perth Hospital in Australia Partner to Launch Remote Intensive Care Monitoring Program g transforming the delivery of care from the bedside in partnership with the Informatics Center to any site where the advanced technology can be implemented, extending beyond the barriers of location and time,” said Tim Buchman, Director of the Critical Care Center, Emory Healthcare. “Overnight, when adverse events are most likely to occur for ICU patients, the eICU program allows clinicians to support the Atlanta-based bedside team by recognising adverse physiology, making critical diagnosis, and intervening as a patient begins to veer off trajectory. We are turning night into day to make the lives of our caregivers as positive as possible while improving care quality and patient outcomes.” “The partnership of eRNs and eMDs in the Emory eICU is a primary component of the success of the program,” added Cheryl Hiddleson, Director Emory eICU Center. “This is why Emory decided to send one physician and one nurse to Perth, so that collaborative effort is maintained. The goal of the program and its clinicians to ensure quality patient care is also preserved by continuing this model.” “As part of our commitment to continually improve patient and carers’ experiences within the health care system, we are excited to welcome Dr. Buchman and his Emory Healthcare critical care team located on site,” said Liz MacLeod, Chief Executive, East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS). “We both share the same goals and objectives to provide the best patient care possible. Hosting this program at RPH allows us to see first-hand how remote ICU monitoring could possibly change the face of acute medicine in the future, by bringing together geographically dispersed teams in different parts of the world.”