This book provides a state-of-the-art overview on critical care administration. The text reviews important aspects and considerations involved in developing an efficient, cost-effective critical care program, while maintaining a safe and high-quality work environment. Major topics covered include different models of critical care services, planning and budgeting, administration support, staffing models, tele/smart ICU, protocols and guidelines, and disaster preparedness and management.
Written by experts in the field, Critical Care Administration: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a practical, handy resource for critical care professionals involved in the administration and management of ICUs.
Critical Care Administration: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide
Table of contents
1 Critical Care Services: Scope of PracticeJanice Zimmerman, Mukhtar Al-Saadi 2 Planning and BudgetingAhmed Taha 3 Setting the GoalsMary Jane Reed, A. Joseph Layon 4 Administration SupportAsad Latif, Ho Geol Ryu, Todd Dorman 5 Quality Indicators: The Use of Metrics in Critical Care MedicineSergio L. Zanotti Cavazzoni 6 Internal Financial Audits in the ICUJ. Christopher Farmer 7 Models of StaffingRuth Kleinpell, Stephen M Pastores 8 Tele-ICUZeid Kalarikkal, Shaun L. Thompson 9 Digital Transformation: The Smart ICUJavier Perez-Fernandez, Nestor A. Raimondi, Francisco Murillo Cabezas 10 Protocols, Policies, and Procedures: Tools for Quality Improvement in Critical Care Andrew T. Levinson, Mitchell M. Levy 11 ICU DesignPaul C. Yodice 12 Disaster Preparedness and ManagementLewis J. Kaplan, Samuel Tisherman 13 Critical Care Educational ModelingJason L. Bartock, R. Phillip Dellinger 14 Humanizing Critical CareGabriel Heras, Jerry Zimmerman, Jorge Hidalgo 15 Billing and CodingDixan Gonzalez, Martha Ruiz, Javier Perez-Fernandez 16 Intensive Care BurnoutCory Franklin 17 Complementary TherapiesMarie R. Baldisseri 18 Establishing a Research Program in the ICULaurence W. Busse, Alex Hall, Jonathan Sevransky 19 Patient Safety in Intensive Care MedicineMaría Cruz Martín Delgado