In 2006, the cost of critical care in the U.S. was  $90 billion annually.* And, while having intensivists manage care in the ICU has been demonstrated to save lives, it is often an impossible goal to achieve or afford. Philips’ eICU solution is a proactive care model that takes advantage of clinical expertise, proven processes and the latest technology to help hospitals and IDNs leverage scarce intensivist resources and dramatically improve – and lower the cost of – care in the ICU.

A significant body of evidence shows that implementing the eICU program can lead to better outcomes, lower costs and increased access to specialists. The program is clinically proven to reduce severity-adjusted¹ mortality rates,^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} resulting in more lives saved. But, eICU benefits are not limited to patient care. The eICU Program has been shown to reduce severity-adjusted length-of-stay,^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}helping hospital systems reduce costs and increase revenue. It also can expand a hospital’s market competitiveness through greater patient throughput, an increased case mix of acuity and revenue, and improved physician recruitment and retention.

• The core of the solution is a 24 x 7, intensivist-led telehealth program using patented processes and the most current technologies.
• Data intelligence services – using data aggregated from over 280 hospitals and 1.6 million ICU admissions, the eICU Research Institute analyzes program effectiveness and provides quality benchmark reports.
• Our transformation service gives you quarterly benchmarks, optimized workflow, and periodic assessments to help you sustain clinical and financial improvements. Starting with contract signing, this team of clinicians and healthcare executives follow a proven protocol to guide the healthcare system through the eICU Program implementation process and throughout the life of the contract.
• Implementation services are delivered by a multi-disciplinary team comprised of a project manager, clinicians, and technical professionals.
• Support services, providing 24 x 7, Level 2 technical and software application support. 

* Provonost PJ, et al. Intensive care unit physician staffing: Financial modeling of the Leapfrog Standard.  Crit Care Med 2006 Vol 34, No 3
1 “Severity-adjustment” compares health outcomes after adjusting for patient factors, so that outcome differences are attributed to healthcare interventions, not differences between populations. 
2 Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay, and Preventable Complications Among Critically Ill Patients Before and After Tele-ICU Reengineering of Critical Care Processes.
Lilly et al. JAMA; 2011;305(21):doi:10.1001/jama.2011.697 
3 Impact of an Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine Program on a Rural Health Care System. Zawada, et al. Postgraduate Medicine, 2009; 121(3):160-170.
4 Tele-ICU: Experience To Date. Lilly et al. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, September 13, 2009; 1-7
5 Effect of Telemedicine on Mortality and Length of Stay in a University ICU. Kohl et al. Crit Care Med. 2007;35(12):A22 
6 Improved Screening and Management of Severe Sepsis (SS): Combining an integrated multidisciplinary Team and Technology. Jenkins et al. Crit Care Med. 2009 Vol. 37, No.12 (suppl):738 
7 Remote ICU Care Correlates with Reduced Health System Mortality and Length of Stay Outcomes. Howell et al. Chest. 2007;132(4):443b-444b. 
8 Savings in RN Staffing Costs Pre and Post eICU Implementation. Goran et al. Data provided by MaineHealth, November 2008 
9 Effect of a Telemedicine Facilitated Program on ICU Length of Stay (LOS) and Financial Performance. Norman, et al. Crit Care Med. 2009 Vol. 37, No.12 (suppl):32