eICU^® Saves Lives and Reduces Costs Through Access to 24x7 Intensivist Support

In almost every adult ICU, outlier patients who have developed clinical complications drive the majority of poor outcomes and resource utilization view graph . Studies suggest that many of these complications are avoidable view graph :

	50% - 67% of ICU expenditures are concentrated in 10% -15% of the ICU patients. These outliers develop complications of care and have prolonged, expensive ICU stays and high mortality view graph , which drives the ICU into the red.
	By preventing complications through continuous expert monitoring and intervention and by standardizing care processes, the eICU Program reduces the incidence and length of outlier stays, thus avoiding ICU days and ancillary costs.

Economic Benefits of the eICU^® Program