Impact of cardiac telemetry on patient safety and cost.

Conclusion: Reducing the use of telemetry on nonindicated days may provide an opportunity for institutions to safely reduce cost as well as staff time and effort, while maintaining and potentially increasing patient safety. PMID: 23844751 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23844751?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - July 16, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Benjamin EM, Klugman RA, Luckmann R, Fairchild DG, Abookire SA Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research