What impact will Advanced ICU Cares program have on private attending physicians?
The system is designed to support local physicians and their patient care. There is no effect on their billing of professional fees. The attending physician maintains the authority to set the daily care plan. The role of Advanced ICU Care’s program is to facilitate and expedite the physician’s care plan while enabling him or her to conduct his or her hospital/office practice more efficiently. At night and on weekends the eICU intensivists field calls from the ICU. Local physicians often discover that the number of calls interrupting their nights, office hours and operating room time improves dramatically.
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