Telehealth and AI reduce cardiac arrest in the cardiac ICU | Children's National

Telehealth and AI reduce cardiac arrest in the cardiac ICU | Children's National

Telehealth and AI reduce cardiac arrest in the cardiac ICU

The cardiac critical care team at Children’s National Hospital has developed an innovative Tele-Cardiac Critical Care model aiming to keep constant watch over the most fragile children with critical heart disease in the cardiac ICU.

The system combines traditional remote monitoring and video surveillance with an artificial intelligence algorithm trained to flag early warning signs that a critically ill infant may suffer a serious event like cardiac arrest while recovering from complex cardiac surgery. This second set of eyes helps bedside teams improve patient safety and quality of care.