Critical Care Services: Scope of Practice -- Planning and Budgeting -- Setting the Goals -- Administration Support -- Quality Indicators: The Use of Metrics in Critical Care Medicine -- Internal Financial Audits in the ICU -- Models of Staffing -- Tele-ICU -- Digital Transformation: The Smart ICU -- Protocols, Policies, and Procedures: Tools for Quality Improvement in Critical Care -- ICU Design -- Disaster Preparedness and Management -- Critical Care Educational Modeling -- Humanizing Critical Care -- Billing and Coding -- Intensive Care Burnout -- Complementary Therapies -- Establishing a Research Program in the ICU -- Patient Safety in Intensive Care Medicine.

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview on critical care administration. The text reviews important aspects and considerations involved in developing an efficient, cost-effective critical care program, while maintaining a safe and high-quality work environment. Major topics covered include different models of critical care services, planning and budgeting, administration support, staffing models, tele/smart ICU, protocols and guidelines, and disaster preparedness and management. Written by experts in the field, Critical Care Administration: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide is a practical, handy resource for critical care professionals involved in the administration and management of ICUs. .