National Emergency Tele-Critical Care in a Pandemic Barriers and Solutions

This article highlights the key barriers related to the development of the National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network including licensing, credentialing, care models for emergency expansion of tele-critical care services, and financial services. Expert statements regarding each barrier are groups as “minimum,” “better,” and “best” with the authors concluding that a national emergency telemedicine system is feasible and can build resilience, increase bed capacity, and reduce costs during a disaster or public health emergency.