title: Perioperative surgery in the twenty-first century--two case studies.
abstract: Comprehensive perioperative information technology (IT) systems can help health care organizations and their ORs reduce costs, increase revenues, improve processes, and enhance caregiver and patient satisfaction. This article examines what perioperative IT systems have done for two health care organizations and details implementation, the benefits these hospitals derived, next steps, and lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Salem Hospital, Salem, Ore, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Earl
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Driscoll
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D009515:New Jersey; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009922:Oregon; D019982:Organizational Case Studies