title: The value proposition of anesthesia information management systems.
abstract: Anesthesia information management systems add value to the anesthesiologist and the hospital above that which is provided by manual anesthesia records. The more complete documentation and less biased recording of vital signs in this system, relative to manual records, provide data needed for quality initiatives and operating room management and for clinical research. The system can improve the ability to increase anesthesia charge capture, meet the requirements of pay-for-performance programs, and assist in the defense of malpractice allegations. Realization of value from the anesthesia information management systems requires additional expenditures of resources to adapt the systems to meet specific institutional requirements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, 300 Pasteur Drive H3580, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. cbeh@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Christoph B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Egger Halbeis
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D008490:Medical Informatics; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design