title: Anesthesia information management systems marketplace and current vendors.
abstract: This article addresses the brief history of anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) and discusses the vendors that currently market AIMS. The current market penetration based on the information provided by these vendors is presented and the rationale for the purchase of AIMS is discussed. The considerations to be evaluated when making a vendor selection are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Jstonemetz@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stonemetz
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D003132:Commerce; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital