title: Integration of the enterprise electronic health record and anesthesia information management systems.
abstract: Fewer than 5% of anesthesia departments use an electronic medical record (EMR) that is anesthesia specific. Many anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) have been developed with a focus only on the unique needs of anesthesia providers, without being fully integrated into other electronic health record components of the entire enterprise medical system. To understand why anesthesia providers should embrace health information technology (HIT) on a health system-wide basis, this article reviews recent HIT history and reviews HIT concepts. The author explores current developments in efforts to expand enterprise HIT, and the pros and cons of full enterprise integration with an AIMS.
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology Department, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, USA. srspring@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Springman
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002568:Certification; D003142:Communication; D016494:Computer Security; D004282:Documentation; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057188:Workflow