title: Anatomy of an anesthesia information management system.
abstract: Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) have become more prevalent as more sophisticated hardware and software have increased usability and reliability. National mandates and incentives have driven adoption as well. AIMS can be developed in one of several software models (Web based, client/server, or incorporated into a medical device). Irrespective of the development model, the best AIMS have a feature set that allows for comprehensive management of workflow for an anesthesiologist. Key features include preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative documentation; quality assurance; billing; compliance and operational reporting; patient and operating room tracking; and integration with hospital electronic medical records.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. nshah2@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
authors.forename: Nirav J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Kevin K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Tremper
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kheterpal
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003199:Computer Systems; D003201:Computers; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D004282:Documentation; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012106:Research; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface