title: Anesthesia information management systems in the ambulatory setting: benefits and challenges.
abstract: Adopting an anesthesia information management system (AIMS) is a challenge for anesthesia departments. The transition requires a physician champion and the support of members in every section. This change can be facilitated by visiting similar institutions that are already using AIMS, shadow charting for a sufficient period of time, and understanding that optimization continues after the go-live date. Once implemented, the benefits outweigh the challenges, but understanding where the potential obstacles lie is critical to removing them efficiently and effectively. As different AIMS continue to spread throughout the medical world, so will their benefits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: ori@uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Ori
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized
keywords: AIMS; Anesthesia; Anesthesia information management system; EHR; EMR; Electronic health record; Electronic medical record; Informatics