title: The challenges of implementing electronic health records for anesthesia use outside the operating room.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The nonoperating room environment presents a number of distinct challenges for anesthesiologists in the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). These include documentation compliance, billing, and room design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  EHRs offer multiple opportunities for improved continuity of care, expedited preoperative evaluation, and seamless transitions between anesthesia and nonanesthesia providers. Additionally, data gathered through adoption of EHRs provide the promise of future analysis and research, allowing for data-driven improvements in quality of care and value optimization. Institutions adopting a new EHR in areas where anesthesia is provided outside of the operating room should plan wisely to address these matters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The needs of anesthesiology practice should be carefully incorporated into future EHR builds as demands for anesthesia care outside of the operating room expand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Ethan Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Brovman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Preiss
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Urman
authors.forename: Wendy L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D000072080:Anesthesiologists; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D000073256:Information Technology; D020407:Internet; D000073818:Procedural Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018579:Patient Selection; D057188:Workflow
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics