Evidence-based management assessment of return on investment from anesthesia information management systems

AANA Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  O'Sullivan, Cormac T ^a,b   Dexter, Franklin ^a,c   Lubarsky, David A ^d,e   Vigoda, Michael M ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia billing data; Anesthesia information management system; Automated anesthesia record; Electronic medical record anesthesia billing data

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CODING; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL BILLING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; REIMBURSEMENT;

ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846811517     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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