The Value Proposition of Anesthesia Information Management Systems

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 665-679

  Egger Halbeis, Christoph B ^a   Epstein, Richard H ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMS); Clinical Information System (CIS); Quality improvement; Return on investments; Risk management; Value proposition

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL COST; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROFIT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANESTHESIA; COST SAVINGS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH;

EID: 56549083275     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2008.07.007     Document Type: Review

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