Using Information Technology to Improve Quality in the OR

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-55

  Rothman, Brian ^a   Sandberg, Warren S ^a   Jacques, Paul St ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmented vigilance; Decision support; Information technology; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; COMPUTER; ECOLOGICAL INTERFACE DESIGN; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KINESTHESIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILE PHONE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORKLOAD;

ANESTHESIA; DATA DISPLAY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OPERATING ROOMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79551519240     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2010.11.006     Document Type: Review

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