Anesthesia information management systems: A review of functionality and installation considerations

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Ehrenfeld, Jesse M ^a   Rehman, Mohamed A ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIMS; anesthesia; informatics; information systems; software

Indexed keywords

AIMS; ANESTHESIA; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; INFORMATICS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; PATIENT CARE;

ANESTHESIOLOGY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA; AUTOMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERGONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUTOMATION; COMPUTERS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OPERATING ROOMS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79958766581     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: 15732614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10877-010-9256-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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