| Anesthesia information management systems: a survey of current implementation policies and practices. | |
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PMID: 17646498 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) implementation is increasing, but there are no published recommendations from anesthesia professional societies to guide configuration and policy decisions that affect billing, security, medical-legal, and compliance issues. METHODS: A 45-question structured survey was developed by a committee of the Society for Technology in Anesthesia and was sent to the clinical administrator at 18 separate institutions, comprising six different installed AIMS systems. The primary goal of the survey was to establish a baseline of current policies and practices. RESULTS: There was more than two-third agreement among respondents for only 25% of questions. A number of configurations reported may increase exposure to billing denial, Medicare and Medicaid noncompliance, security breeches, and medical-legal defense difficulties. CONCLUSIONS: Developing guidelines by anesthesia professional organizations such as Society for Technology in Anesthesia to assist in the configuration of AIMS is recommended to help anesthesia departments avoid problems that may result in significant financial and legal risk. |
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Authors:
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Richard H Epstein; Michael M Vigoda; David M Feinstein |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Anesthesia and analgesia Volume: 105 ISSN: 1526-7598 ISO Abbreviation: Anesth. Analg. Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-24 Completed Date: 2007-08-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1310650 Medline TA: Anesth Analg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 405-11 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. richard.epstein@jefferson.edu |
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Anesthesia
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standards* Data Collection / standards* Humans Management Information Systems / standards* Organizational Policy* |
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