| Safety Feature |
Explanation |
| Promotes the maintenance of normal physiological variables |
The inability to “smooth” vital signs as with handwritten record may provide further motivation to the anesthesiologist to maintain normal vital signs. |
| Integration of AIMS with other patient information systems |
Examples: allergy alerts, notification of abnormal laboratory results, access to other health consultants’ notes, access to full patient history. |
| Provision of prompts for specific actions |
Examples: timing for antibiotic re-dosing |
| Improved legibility and accuracy |
Provides a more accurate medical record for future reference for either medical or medico-legal purposes |
| Reduction in the time the anesthesiologist spends on clerical/recording tasks |
Allows time and attention to be directed toward higher-order “managerial” roles |
