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Article Title: Change in staff anesthesiologists' opinions of an Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS)
Authors: Pysyk, Christopher L.; Jee, Robert; Zunder, Ian
Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING Volume 33 Issue 3
Date of Publication:2019
Abstract:
Following introduction of an Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) at a tertiary care, academic health sciences centre, a quality assurance initiative was conducted to assess staff opinions of the AIMS using a previously published, anonymous survey tool at 1 and 5years following AIMS introduction. At 5years compared to 1year after implementation of AIMS, the majority (18 of 24, 75%) of responses to the survey questions had a statistically significant change (P<0.05) in the proportion of respondents favoring AIMS compared to the 1year survey. Domains noted to be more favorable 5years compared to 1year after AIMS introduction included patient safety in the Operating Rooms and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, quality of handover and overall documentation, and communication amongst healthcare workers. The ideal time period at which to assess AIMS after introduction is not clear.