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Definition of 'Operating Room Information Systems'

Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of operating room services and facilities.

Common names: Operating Room Information Systems; Information Systems, Operating Room

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Forecasting and perception of average and latest hours worked by on-call anesthesiologists.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: We studied the value of providing information to anesthesia providers about the length of time typically worked during on-call shifts. The mean time at which a shift ends can be used for purposes of trades, payments, or reverse auctions, ... Read more...


Modeling procedure and surgical times for current procedural terminology-anesthesia-surgeon combinations and evaluation in terms of case-duration prediction and operating room efficiency: a multicenter study.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Gains in operating room (OR) scheduling may be obtained by using accurate statistical models to predict surgical and procedure times. The 3 main contributions of this article are the following: (i) the validation of Strum's results on ... Read more...


Numbers of simultaneous turnovers calculated from anesthesia or operating room information management system data.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: More personnel are needed to turn over operating rooms (ORs) promptly when there are more simultaneous turnovers. Anesthesia and/or OR information management system data can be analyzed statistically to quantify simultaneous turnovers to ... Read more...

 

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Definition: Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of operating room services and facilities.

Descriptor UI: D009870

Alternative terms: Operating Room Information Systems; Information Systems, Operating Room;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.700.508.300.680.360.500; N04.452.442.452.600; N04.452.515.360.555;

History Note: 91(87); was see under HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1987-90

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