Implementation of a Computerized Perioperative Data Integration and Display System

Operative and perioperative information systems rarely interact with other healthcare information systems. Creating information islands in various unrelated systems, the data streams are isolated from use, limiting their utility. Ultimately, much of this information goes unnoticed, unrecorded, and unutilized. The need to optimize perioperative throughput creates a demand for integration of the datastreams and for timely data presentation. Through a collaborative effort, we have developed a system that integrates perioperative data from anesthesia and surgical devices and operating room (OR) / hospital information systems and projects the real-time integrated data as a single, unified, easy to visualize display. The system provides improved context-sensitive information display, improved real-time monitoring of physiological data, real-time access to readiness information, and improved workflow management.