Table 2.

Summary of AIMS benefits in the peer-reviewed literature

Clinical decision support and provider education

Provision of Clinical Decision Support [5, 6]

Facilitation of Provider Education [7]

Billing improvements and cost control

Reducing anesthesia drug and supply costs [8]

Facilitating capture of anesthesia-related billing  charges [5, 9]

Improving hospital reimbursement for anesthesia services  [10, 11]

Clinical research and enhanced data quality

Facilitation of clinical research [12, 13]

Enhanced quality of intraoperative record keeping [14, 15]

Patient safety and quality assurance

Improved patient safety and quality of care [16]

Support of clinical quality improvement programs [17]

Enhancement of clinical risk management [18]

Detection of controlled substance diversion [19]