Abstract:In 2007, a steering committee at West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, began a three-year, accelerated design, computer implementation project to institute an automated perioperative record. The process included budgeting, selecting a vendor, designing and building the system, educating perioperative staff members, implementing the system, and re-evaluating the system for upgrades. Important steps in designing and building the system included mapping patient care and documentation processes, assessin… Show more
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