Implementing a Perioperative and Anesthesiology IS in Six Months or Less

Shermeen Vakharia, MD, HS/Clinical Professor, Director of Thoracic Vascular, and Compliance and Quality Improvement Officer, University of California Irvine, identifies the performance requirements of Anesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) and how UCI evaluated and differentiated various systems to match user and functional requirements. Additionally, Dr. Vakharia describes how to organize an implementation team and develop a project plan for customization, training and go-live.