Anesthesia computing applications at Mayo Clinic.

Institutional computer applications benefit from having a single identifiable group assigned overall responsibility. This results in a more unified, efficient approach to automation. This approach will facilitate compliance with developing medicolegal standards. It will produce the most usable system for the institution's money. The inherent increased efficiency and accuracy of billing procedures resulting from automation will help offset costs of these systems. Of the many computer applications at Mayo Clinic having impact on anesthesiology, three are outlined: Computerized Surgical Schedule; Computerized Anesthetic Data Acquisition System; and Respiratory Care Management System.