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Archive > February, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 2

Connecting Anesthesia Monitors to EMRs

Insider tips on what to consider when creating an electronic medical record of anesthesia data.

Daniel Cook, Managing Editor

If you're not creating an electronic record of your anesthesia data, you're hardly alone. While the experts we talked to say connecting your anesthesia monitors to your electronic medical records is a matter of when, not if, they also say we're years away from widespread use.

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