Anaesthesia Information Management System Procurement for Hospital Peri-Operative Care

Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) wishes to procure an Anaesthesia Information Management System (AIMS) that will be used for pre-assessment, planning and operating room processes through to post-operative care. This will allow the seamless transfer of data through the peri-operative journey to increase hospital efficiency, improve the patient experience, and improve patient safety.

What we need: We need a turnkey solution including implementation and configuration of pre-operative, intra-operative and PACU modules at the same time. The software is expected to be installed on a device, preferably a touch screen device, attached to the current anaesthetic machine fleet i.e. we don�t need separate terminals.

The solution needs to satisfy CDHB�s requirements outlined in this document, with a focus on performance, portability, reliability, security and usability, with the ultimate aim of improving patient safety. What we don�t want: We do not want theoretical proposals about abstract or speculative approaches to improving health. We do not want an acute pain module at this point in time.

We don�t require separate terminals. Ideally we want software on a touch screen device that can be attached to our current anaesthetic machine fleet. What�s important to us: We are looking for credible and established providers who have the capability and experience to implement and support us.

The provider should ideally have a good track record working and implementing in a Health context across Australasia and should have a long term view to providing services including local support within New Zealand. Universal preoperative access to previous anaesthetic records to allow identification of prior difficulties encountered or adverse events is a key safety requirement.