<s>
Surgical	B-Application
scheduling	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
related	O
to	O
scheduling	O
of	O
tasks	O
for	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
surgical	O
cases	O
in	O
one	O
surgery	O
theatre	O
and	O
with	O
one	O
surgery	O
staff	O
using	O
an	O
operational	O
model	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
and	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
may	O
cover	O
platforms	O
that	O
include	O
the	O
traditional	O
(	O
legacy	B-Device
)	O
software-based	O
system	O
of	O
operations	O
or	O
networked	O
server	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
approaches	O
are	O
services	O
as	O
with	O
cloud	O
computing	O
includes	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
(	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
)	O
and	O
platform	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
service	I-Application
(	O
PaaS	B-Application
)	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
funds	O
were	O
for	O
"	O
meaningful	O
use	O
"	O
situations	O
that	O
included	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
(	O
EHR	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
means	O
to	O
make	O
healthcare	O
more	O
efficient	O
,	O
competitive	O
,	O
and	O
affordable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
type	O
of	O
solution	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
to	O
the	O
healthcare	O
IT	O
world	O
was	O
the	O
traditional	O
,	O
legacy	B-Device
software	I-Device
system	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
surgical	B-Application
scheduling	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
specific	O
computer	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
users	O
within	O
the	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
(	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
)	O
solutions	O
are	O
hosted	O
on	O
servers	O
accessible	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
and	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
are	O
easily	O
manageable	O
from	O
standard	O
Internet	O
connections	O
or	O
wireless	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
laptops	O
or	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Meaningful	O
use	O
"	O
has	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
drastic	O
increase	O
in	O
Electronic	B-Application
Health	I-Application
Records	I-Application
(	O
EHR	O
)	O
systems	O
being	O
implemented	O
in	O
surgical	O
practices	O
across	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
dedicated	O
surgical	B-Application
scheduling	I-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Surgical	B-Application
scheduling	I-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
online	O
surgical	O
scheduling	O
tools	O
have	O
revolutionized	O
the	O
way	O
surgical	O
cases	O
are	O
managed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
enables	O
recipients	O
to	O
respond	O
with	O
the	O
touch	O
of	O
a	O
button	O
and	O
perform	O
other	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
the	O
schedule	O
to	O
their	O
calendars	O
.	O
</s>
