Abstract: Anesthesiology-services providers (such as anesthesiologists or corresponding physician extenders) are provided with a portable, handheld apparatus to facilitate the timely entry of information regarding anesthesiology-related events. To facilitate the data-entry process, this can include receiving inputs from an anesthesiologist via an end-user interface regarding at least one anesthesiology-related event and storing that information. Then, for at least some of these inputs, selectively characterizing one or more follow-on input opportunities by which the anesthesiologist can enter additional information regarding the anesthesiology-related event.