Studies have shown minimal use of the medical literature by practicing physicians to answer clinical questions. Barriers were identified and an information intervention was implemented and evaluated.
Objectives: To increase access to clinical information by linking personal computers to the existing institutional technology and to foster health care professionals' critical use of information to answer immediate patient care information needs at the point of care on hospital units and clinical sites.
Methodology: Interface of a knowledge server, which included six full-text sources, to personal computers integrated with the Hospital's order-entry system. The system was evaluated by objective data of bytes read/written and an online survey. Table
Conclusion: 1) The information was used for patient care and was useful. 2) It frequently resulted in time or cost savings. 3) Two-thirds of the time, the information changed or modified treatment plans.
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Klein, M., Eames, C., Szof, C. et al. Access to information at the point of service. Effect on patient care and resource consumption in hospitals. 1777. Pediatr Res 41 (Suppl 4), 299 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199704001-01796
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199704001-01796