Bringing Knowledge to Users in One Click: Infobuttons in the Problem List of an EHR.

Journal: Studies in health technology and informatics
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Abstract

The infobuttons allows the solving of information needs. In our study, the use of Infobuttons is described, analyzing the number of queries to UpToDate® from the problem list of an Electronic Health Record. There were 26419 requests in 8 months. The highest average use occurred in June. The links to knowledge bases can help to solve information needs, even before they occur.

Authors

  • Jose F Rodriguez
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Emilio S Mole
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Luciana Rubin
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Sonia E Benitez
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Carlos M Otero
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Daniel R Luna
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Fernan Quiros
    Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina.