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Health Services Technology/Assessment Text (HSTAT).

E P Delozier1

  • 1George T. Harrell Library, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University 17033, USA.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|March 3, 1996
PubMed
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The National Library of Medicine introduced Health Services Technology/Assessment Text (HSTAT), an online resource for clinical guidelines and health information. Users can access HSTAT documents via the NLM Full-Text Retrieval System or standard internet clients.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Medical Information Systems

Background:

  • The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has developed a new online resource.
  • This resource aims to provide access to critical health information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and describe the Health Services Technology/Assessment Text (HSTAT) collection.
  • To inform users about the accessibility of HSTAT resources.

Main Methods:

  • HSTAT is an online collection of documents.
  • Documents cover clinical practice guidelines, HIV/AIDS treatment, and health care decision-making.
  • Access is provided through the NLM Full-Text Retrieval System (FTRS).
  • Internet protocols like FTP, Gopher, and World Wide Web clients can also be used.

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Main Results:

  • HSTAT is now available online.
  • Multiple access methods are supported for user convenience.

Conclusions:

  • HSTAT offers a centralized repository for important health information.
  • The NLM provides robust access mechanisms for this valuable resource.