Mead Data Central's MEDIS: medical information access in full-text

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Health Sciences Information Management

Background:

• Electronic information access is crucial for modern health professionals.
• Traditional information networks often limit access to abstracts only.
• Efficient retrieval of full-text medical literature is a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce Mead Data Central's MEDIS as a solution for accessing full-text medical information.
• To highlight MEDIS's features that overcome limitations of abstract-only databases.
• To demonstrate the efficiency and speed of accessing medical literature through MEDIS.

Main Methods:

• MEDIS utilizes proprietary communications software for rapid information retrieval.
• The system displays citations in a paged format with on-screen highlighting of search terms.
• Users can navigate through electronic pages intuitively, similar to physical documents.

Main Results:

• MEDIS provides quick access to a large collection of full-text medical information.
• On-screen highlighting of search terms enhances document review efficiency.
• The system offers a user-friendly interface for navigating electronic medical literature.

Conclusions:

• MEDIS is a valuable resource for health professionals seeking efficient full-text medical literature access.
• The platform overcomes the limitations of traditional abstract-only databases.
• MEDIS facilitates rapid and effective retrieval of critical medical information.