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SmartQuery: context-sensitive links to medical knowledge sources from the electronic patient record
Susan L Price1, William R Hersh, Daniel D Olson
1Division of Medical Informatics & Outcomes Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|December 5, 2002
Summary
Physicians can access medical information more easily through SmartQuery, an application linking electronic health records to knowledge sources. This tool may improve clinical decision-making by providing timely, relevant medical literature and guidelines.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical Decision Support
Background:
- Physicians face significant unmet information needs during patient care.
- Accessing relevant medical literature, textbooks, and guidelines is often challenging in clinical workflows.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and implement SmartQuery, a prototype application.
- To evaluate the clinical utility of context-sensitive links from electronic medical records to medical knowledge sources.
Main Methods:
- Developed SmartQuery, an application providing context-sensitive links.
- Conducted a preliminary user evaluation of the SmartQuery prototype.
Main Results:
- The SmartQuery application demonstrated potential clinical usefulness.
- User evaluation provided insights into challenges and future development priorities.
Conclusions:
- Streamlined access to medical knowledge within the electronic medical record is potentially beneficial.
- Further development of context-aware information retrieval systems is warranted for clinical practice.