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Web-based PDA downloads for clinical practice guidelines and decision support tools.

James W Beattie1

  • 1Bio-Medical Library, University of Minnesota, 301 Diehl Hall, 505 Essex Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. jbeattie@umn.edu

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|January 9, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) offer immediate access to critical patient care information for busy healthcare professionals. This review explores strategies for efficiently finding and accessing point-of-care clinical information using PDAs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Health Information Technology

Background:

  • The internet provides vast health information, but accessing clinical resources is challenging.
  • Access to critical patient care information is often limited by computer availability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review strategies for finding and accessing point-of-care clinical information.
  • To highlight the utility of personal digital assistants (PDAs) for healthcare professionals.

Main Methods:

  • Review of strategies for accessing internet-based clinical practice guidelines.
  • Focus on information formatting for point-of-care devices like PDAs.

Main Results:

  • Personal digital assistants (PDAs) provide succinct, critical patient care information at the point of need.

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  • Internet-based clinical practice guidelines are formatted for easy access on PDAs.

    • Conclusions:

    • PDAs are valuable tools for healthcare professionals seeking immediate access to clinical information.
    • Effective strategies are needed to leverage digital resources for point-of-care decision-making.