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James J Cimino¹

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Infobuttons link clinical systems to knowledge resources by anticipating user needs. Standardization efforts, including HL7 message structures, are emerging to support wider adoption and customization of these tools.

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Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Health Information Technology

Background:

Infobuttons provide context-specific links from clinical information systems to online knowledge resources.
Despite existing for over 15 years, infobuttons are gaining traction with recent developments in infobutton managers and related projects.
Electronic health record (EHR) vendors are collaborating with knowledge resource vendors to enable infobutton access.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the growing interest in infobuttons and the need for standardized communication.
To facilitate the exchange of contextual information and information-needs requests between clinical systems and knowledge resources.

Main Methods:

Health Level 7 (HL7) is developing a standard message structure for infobutton communication.
A project is underway to create a tailoring environment for health librarians to customize infobutton managers.

Main Results:

Standardization of communication protocols for infobuttons is in development.
A customizable tailoring environment is being created for health librarians.

Conclusions:

Standardization through HL7 is crucial for widespread infobutton adoption.
Empowering health librarians with tailoring tools will enhance the utility of infobuttons in diverse institutional settings.