New Mexico practitioners' access to and satisfaction with online clinical information resources: an interview study...

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Medical Information Resources
• Rural Healthcare

Background:

• New Mexico is a rural and medically underserved state.
• Understanding information resource availability for unaffiliated healthcare practitioners is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify information resources available to healthcare practitioners outside major academic institutions.
• To assess practitioner satisfaction with existing information resources, particularly patient education materials.

Main Methods:

• Conducted interviews with 51 healthcare practitioners.
• Utilized a nine-item interview guide.
• Coded interview transcripts using QSR NVivo 9 software.

Main Results:

• Most interviewed practitioners regularly use online information resources.
• Many practitioners have access to point-of-care resources integrated with electronic health records.
• A significant number expressed dissatisfaction with the quality and availability of patient education resources.

Conclusions:

• New Mexico practitioners actively utilize electronic information resources in their practice.
• There is a clear need for enhanced patient information resources to meet practitioner and patient demands.