New Mexico practitioners' access to and satisfaction with online clinical information resources: an interview study using qualitative data analysis software

What information resources are available to health care practitioners not affiliated with the University of New Mexico? How satisfied are they with those resources?

The state is rural and medically underserved.

The authors interviewed practitioners, using a nine-item guide. Interview transcripts were coded using QSR NVivo 9 software.

Fifty-one practitioners were interviewed. Most use online information resources. Many have access to a point-of-care resource within an electronic health records system. They often expressed dissatisfaction with available patient education resources.

New Mexico practitioners routinely use electronic information resources but indicate they need better patient information.