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Mark Finkelstein¹, Ammar Siddiqui¹, Theodore Pak¹

¹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

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Summary

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Frequent staff turnover in clinics complicates information management. A mobile knowledge system improves protocol updates and streamlines clinical information flow for better care coordination.

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Clinical Workflow Management
Medical Education Technology

Background:

High staff turnover in medical clinics challenges protocol adherence and information management.
Complex care coordination and frequent guideline updates necessitate efficient information dissemination.
Existing systems struggle to keep pace with evolving clinical protocols and staff training needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a mobile-optimized, web-based knowledge management system for medical clinics.
To address challenges in maintaining clinical protocols, workflows, and information flow.
To improve the accessibility and transfer of up-to-date clinical information.

Main Methods:

Development of an intuitive, end-user editable web-based knowledge management system.
Optimization of the platform for mobile device usage at the point of care.
Implementation and utilization tracking of the system within a clinical setting.

Main Results:

The platform successfully consolidated knowledge banks and standardized staff training.
Streamlined information flow during clinic operations, with extensive staff adoption.
Generated 175 new pages and 1686 edits within the first year of use.
Facilitated rapid updates and dissemination of clinical protocols.

Conclusions:

A mobile platform for clinical information management significantly enhances information maintenance.
The system facilitates the efficient transfer of up-to-date clinical protocols to new personnel.
This approach offers a scalable solution for improving clinical operations in high-turnover environments.