Integrating Knowledge-Based Resources into the Electronic Health Record: History, Current Status, and Role of Librarians

Satisfying clinical information needs remains a major challenge in medicine, underscored by recent studies showing high medical error rates and suboptimal physician adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines. Advanced clinical decision support systems can improve practitioner performance and pa...

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Published in:Medical reference services quarterly 2007-07, Vol.26 (3), p.1-19
Main Author: Albert, Karen M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
clinical decision support systems
clinical information systems
computerized medical records systems
Computerized records management
Decision support systems
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Electronic health records
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health administration
History, 20th Century
Humans
librarians
Medical informatics
medical information resources
Medical Record Administrators
Medical records
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - history
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - organization & administration
Professional Role
United States
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Summary:Satisfying clinical information needs remains a major challenge in medicine, underscored by recent studies showing high medical error rates and suboptimal physician adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines. Advanced clinical decision support systems can improve practitioner performance and patient outcomes. Similarly, integrating online information resources into electronic health records (EHRs) shows great potential for positively impacting health care quality. This paper explores the evolution and current status of knowledge-based resource linkages within EHRs, including the benefits and drawbacks, as well as the important role librarians can play in this process.
ISSN:0276-3869
1540-9597
DOI:10.1300/J115v26n03_01