Bringing Knowledge to Users in One Click: Infobuttons in the Problem List of an EHR

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017:245:1283.

Abstract

The infobuttons allows the solving of information needs. In our study, the use of Infobuttons is described, analyzing the number of queries to UpToDate® from the problem list of an Electronic Health Record. There were 26419 requests in 8 months. The highest average use occurred in June. The links to knowledge bases can help to solve information needs, even before they occur.

Keywords: Decision Support Techniques; Electronic Health Records; Information Storage and Retrieval.

MeSH terms

  • Electronic Health Records*
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval*
  • Knowledge Bases*
  • User-Computer Interface