The Contribution of Observational Studies and Clinical Context Information for Guiding the Integration of Infobuttons into Clinical Information Systems

摘要

The integration of information resources into clinical information systems may be based on a variety of approaches, including what is practical to provide, what is hypothetically useful, and (based on user studies) what is empirically useful. Resource selection may also be based on the user’s context (role, task, patient demographics, concept of interest, etc.).Methods: Two years of log files showing the context-specific use of information resources, especially via use of an infobutton manager (IM), were examined for patterns of usage.