Performance of online drug information databases as clinical decision support tools in infectious disease medication management.
Infectious disease (ID) medication management is complex and clinical decision support tools (CDSTs) can provide valuable assistance. This study evaluated scope and completeness of ID drug information found in online databases by evaluating their ability to answer 147 question/answer pairs. Scope scores produced highest rankings (%) for: Micromedex (82.3), Lexi-Comp/American Hospital Formulary Service (81.0), and Medscape Drug Reference (81.0); lowest includes: Epocrates Online Premium (47.0), Johns Hopkins ABX Guide (45.6), and PEPID PDC (40.8).
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Hyla H
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Integrated Consulting Associates, Jupiter, FL, USA.
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Antonia
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Clauson
Kevin A
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Clauson
Kevin Alan
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Jebrock
Jennifer
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Paris
Mark
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D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004346:Drug Information Services; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D009862:Online Systems; D014481:United States