Development of a clinical information tool for the electronic medical record: a case study.
OBJECTIVE
What is the process of developing a clinical information tool to be embedded in the electronic health record of a very large and diverse academic medical center?


METHODS
The development took place at the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System.


METHODS
The clinical information tool developed is a search box with subject tabs to provide quick access to designated full-text information resources. Each subject tab offers a federated search of a different pool of resources. Search results are organized "on the fly" into meaningful categories using clustering technology and are directly accessible from the results page.


RESULTS
After more than a year of discussion and planning, a clinical information tool was embedded in the academic medical center's electronic health record.


CONCLUSIONS
The library successfully developed a clinical information tool, called Clinical-e, for use at the point of care. Future development will refine the tool and evaluate its impact and effectiveness.
Epstein
Barbara A
BA
Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. bepstein@pitt.edu
Tannery
Nancy H
NH
Wessel
Charles B
CB
Yarger
Frances
F
LaDue
John
J
Fiorillo
Anthony B
AB
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*