title: When Informationists Get Involved: the CHICA-GIS Project.
abstract: Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation (CHICA) is a computer decision support system (CDSS) that interfaces with existing electronic medical record systems (EMRS) and delivers "just-in-time" patient-relevant guidelines to physicians during the clinical encounter and accurately captures structured data from all who interact with the system. "Delivering Geospatial Intelligence to Health Care Professionals (CHICA-GIS)" (1R01LM010923-01) expands the medical application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by integrating a geographic information system with CHICA. To provide knowledge management support for CHICA-GIS, three informationists at the Indiana University School of Medicine were awarded a supplement from the National Library Medicine. The informationists will enhance CHICA-GIS by: improving the accuracy and accessibility of information, managing and mapping the knowledge which undergirds the CHICA-GIS decision support tool, supporting community engagement and consumer health information outreach, and facilitating the dissemination of new CHICA-GIS research results and services.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Whipple
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA ; Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Jere D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Odell
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Rick K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Ralston
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA ; University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Gilbert C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Informationist services
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