i3b3: Infobuttons for i2b2 as a Mechanism for Investigating the Information Needs of Clinical Researchers

The information needs of clinicians, as they interact with the EHR, are well-studied. Clinical researchers also interact with the EHR and, while they might be expected to have some similar needs, the unique needs that arise due to nature of their work remain largely unstudied. For clinicians, infobu...

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Published inAMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings Vol. 2016; pp. 696 - 704
Main Authors Kennell, Jr, Timothy, Dempsey, Donald M, Cimino, James J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Informatics Association 2016
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Databases as Topic
Electronic Health Records
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval
Needs Assessment
Research Personnel
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:The information needs of clinicians, as they interact with the EHR, are well-studied. Clinical researchers also interact with the EHR and, while they might be expected to have some similar needs, the unique needs that arise due to nature of their work remain largely unstudied. For clinicians, infobuttons (context-aware hyperlinks) provide a mechanism of studying these information needs. Here we describe the integration of infobuttons into i2b2, a popular data warehouse commonly used by clinical researchers, using a plugin. A preliminary survey of i2b2 developers suggests a general interest in infobuttons for i2b2 and indicates good likelihood for their deployment, where they may be used as a tool for further studying these needs in greater detail.
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ISSN:1559-4076