Effectiveness of Topic-specific Infobuttons: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Guilherme Del Fiol,
Peter J. Haug,
James J. Cimino,
Scott P. Narus,
Chuck Norlin,
J. A. Mitchell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1197/jamia.m2725
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , computer science , medicine
Infobuttons are decision support tools that provide links within electronic medical record systems to relevant content in online information resources. The aim of infobuttons is to help clinicians promptly meet their information needs. The objective of this study was to determine whether infobutton links that direct to specific content topics ("topic links") are more effective than links that point to general overview content ("nonspecific links").
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