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Learn about the Librarian Infobutton Tailoring Environment's role in customizing and automating information retrieval to meet clinician needs. Explore how it anticipates user queries and enhances decision support through tailored resources.
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The Librarian Infobutton Tailoring Environment(LITE) James J. Cimino National Institutes of Health and Columbia University
Today’s Topics • Clinician Information Needs • Infobuttons • Infobutton Managers • The Coumadin Story • Institution-Specific Requirements • Infobutton Manager Customization Tasks • Librarian Infobutton Tailoring Environment • Research plan • Initial efforts • Getting involved
Infobuttons Anticipate Need and Provide Queries i
Information Needs of CIS Users • Common tasks may have common needs • System knows: • Who the user is • Who the patient is • What the user is doing • What information the user is looking at • We can predict the specific need • User is sitting at a computer! • We can automate information retrieval
First Attempt: The Medline Button • CIS on mainframe • BRS/Colleague (Medline) on same mainframe • Get them to talk to each other • Search using diagnoses and procedures
First Attempt: The Medline Button • CIS on mainframe • BRS/Colleague (Medline) on same mainframe • Get them to talk to each other • Search using diagnoses and procedures • Technical success • Practical failure
Education at the Moment of Need 1 MRSA Understand Information Needs
Education at the Moment of Need 2 Get Information From EMR 1 MRSA Understand Information Needs
Education at the Moment of Need 2 Get Information From EMR 1 MRSA Understand Information Needs 3 Resource Selection
Education at the Moment of Need 4 2 Get Information From EMR Resource Terminology 1 MRSA Understand Information Needs 3 Resource Selection
Education at the Moment of Need 4 5 2 Automated Translation Get Information From EMR Resource Terminology 1 MRSA Understand Information Needs 3 Resource Selection
Education at the Moment of Need 4 5 2 Automated Translation Get Information From EMR Resource Terminology 6 1 MRSA Querying Understand Information Needs 3 Resource Selection
Education at the Moment of Need 4 5 2 Automated Translation Get Information From EMR Resource Terminology 6 1 MRSA Querying Understand Information Needs 3 7 Resource Selection Presentation
Research Issues • What are the information needs? • Which context information is important? • What resources can satisfy needs? • How can retrieval be automated? • What context data are used? • How are the data translated?
Infobuttons vs. Infobutton Manager Resource s Clinical System Infobutton Context Query Knowledge Base Infobutton Manager Page of Hyperlinks
The Coumadin Story • Chair of Medicine wants link to Coumadin protocol • First, I have to find the guidelines
The Coumadin Story • Chair of Medicine wants link to Coumadin protocol • First, I have to find the guidelines • Then I have to add the question to the IM table
The Coumadin Story • Chair of Medicine wants link to Coumadin protocol • First, I have to find the guidelines • Then I have to add the question to the IM table • Finally, I link the question to the context
The Coumadin Story • Chair of Medicine wants link to Coumadin protocol • First, I have to find the guidelines • Then I have to add the question to the IM table • Finally, I link the question to the context • Voilá!