Blog entry module 3
Question#3 INDEX EXPERIENCES
First I must admit that I was a little intimidated by the database process, I believe it was just a confidence mindset, but once I started progressing through the steps I felt a sense of relief and accomplishment. Of course when asked to use google that felt a lot more comfortable and something that I was used to using, but not necessarily for clinical information. However, I believe that one must be more vigilant in monitoring the credibility of the references that appear with a google search. Since this is probably the primary source that patients go to when they want clinical information I need to be aware of information available to the public from this site. The National Guideline clearing house would be another site that I feel is quite user friendly and possibly give patients more credible sources of information. Also I liked the side bar categories such as organizations, measures/tools etc. not only for myself but for patients.
For me personally an info button to retrieve relevant information would be a dream come true. If I had a mechanism to quickly access accurate data specific to patient management I certainly would take advantage of this program. The key words here are quickly and accurate. The reference article discussed such a tool and that in this particular study demonstrated the median retrieval session was 21 seconds and answered the user’s questions 84% of the time. That’s a lot quicker then looking medications up in the PDR! I see this as a cost effective time saving device that could improve patient outcomes without compromising personal interactions. Other areas where I see this type of context-sensitive information being efficient is with patient directed questions and also as a tool that office support help could use to field some of the patient questions and inquiries before needing to utilize the health care provider.