Why Use MedlinePlus Connect? What Key Informants Say

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is assisting the NLM with promoting MedlinePlus Connect. An NN/LM task force conducted interviews with 17 key informants representing the broad spectrum of organizations that are involved with EHR implementation.  Following on last week’s post about NLM’s recent MedlinePlus Connect enhancement, I thought some might be interested in the advantages of this service as identified by the informants.  The interviews included discussion with some innovative hospital librarians who are taking advantage of the dynamic EHR environment and finding ways to be involved with meaningful use at their organizations. Key informants provided insight into the aspects of MedlinePlus Connect that are the major advantages of the service from their perspective: • The material is evidence-based and updated regularly. • MedlinePlus links to primary literature, which is becoming increasingly popular among patients as they become more sophisticated in locating health information. • Patient information is provided in varying reading levels, multi-media formats, and different languages, with an extensive database of Spanish-language materials. • Health IT professionals will find easy instructions for integrating MedlinePlus Connect into EHRs. • MedlinePlus Connect allows health organizations to maintain their identifying information when MedlinePlus information is sought. The fact that MedlinePlus Connect can be added to EHRs ...
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