Title |
Pharmacogenomics information-seeking behavior and the openinfobutton solution |
Publication Type |
thesis |
School or College |
School of Medicine |
Department |
Biomedical Informatics |
Author |
Heale, Bret Scot Edward |
Date |
2016-12 |
Description |
Lack of information is a serious concern for clinicians. Information resources can address this problem, leading to improvements in decision making and patient outcomes. Genomics is an information-rich domain where searching for information can be complex. For example, most physicians agree that pharmacogenomics can be used to improve the quality of care, and there is evidence that many patients harbor actionable pharmacogenomic variation. However, surveys have shown that physicians feel their knowledge of pharmacogenomics to be inadequate. This represents an information need. A natural approach to meet this need is to provide context-aware access to the precise information needed. The Health Level 7 Context-Aware Knowledge Retrieval Standard, a.k.a the Infobutton, offers a modality to deliver context-aware knowledge into electronic health record (EHR) systems. OpenInfobutton is a reference implementation of this standard that offers an open-source instantiation. In this thesis, we aimed to provide insight into pharmacogenomics information needs and an automated mechanism for addressing these needs. Such work can aid the design of tools that support clinical decisions in genomics. |
Type |
Text |
Publisher |
University of Utah |
Subject MESH |
Information Seeking Behavior; Health Level Seven; Information Technology; Electronic Health Records; Meaningful Use; Decision Support Systems, Management; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Quality of Health Care; Pharmacogenetics; Genomics; Genetic Testing; Patient Education as Topic |
Dissertation Institution |
University of Utah |
Dissertation Name |
Master of Science |
Language |
eng |
Relation is Version of |
Digital version of Pharmacogenomics Information-Seeking Behavior and the Openinfobutton Solution |
Rights Management |
Copyright © Bret Scot Edward Heale 2016 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Medium |
application/pdf |
Source |
Original in Marriott Library Special Collections |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6wx1nx7 |
Setname |
ir_etd |
ID |
1345083 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wx1nx7 |