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First published July 27, 2005 as JAMIA PrePrint; doi:10.1197/jamia.M1873
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J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:614-617. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M1873.
© 2005 American Medical Informatics Association

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Informatics Challenges for the Impending Patient Information Explosion

Eta S. Berner, EdD and Jacqueline Moss, PhD, RN

Affiliations of the authors: Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Related Professions (ESB) and Nursing Graduate Programs, School of Nursing (JM), University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Correspondence and reprints: Eta S. Berner, EdD, Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Related Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1675 University Boulevard, Room 544, Birmingham, AL 35294-3361; e-mail: <eberner{at}uab.edu>.

Received for publication: 05/12/05; accepted for publication: 07/19/05.

As we move toward an era when health information is more readily accessible and transferable, there are several issues that will arise. This article addresses the challenges of information filtering, context-sensitive decision support, legal and ethical guidelines regarding obligations to obtain and use the information, aligning patient and health professionals' expectations in regard to the use and usefulness of the information, and enhancing data reliability. The authors discuss the issues and offer suggestions for addressing them.




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