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Informatics & Clinical Reasoning

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Technology and the Consumer

Information and Technology Key Resources

Building Consensus for Electronic Health Records - A good nursing presentation on system issues, by A. Collins.

Benefits of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) - This is outstanding telehealth information from HealthIT.gov, a government resource. Be sure to look at all of the tabs (implementation, privacy, etc...).

Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) and Telehealth (The Role of Telehealth in an Evolving Health Care Environment) - This is nicely summarized telehealth information from HRSA, a government agency.

The Empowered Healthcare Consumer - Here is an attempt by one insurer to empower their members to be responsible for their care, by Marc Lichtenstein.

What is Health Literacy? - This is an overview from the National Institutes of Health on Health Literacy.

Do Patients Understand? - Here is a quick overview with examples on determining what patients understand, by Suzanne Graham & John Brookey.


Featured Presentations

Evaluating Sources - A short YouTube video from Western Libraries.

Telehealth: The Future of Medicine - This is a quick overview showing telehealth at work.

Search Strategy - How to conduct a search strategy prior to starting your research.


Clinical Reasoning and Information Literacy Key Resources

Handout: Research Survival Skills - Here are a few basic research techniques that can help you overcome common obstacles you might encounter when conducting research.

Handout: Search Strategy - This is a sample search strategy.

Handout: Journal Article Search Log - This is a sample search log used to track journal article research results.

Handout: Writting in APA Style - This guide explains common grammar and APA Style issues.

Sample Student Paper - This a a sample annotated student paper from the APA Style blog.