Applicability and Quality of Information for Answering Clinical Questions on the Web

JAMA ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 280 (15) ◽  
pp. 1307-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. Hersh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Clinical Questions ◽  
The Web

The career of radiography: information on the web

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Glennie ◽  
A. Kirby
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Staff Shortage ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Good Score ◽  
The Government ◽  
Diagnostic Radiography ◽  
The Web

Purpose: To establish whether or not the quantity and quality of information available on the internet about the career of diagnostic radiography is of a good or satisfactory standard.Methods: Four search engines with four different search terms were used and the top twenty hits for each group were read. The applicable sites were scored to determine the quality of each site.Results: Only 12% (37) of the 320 sites read were applicable. Out of the 37 there were 4 sites that gained a good score from the scoring sheet and therefore were classed as high quality, but 21 out of 37 sites did gain half marks or over.Conclusions: In conclusion, the quantity and quality of sites about the career of radiography was not of a satisfactory standard and more attention from both the government and professional bodies is needed if the profession is to gain attention and the staff shortage problem is to be solved.

scholarly journals An Innovative Method of Estimation Hewing for Invention Report Mining and Estimation Summarization

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
S. Ravichandran ◽  
J. Sathiamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Execution Time ◽  
Opinion Mining ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Web Surveys ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Online Business ◽  
The Web

With the assistance of Web 2.0, the bases on client interest, posting on the web surveys has become an undeniably mainstream path for individuals to impart their perspectives to different client’s suppositions and conclusions toward items and administrations. It turns into a typical practice for online business sites to give the offices to individuals to convey and distribute their audits between them. These online audits present an abundance of data on the Services and Products, which will encourage the improvement of their business. Consequently a developing number of late examinations have been centred on the Opinion Mining. For example the Opinion Mining alludes to computational method for assessing the sentiments that are mined from different Web Sources. A couple of Opinion Mining based techniques have been considered and broke down. From our investigation, it is seen that a couple of feeling mining based directed and unaided techniques had not delivered great outcomes because of alluding less number of sentiments inside a similar URL’S and treating the highlights with comparable significance as various. To beat this issue, Topic Anatomy Model TSCAN was proposed, where the Task is called as Topic Anatomy and which sums up and relates the primary pieces of a point with the goal that the per users could comprehend the substance without any problem. By utilizing this model, the more data can be removed and related through their transient closeness, which will give conceivable substance. This model is including imperative part in the Opinion Mining since clients can impart their insights about the items. From our usage, it is seen that this plan gives the best reasonable answer for the client’s advantages and requests. Notwithstanding, it burns-through more opportunity to anticipate the best performing items because of huge informational collections respectively. Consequently our exploration work is proposed and actualized a productive strategy for Opinion Mining called an Efficient Parallel Opinion Mining (EPOM) constructed TSCAN Algorithm separately. It is centring more sites and it is removing more data in equal way, so we can get advanced productive outcome with least execution time. From our outcomes, it is noticed that it gives the best reasonable answer for the client’s advantages and requests and it I s improving the presentation of existing method regarding Quality of Information, Prediction and Execution Time.

Comparing UpToDate and DynaMed Plus as medical knowledge resources for clinical decision support: cross-over randomized trial (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally L Baxter ◽  
Lina Lander ◽  
Brian Clay ◽  
John Bell ◽  
Kristen Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Clinical Questions ◽  
Time Required

BACKGROUND Electronic medical knowledge resources are frequently used for clinical decision support. Costs vary substantially among vendors, warranting periodic assessment of institution-wide adoption. OBJECTIVE To compare two medical knowledge resources, UpToDate and DynaMed Plus, with respect to facilitating accuracy and efficiency of answering standardized clinical questions and user experience. METHODS Physicians in training at a single academic medical center were randomized to first use one of the two medical knowledge resources to answer six standardized clinical case questions. They were surveyed about their experience using the resource, then completed the questions using the other resource, followed by the user experience survey again. The percentage of accurate answers and time required to answer each question were recorded. The surveys assessed ease of use, enjoyment using the resource, quality of information, and ability to assess the level of evidence. Given the cross-over design, tests of carry-over effects were performed. For open-ended survey items regarding overall user experience, themes were identified, and sentiment analyses were performed. RESULTS Twenty-six physicians in training participated, with a mean (standard deviation, SD) of 5.8 (2.5) years of prior experience using UpToDate. Accuracy of answers when using the two resources generally differed by 4 percentage points or less. For all but one question, there were no significant differences in the time required for completion. Most participants perceived both resources to be easy to use, have high quality of information, and felt able to assess to the level of evidence contained in the information. A greater proportion of participants (23/26, 88%) endorsed enjoyment of use when using UpToDate compared to when using DynaMed Plus (16/26, 62%). Participants were significantly less likely to enjoy DynaMed Plus if they were in the randomization group assigned to use UpToDate first (p=0.006). Themes emerging from open-ended survey comments included interface/information presentation, coverage of clinical topics, search functions, and utility for clinical decision-making. Overall, the majority (59%) of open-ended comments expressed an overall preference for UpToDate, while only 19% expressed an overall preference for DynaMed Plus. CONCLUSIONS DynaMed Plus is non-inferior to UpToDate with respect to ability to achieve accurate answers, time required for answering clinical questions, ease of use, quality of information, and ability to asses level of evidence. However, user experience was more positive with UpToDate, leading to a majority of users stating a preference for UpToDate. Future studies of electronic medical knowledge resources should continue to emphasize evaluation of usability and user experience.

scholarly journals e-Health: A New Approach in Healthcare Practice

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinod Podichetty ◽  
Robert Biscup
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Healthcare Practice ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Web

The Internet offers an unprecedented opportunity for healthcare information to be disseminated instantaneously. Quality of information, both scientific and nonscientific, and the development of tools to disseminate information securely via the Internet are the two most important issues related to achieving effective and wider exchange of health information. For the first time ever, information can be exchanged simultaneously and interactively all around the world, with the potential of being equally available to healthcare professionals as well as to patients. The big difference between yesterday's knowledge-based patient care and that of tomorrow, is a fundamental premise that patients will explore the web world with a desire to learn more about their condition, including its treatment and prognosis. This has evolved into the concept of e-health (Electronic Health). Evaluation and examination of the information being conveyed via the Internet is important and necessary in order for the Internet to be an effective tool in healthcare.

THE WEB: FRIEND OR FOE OF THE HAND SURGEON?

Hand Surgery ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Sproule ◽  
C. Tansey ◽  
B. Burns ◽  
G. Fenelon
Keyword(s):  
World Wide ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Hand Surgeon ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
The World ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
The Web

Healthcare information contained on the World Wide Web is not screened or regulated and claims may be unsubstantiated and misleading. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nature and quality of information on the Web in relation to hand surgery. Three search engines were assessed for information on three hand operations: carpal tunnel decompression, Dupuytren's release and trigger finger release. Websites were classified and evaluated for completeness, accuracy, accountability and reference to a reliable source of information. A total of 172 websites were examined. Although 85% contained accurate information, in 65% this information was incomplete. Eighty-seven per cent of websites were accountable for the information presented, but only 24% made references to reliable sources. Until an organised approach to website control is established, it is important for hand surgeons to emphasise to their patients that not everything they read is complete or accurate. Publicising sites known to be of high quality will promote safe browsing of the Web.

A Comparison of Websites from Spanish, American and British Hospitals

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (02) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Llinás ◽  
D. Rodríguez-Iñesta ◽  
S. Lorenzo ◽  
C. Aibar ◽  
J. J. Mira
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Spanish American ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Information Scale ◽  
Wide Variability ◽  
User Orientation ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
The Web

Summary Objective: To evaluate and compare the user-orientation of Spanish, American and British hospital websites. Methods: A descriptive study of 32 hospital portals (12 Spanish, 10 American and 10 British) was carried out in which the following were analyzed: website readability according to the Flesch Index, websites accessibility using the Web Accessibility Test, and the quality of information provided using the “e-Information Scale of Health Care Centers”. Results: Fifty percent of the user-oriented information quality attributes are met. Readability indices tend to be below 60 (standard readability), and only 10 of the 32 websites meet the accessibility criteria. Conclusions: Most portals exhibit accessibility problems that favor computer illiteracy. There is a wide variability in terms of website readability and in terms of useroriented content.

scholarly journals Evaluasi dan Uji Kualitas Website dengan Metode Webqual (Studi Kasus: STMIK Sumedang)

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Helmiawan ◽  
Yopi Akbar ◽  
Yan Yan Sofian
Keyword(s):  
Information Quality ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Interaction Quality ◽  
Interaction Interaction ◽  
Continuous Interaction ◽  
Information Media ◽  
The Web

nformation and interaction in an information media is very important in delivering information to users. This information will be well received if there is continuous interaction, and it becomes an indicator of the quality of the information media. The research was conducted aimed at testing information media in the form of websites, especially the STMIK Sumedang website and evaluating the quality of the STMIK Sumedang web from user responses in the form of usability, information quality and interaction quality. This research uses WebQual 4.0 which is compiled based on three qualities, namely ease of use (usability), information quality (information quality) and quality of interaction (interaction quality). The results of this study are that the STMIK website is good enough but there are still procedures in the web menu that are not working. From this study it can be concluded the most influential in the quality of the web is the usability variable can be seen from the following results Y = - 7.174 + 0.479 X1 + 0.182 X2 + 0.060 X3, X1 = usabiliti, X2 = quality of information, X3 = quality of interaction.

PENGARUH KUALITAS INFORMASI DAN KUALITAS LAYANAN TERHADAP SIKAP DALAM PENGGUNAAN SISTEM APLIKASI DENGAN KEMUDAHAN PENGGUNAAN SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING PADA JASA TRANSPORTASI ONLINE (GOJEK) DI YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Author(s):  
Putri Aprilia Isnaini ◽  
Ida Bagus Nyoman Udayana
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Application Systems

This writing is done to determine the effect of information quality and service quality on attitudes in the use of application systems with the ease of use of the system as an intervining variable in online transportation services (gojek) in Yogyakarta. The sample in this study is customers who use online motorcycle transportation services in Yogyakarta. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling technique. Data collection is done by distributing online questionnaires through the Goegle form and distributed with social media such as WhatsApp and Instagram on a 1-4 scale to measure 4 indicators. The results of this study show 1) the quality of information affects the ease of use, 2) the quality of service affects the ease of use, 3) the quality of information influences attitudes in use, 4) the quality of services does not affect attitudes in use, and 5) ease of use attitude in use.

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