Needed: An Economics Approach to Systems for Medical Information
Authors: EDWARD J. HUTH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Editorials1 October 1985Needed: An Economics Approach to Systems for Medical InformationEDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.EDWARD J. HUTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-103-4-617 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptProfessions are defined in part by their expert knowledge and skills in applying it. Expert knowledge in medicine is its information and the conceptual machinery with which we use it. For a clinical problem we first frame the questions to be answered and then look for relevant information in our heads and other sources. Applying relevant concepts to that information, we try to find the best answers. We hope that these answers applied with our skills will yield the best outcome for the patient.We cannot carry all of the huge and still growing body of relevant information in our...References1. BEESON P. The natural history of medical subspecialties. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:624-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Physicians for the Twenty-First Century: Report of the Panel on the General Professional Education of the Physician and College Preparation for Medicine. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1984. Google Scholar3. HUTH E. Annals of Internal Medicine to be offered online [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1984;100:906-7. LinkGoogle Scholar4. HUTHCASE EK. Annals available in new online service [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102:707-8. LinkGoogle Scholar5. MIKHAILOVCHERNYIGILIAREVSKII AAR. Scientific information as an economic category. In: MIKHAILOV AI, CHERNYI AI, GILIAREVSKII RS. Scientific Communications and Informatics. BURGER RH, translator. Arlington, Virginia: Information Resources Press; 1984:88-93. Google Scholar6. LEVIN H. Cost-Effectiveness: A Primer. Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications; 1983:26-30, 116-23. Google Scholar7. HUTH E. Continuing medical education: needs, costs, and consequences [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:698-9. LinkGoogle Scholar8. COVELLUMANMANNING DGP. Information needs in office practice: are they being met? Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:596-9. LinkGoogle Scholar9. HAYNESMCKIBBONWALKER RKC. Computer searching of the medical literature: an evaluation of MEDLINE searching systems. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103. (In press.) Google Scholar10. STANDERA D. Electronic publishing: some notes on reader response and costs. Scholarly Publishing. 1985;16:291-305. Google Scholar11. MATHESONCOOPER NJ. Academic information in the academic health sciences center: roles for the library in information management. J Med Educ. 1982;57(10 Pt 2):1-93. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. BERNAL J. The transmission of scientific information: a user's analysis. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Information. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council; 1959:95. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByWork roles, tasks, and the information behavior of dentistsUse of key words as an adjunctive learning tool improves learning during a perioperative medicine rotation for anesthesiology residentsAn Industrial Process View of Information Delivery to Support Clinical Decision Making: Implications for Systems Design and Process MeasuresInformation Seeking in Primary CarePhysicians' Use of Medical Knowledge ResourcesInformation for the PhysicianPasquale F. Finelli, MDThe Underused Medical LiteratureEdward J. Huth, MDIssues in the adoption of a new educational technologyStudents evaluate medfile, a preprinted medical literature filing systemINVERSE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATIONInformation overload, and how to lighten itA new instrument for medical decision support and education: the Stanford Health Information Network for Education 1 October 1985Volume 103, Issue 4Page: 617-619KeywordsInformation technology Issue Published: 1 October 1985 PDF DownloadLoading ...