Information needs of generalists and specialists using online best-practice algorithms to answer clinical questions

Using Semantic Information to Answer Complex Questions

In this paper, we propose the use of semantic information for the task of answering complex questions. We use the Extended String Subsequence Kernel (ESSK) to perform similarity measures between sentences in a graph-based random walk framework where semantic information is incorporated by exploiting the word senses. Experimental results on the DUC benchmark datasets prove the effectiveness of o...

Research Paper: Do Online Information Retrieval Systems Help Experienced Clinicians Answer Clinical Questions?

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of clinicians' use of an online information retrieval system on their performance in answering clinical questions. DESIGN Pre-/post-intervention experimental design. MEASUREMENTS In a computer laboratory, 75 clinicians (26 hospital-based doctors, 18 family practitioners, and 31 clinical nurse consultants) provided 600 answers to eight clinical scenarios before...

Cybersearch. Quick clicks to answer clinical questions.

Task Assignments and Incentives: Generalists versus Specialists∗

I develop an agency model of job assignments where jobs differ based on the breadth of tasks. A tradeoff between task complementarities and relative abilities of workers results in those with balanced skills being assigned to multi-task jobs. The same tradeoff between complementarities and relative abilities also influences incentives to sort privately informed workers to jobs. I then draw on a...

Designing and Validating a Search Questionnaire for Searching in Online Information Resources Based on Clinical Questions Among Iranian Medical Students

Objective To be up-to-date, the medical community must have the ability to communicate in the electronic environment and search for information resources. The present study aims to develop a questionnaire to assess the attitudes of Iranian medical students towards searching for information resources by formulating clinical questions and evaluate its validly and reliability. Methods This is a d...