Abstract
Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation (CHICA) is a computer decision support system (CDSS) that interfaces with existing electronic medical record systems (EMRS) and delivers “just-in-time” patient-relevant guidelines to physicians during the clinical encounter and accurately captures structured data from all who interact with the system. “Delivering Geospatial Intelligence to Health Care Professionals (CHICA-GIS)” (1R01LM010923-01) expands the medical application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by integrating a geographic information system with CHICA. To provide knowledge management support for CHICA-GIS, three informationists at the Indiana University School of Medicine were awarded a supplement from the National Library Medicine. The informationists will enhance CHICA-GIS by: improving the accuracy and accessibility of information, managing and mapping the knowledge which undergirds the CHICA-GIS decision support tool, supporting community engagement and consumer health information outreach, and facilitating the dissemination of new CHICA-GIS research results and services.
Highlights
Background on the Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation (CHICA)Geographic Information Systems (GIS) systemAs a clinical decision support system, CHICA collects or provides information at key moments during patient visits to six clinics in central Indiana
To provide knowledge management support for CHICA-GIS, three informationists at the Indiana University School of Medicine were awarded a supplement from the National Library Medicine
Based on the information provided by the patient, as well as existing information in the electronic medical record systems (EMRS), CHICA generates a Physician Worksheet (PWS)
Summary
Volume 2 Issue 1 Special Issue: Role of the Informationist or Embedded Librarian in the Scientific Research Process 2013-05-02. Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Follow this and additional works at: https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib Part of the Geographic Information Sciences Commons, Library and Information Science Commons, Pediatrics Commons, and the Translational Medical Research Commons. Repository Citation Whipple EC, Odell JD, Ralston RK, Liu GC. When Informationists Get Involved: The CHICA-GIS Project.
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