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J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:249-255. DOI 10.1197/jamia.M1726.
© 2005 American Medical Informatics Association

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Evolution of a Mature Clinical Informationist Model

Nunzia B. Giuse, MD, MLS, Taneya Y. Koonce, MSLS, Rebecca N. Jerome, MLIS, Molynda Cahall, MA, MSLS, Nila A. Sathe, MA, MLIS and Annette Williams, MLS

Affiliations of the authors: Eskind Biomedical Library, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN (NBG, RNJ); Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN (TYK, MC, NAS, AW).

Correspondence and reprints: Nunzia B. Giuse, MD, MLS, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8340; e-mail: <nunzia.giuse{at}vanderbilt.edu>.

Received for publication: 10/28/04; accepted for publication: 01/24/05.

Achieving evidence-based practice will require new approaches to providing information during health care delivery and to integrating evidence and informatics at the point of care. To support evidence-based practice, Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Eskind Biomedical Library (EBL) introduced the role of clinical informationist, an information specialist with sufficient knowledge and insight to function as a true partner in the health care team. To further disseminate evidence-based knowledge, the Vanderbilt University Medical Center's (VUMC) electronic medical record system and pathway development processes integrate advanced information synthesis capabilities provided by clinical informationists. Combining clinical informationist expertise with informatics tools is an effective strategy for delivering the evidence needed to support patient care decisions.




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