Evidence-based medicine and Web 2.0: friend or foe?

Pittler, Max H; Mavergames, Christopher; Ernst, Edzard; Antes, Gerd

doi:10.3399/bjgp11x567342

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“…It mainly refers to the depth and breadth of knowledge available on the Internet, especially through Web 2.0 technologies, which enable the medical practice to scan its knowledge environment for ways and means to improve its clinical processes and performance (Sairamesh et al, 2011;Shen, 2012;Skinner, 2008). Importantly, e-health care intelligence solutions enable medical practices to acquire evidence-based medical information (Metzger & Flanagin, 2011;Pittler, Mavergames, Ernst, & Antes, 2011;Weng et al, 2013) such as clinical guidance systems for supportive care in diabetes (Sağlam & Temizel, 2014) and cancer (Van Erps et al, 2010). A second form of e-learning capability is called e-training, that is, the ability of the medical practice to provide Web-based support for the continuing medical education of its physicians and nurses (Baker, Kamke, O 0 Hara, & Stuart, 2009;Casebeer et al, 2010;Chu & Robey, 2008;Robson, 2009;Samuelson et al, 2014;Stoner, Mikko, & Carpenter, 2014).…”

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IT‐based clinical knowledge management in primary health care: A conceptual framework

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2017

Knowl Process Manag

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Primary health care medical practices have made sizable information technology investments in recent years, primarily deploying electronic medical record (EMR) systems as well as Web‐based e‐learning applications. The basic assumption here is that developing information technology‐based knowledge management capabilities may significantly improve the innovation and clinical performance of these organizations. Increasing uncertainty in their environment requires them to develop greater absorptive capacity (ACAP), that is, an organizational learning capability to deal with the external sources of this uncertainty. In applying ACAP theory to primary care settings, this study seeks to answer the following research questions: What are the e‐learning and EMR capabilities developed by primary care medical practices in response to increasing environmental uncertainty? To what extent does the development of an e‐learning capability influence the development of an EMR capability? To what extent does building ACAP contribute to positive outcomes in terms of medical practices' innovation and clinical performance?

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