Evaluating a federated medical search engine: tailoring the methodology and reporting the evaluation outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Federated medical search engines are health information systems that provide a single access point to different types of information. Their efficiency as clinical decision support tools has been demonstrated through numerous evaluations. Despite their rigor, very few of these studies report holistic evaluations of medical search engines and even fewer base their evaluations on existing evaluation frameworks.

Objectives

To evaluate a federated medical search engine, MedSocket, for its potential net benefits in an established clinical setting.

Methods

This study applied the Human, Organization, and Technology (HOT-fit) evaluation framework in order to evaluate MedSocket. The hierarchical structure of the HOT-factors allowed for identification of a combination

SUBMITTER: Saparova D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4187090 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature