Breadth of Coverage, Ease of Use, and Quality of Mobile Point-of-Care Tool Information Summaries: An Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With advances in mobile technology, accessibility of clinical resources at the point of care has increased.

Objective

The objective of this research was to identify if six selected mobile point-of-care tools meet the needs of clinicians in internal medicine. Point-of-care tools were evaluated for breadth of coverage, ease of use, and quality.

Methods

Six point-of-care tools were evaluated utilizing four different devices (two smartphones and two tablets). Breadth of coverage was measured using select International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes if information on summary, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis was provided. Quality measures included treatment and diagnostic inline references

SUBMITTER: Johnson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5081478 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature