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ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2000

Combating information overload: a six-month pilot evaluation of a knowledge management system in general practice.

C O'Brien, P Cambouropoulos

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Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

C O'BrienCentre for Clinical Informatics, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. co209@cam.ac.uk
P Cambouropoulos

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A six-month prospective study was conducted on the usefulness and usability of a representative electronic knowledge management tool, the WAX Active Library, for 19 general practitioners (GPs) evaluated using questionnaires and audit trail data. The number of pages accessed was highest in the final two months, when over half of the access trails were completed within 40 seconds. Most GPs rated the system as easy to learn, fast to use, and preferable to paper for providing information during consultations. Such tools could provide a medium for the activities of knowledge officers, help demand management, and promote sharing of information within primary care groups and across NHSnet or the Internet.

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Family PracticeAdultEnglandEvaluation Studies as TopicHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInformation ManagementInformation SystemsMaleManagement AuditMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective Studies

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PMID10962792
PMCPMC1313732

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