ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2013
The effect of a clinical medical librarian on in-patient care outcomes.
Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Evaluation of literature searching and article selection skills of an evidence-based practice team.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2020Article
- Evaluating the impact of clinical librarians on clinical questions during inpatient rounds.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2018Article
- Evaluating the appropriateness of electronic information resources for learning.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2016Article
- The persistence of clinical questions across shifts on an intensive care unit: an observational pilot study.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe research sought to determine the effect of a clinical medical librarian (CML) on outcomes of in-patients on the internal medicine service.
methodsA prospective study was performed with two internal medicine in-patient teams. Team 1 included a CML who accompanied the team on daily rounds. The CML answered questions posed at the point of care immediately or in emails post-rounds. Patients on Team 2, which did not include a CML, as well as patients who did not require consultation by the CML on Team 1, served as the control population. Numerous clinical and library metrics were gathered on each question.
resultsPatients on Team 1 who required an answer to a clinical question were more ill and had a longer length of stay, higher costs, and higher readmission rates compared to those in the control group. Using a matched pair analysis, we showed no difference in clinical outcomes between the intervention group and the control group.
conclusionsThis study is the largest attempt to prospectively measure changes in patient outcomes when physicians were accompanied by a CML on rounds. This approach may serve as a model for further studies to define when and how CMLs are most effective.
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