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A Philosophical Breakthrough in Medical Information Management

Arthur W. Hafner, PhD

Arch Intern Med. 1987;147(3):417-418.

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Mead Data Systems recently introduced MEDIS, a user-friendly medical information database. MEDIS, like its Mead Data law and business counterparts, LEXIS and NEXIS, can be accessed with little experience in computer literature searching. On-line literature searching has long been the province of the medical librarian. The librarian's traditional goal of end-user education has usually been obstructed by the need to access databases through complicated protocols. Physicians simply lack the time for the necessary training. The educational barrier is minimal, however, with MEDIS. Computer literature searching can become routine for physicians and other health care professionals.

Physicians can use MEDIS and their personal computers to access a variety of useful information. The Journal of the American Medical Association and the nine American Medical Association specialty journals form a core of medical information available in full text through MEDIS. Over 30 additional journals are available in "library files" such as cardiology, general . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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