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An “evidence centre” in a general hospital: finding and evaluating the best available evidence for clinicians
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Evidence-based MedicineClinical SpecialtiesInformation OverloadCommunicationMuir GrayHospital MedicineDigital HealthPublic HealthInformation BehaviorHealth Information SystemGeneral HospitalDecision Support SystemsInformation ManagementHealthcare Information SystemsEvidence-based RecommendationProblem WellHealth Information TechnologyNursingMedical EthicsBest Available EvidenceMedical Information SystemPatient SafetyIndividual Clinicians WorkGeneral PracticeHealth Services ManagementPatient ManagementMedicineEvidence-based PracticeHealth InformaticsEmergency Medicine
Muir Gray describes the problem well: “Busy clinicians are now caught in an information paradox—overwhelmed with information but unable to find the knowledge they need when they need it…The truth is that information cannot be dealt with by individuals alone. The organisation in which individual clinicians work has to manage knowledge as well as it manages its other resources” (1).