Using On-Line Medical Knowledge to Support Evidence-Based Practice: A Case Study of a Successful Knowledge Management Project

Using On-Line Medical Knowledge to Support Evidence-Based Practice: A Case Study of a Successful Knowledge Management Project

Daniel L. Moody (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Graeme G. Shanks (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Copyright: © 2002 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-13-6.ch011

Abstract

This paper describes a successful knowledge management project in one of Australia’s state health departments. The objective of the project was to provide medical staff with on-line access to the latest medical knowledge at the point of care in order to improve the quality of clinical decision making. We believe this represents an important case study from both a theoretical and practical viewpoint:

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