Finding health statistics: making a difficult task easier.
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MEDIS, an online full-text and bibliographic medical retrieval system, was introduced by Mead Data Central to the health community in May 1985. A general description of the service is offered covering the database content, search commands and strategies, equipment, cost and support services. Strengths and weaknesses of this new end user system are reviewed from a user's perspective. Comparisons among MEDIS, BRS/Saunders Colleague, and PaperChase are drawn.
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Case study. The CEO of a mid-size community hospital requested a literature search on the standards, costs and regional competition for a pain management center. Results submitted were deemed less than satisfactory. A review of the case suggests numerous elements, listed below, which need to be addressed and revised in order to improve outcome in future interactions.
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Data Library: This month's column takes a look at utilization rates at hospitals that own HMOs vs. those that don't--and you might be surprised by the findings. Those hospitals that don't own HMOs have consistently lower utilization rates for inpatient and outpatient services. Here are the actual numbers.
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