Evaluation of the Virtual Naval Hospital

Abstract

The Virtual Naval Hospital (VNH) is a digital medical library administered over the Internet by the Electronic Differential Multimedia Laboratory, University of Iowa College of Medicine in collaboration with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). A CD-ROM version of the VNH is also distributed to Navy health care providers. Its purpose is to deliver authoritative medical information to point-of-care medical providers to help take better care of patients. Evaluations of the VNH to date have focused on information needs of medical providers and readership of the World Wide Web (WWW) site. No analysis of VNH utilization patterns, derived benefits, or media preferences has been done. The goal of this evaluation is to provide an analysis of the VNH that can be used to document lessons learned, and planning for future services that might be offered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA401060

Entities

People

  • Peter H. Stoloff

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Medical Specialties
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Testing
  • Students
  • Websites
  • World Wide Web

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Library and Information Science
  • Medical or Health Care Field.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics