An analysis of clinical queries in an electronic health record search utility

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Conclusions: A variety of user types, ranging from clinicians to administrative staff, took advantage of the EHR-based search utility. Though these users’ search behavior differed, they predominantly performed informational searches related to laboratory results and specific diseases. Additionally, a number of queries were part of words, implying the need for a free-text module to be included in any future concept-based search algorithm. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).