Wow, it’s hard to believe that it’s been over four months since I posted this piece on using MedInfoNow. The post caught the attention of someone at MedInfoNow, which resulted in some interesting dialogue in the form of email exchange and a couple of phone calls. I found the company to be genuinely interested in how their customers (clients?) use their product and what they can do to improve the experience.
The dialogue lead to a couple of important discoveries.
First, I had no idea what MedInforNow could do. I was only using a fraction of its functionality. The product is much more powerful than I initially thought, and to say that I wasn’t using it to its full potential is an understatement. The company actually scheduled a 15 minute one-on-one webinar session with me to highlight all the major features and “hidden gems”. Since then I’ve spent some time optimizing my MedInfoNow settings. I’d still like to have access to more full articles, but overall the information I’m getting has improved. Optimizing my preferences, journal settings and library access made a significant improvement in my overall experience. MedInfoNow has promised to put a “hidden gems†post on their blog (Doody’s Views) in the near future. I’ll let you know when it’s up.
Second, when I was rummaging around Doody’s Views I saw a neat little literature search box in the upper right hand corner (see image below). When you click on it you get a pop-up window that allows you to do a quick literature search without leaving the site. You can filter by journal and/or timeframe. Results are displayed a la Medline style with the option to click through to the abstracts. I thought it was pretty cool. I liked it so much that I did what any good red-blooded American would do: I stole it and put it on my site. Actually I asked them for permission to add it to my site and they graciously agreed (image below).
And there you have it, a quick update on my experience with MedInfoNow.
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