Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect

This 1 hour on-demand class introduces MedlinePlus Connect, and points to resources for implementing MedlinePlus Connect at your institution. MedlinePlus is a website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, providing high-quality health information written for the general public. MedlinePlus Connect is a tool that enables the integration of MedlinePlus resources into external systems like electronic health record systems, patient portals, and other applications.

Following completion of this tutorial, you should be able to:

• Explain how MedlinePlus Connect makes MedlinePlus consumer health content available in Electronic Health Record systems
• Describe the role of standard terminologies in how MedlinePlus Connect works
• Define the structure of a URL request used in MedlinePlus Connect
• Consider whether you can facilitate the use of MedlinePlus Connect at your institution

Continuing Education

This class qualifies for Medical Library Association (MLA) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Level 2.

This class has been approved for Medical Library Association (MLA) continuing education credits (1 hour MLA CE).

This class meets the following CHIS Level 2 competencies:

C7. Technology and Health

This class is approved for 1 credit hour of State of Illinois continuing nursing education (CNE) credit information. NNLM is the CNE Presenter for this class.
Illinois CNE Sponsor: Medical Library Association, 225 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60606. License No. 236.000169
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