background: the advent of new technologies with widespread dissemination of information has caused a fundamental change in information and educational resources. on the other hand, selection of an appropriate and valuable source of information in the field of health education is essential. therefore, this study was designed and implemented with the objective of comparing health center’s staff o...

OBJECTIVE The research studied the status of hospital librarians and library services to better inform the Medical Library Association's advocacy activities. METHODS The Vital Pathways Survey Subcommittee of the Task Force on Vital Pathways for Hospital Librarians distributed a web-based survey to hospital librarians and academic health sciences library directors. The survey results were comp...

QUESTION What is the best approach for implementing a statewide electronic health library (eHL) to serve all health professionals in Minnesota? SETTING The research took place at the University of Minnesota Health Sciences Libraries. METHODS In January 2008, the authors began planning a statewide eHL for health professionals following the five-step process for evidence-based librarianship: ...

In 2008, a clinical information tool was developed and embedded in the electronic health record system of an academic medical center. In 2009, the initial information tool, Clinical-e, was superseded by a portal called Clinical Focus, with a single search box enabling a federated search of selected online information resources. To measure the usefulness and impact of Clinical Focus, a survey wa...

background: the family physician program and referral system considered as one of the important programs of country’s health that has been implemented since 2005.considerng that health is a spontaneous phenomenon and information in this regard should be given to individuals, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of rural people with inform...

introduction: hospitals are responsible to respond to legitimate demands for health information release while protecting the confidentiality of patient health records. this study investigated and compared laws and policies of health information disclosure for legal authorities in iran and some selected countries. methods: this descriptive-comparative study included health information disclosure...