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Introduction to EBSCO Health Library

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Introduction to EBSCO Health Library

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    1. Introduction to EBSCO Health Library

    2. Consumers are looking for health information

    3. Top Requested Diseases & Conditions ADHD Arthritis Asthma & Allergies Autism Avian Influenza Birth Defects Cancer Chlamydia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diabetes E. coli Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Flu (Influenza) Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus)

    4. Common Procedures in the U.S. Arteriography/Angiocardiography: 2.1 million Cardiac catheterizations: 1.3 million Endoscopy of small intestine (with or without biopsy): 1.1 million Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT scans) : 828,000 Diagnostic ultrasound: 813,000 Balloon angioplasty/Coronary Atherectomy: 664,000 Hysterectomy: 617,000 Reduction of fracture: 667,000 Endoscopy of large intestine (with or without biopsy): : 596,000 Insertion of coronary artery stents: 615,000 Coronary artery bypass graft: 427,000 Total knee replacement: 478,000 Total hip replacement: 234,000

    5. Health Library is an evidence-based resource for consumer & employee medical information All content is written and reviewed by qualified experts and subjected to rigorous, multilayered review Developed using a number of referenced medical sources and structured to reflect national clinical practice guidelines Written at the 3rd – 5th grade reading level for the consumer/patient and organized in the exact same way that consumers seek information (as independently measured by the Lexile Framework for reading) Hundreds of illustrations and animations to support consumer understanding of material All content in Health Library can be viewed in English or Spanish via a toggle Health Library is the ONLY health information product that has two accreditations from URAC - an independent, nonprofit organization, well-known as the leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs

    6. HCA Sites Using Health Library

    7. Health Library - Conditions Over 1,400 A-Z condition fact sheets (indexed by medical categories) that cover more than 98% of all condition cases treated in North America 150 comprehensive reports covering the major chronic and catastrophic conditions suffered in North America 16 integrated wellness centers that mix fact-based information with magazine-style wellness material All Health Library content is evidence-based, cited, sourced and systematically-reviewed with rich cross-referencing from section to section

    8. Health Library - Procedures 530 A-Z Procedure Fact Sheets (indexed by medical categories) Includes more than 98% of all hospital procedures and tests performed in North America 26 animations (with sound/subtitles) of the most widely performed medical procedures. Each animated clip is approx 2˝ minutes long and available in Windows and QuickTime formats All animations are designed to be viewed by patients (not designed for clinicians) and are Section 508 compliant for the hearing and sight impaired.

    9. Spotlight – Blake Medical Center

    10. Health Library – Therapeutic Centers 54 fully integrated conditions ranging from AIDS to Women’s Health Therapeutic Centers combine evidence-based information with magazine-style health features for articles that are easy to read and understand.

    11. Spotlight – Capital Regional

    12. Health Library – Interactive Tools Anatomy Navigator Identifies all of the 206 bones and 639 muscles in the human body Condition Navigator Information on conditions pertaining to various regions of the body. Links directly to A-Z Condition Fact Sheets. Healthy Living Calculators 11 interactive calculators that calculate various measures of health and fitness Health Risk Assessors 5 interactive self-assessment tools linked to relevant condition resources

    13. Spotlight – HealthOne

    14. Health Library – Natural & Alternative Medicine

    15. Spotlight – Lewis-Gale

    16. Health Library - Experts & Reviewers

    17. Thank You

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