Objectives:
This paper will present an overview of health insurance literacy research. As information professionals providing a host of services, it is essential to serve as credible sources of Affordable Care Act and health insurance information, particularly in discussions with professionals, funding sources, and decision makers. The presented strategies will be supplemented with real-life examples of librarians serving in these evidence-based roles.
Methods:
A review of health insurance literacy research was conducted in core databases (i.e., PubMed, Web of Science, etc.). The literature was summarized according to librarian role and/or outreach strategy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with librarians who provide Affordable Care Act and/or health insurance information services to identify best practice profiles of evidence-based librarianship.
Results:
A review of the health insurance literature suggests that librarians can play a role in supporting health insurance information needs by locating and advocating for easy-to-understand information, linking to helpful insurance resources (e.g., healthcare.gov, Medicare & You, etc.), and offering live presentations of pertinent health insurance information. The best practice profiles identified in the semi-structured interviews include information mediator, programming host, research support, presentation support, embedded clinical support, and librarian advocate. These roles support the evidence-based strategies identified through the literature review and offer concrete examples of current effort in this area.
Conclusion:
The evidence-based strategies and best practice profiles offer examples of the kinds of services librarians are providing in this arena and are presented as potential springboards for librarians seeking to enrich their information resources and services regarding the Affordable Care Act. Many of these ideas can be implemented in a wide variety of settings building on the kinds of work already being done in the library. The concrete and practical suggestions offered by the evidence presented demonstrate the relevance of librarians to health insurance literacy research and interventions.
Promoting uptake: interventions aimed at encouraging greater engagement with and use of research based information.
Presentation by Jonathan Carter HSRC (South Africa) at the Locating the Power of the In-Between conference July 08
Promoting uptake: interventions aimed at encouraging greater engagement with and use of research based information.
Presentation by Jonathan Carter HSRC (South Africa) at the Locating the Power of the In-Between conference July 08
HTA Value Based Pricing Versus WHO Fair Pricing: Which Delivers Universal Hea...Office of Health Economics
Slides from a presentation Adrian gave as part of an issue panel on the topic of HTA value-based pricing versus WHO fair pricing at the 2018 ISPOR Europe conference in Barcelona.
March 02, 2018
Value-based health care is one of the most pressing topics in health care finance and policy today. Value-based payment structures are widely touted as critical to controlling runaway health care costs, but are often difficult for health care entities to incorporate into their existing infrastructures. Because value-based health care initiatives have bipartisan support, it is likely that these programs will continue to play a major role in both the public and private health insurance systems. As such, there is a pressing need to evaluate the implementation of these initiatives thus far and to discuss the direction that American health care financing will take in the coming years.
To explore this important issue, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School collaborated with Ropes & Gray LLP to host a one-day conference on value-based health care. This event brought together scholars, health law practitioners, and health care entities to evaluate the impact of value-based health care on the American health care system.
For more information, visit our website at: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/will-value-based-care-save-the-health-care-system
Information repackaging is a process to repackage the analyzed, consolidate information in that form which is more suitable & usable for library users. Customization of information taking into account the needs and characteristics of the individual or user groups and matching them with the information to be provided so that diffusion of information occurs.
What are the hurdles to overcome in the transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement? Is Value Based Care here to stay? Learn more from this slide-share on the differences between Value Based Care and Fee For Service.
Insight-driven Medical Communications – Educating NeurologistsMedicalwriters.com
Presentation given by Wesley Portegies, CEO of Medicalwriters.com, at the 2018 Drug Information Association (DIA) annual meeting in Boston, MA.
In order to develop effective Medical Education programs and materials, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the behavior, perceptions, and beliefs of your target audience. This presentation focuses on how you can use these insights to optimize your communications to Health Care Professionals (HCPs).
This presentation showcases authoritative consumer health websites for LGBTQ audiences and discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the LGBTQ community.
Health Sciences Librarians' Response to Affordable Care Act Health Informatio...evardell
Objectives
Following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2013, many librarians were called upon to answer questions about health insurance and provide access to quality information about both insurance and the ACA law in general. This study was conducted to assess the provision of health insurance information by health sciences librarians following ACA implementation.
Methods
A survey was administered to health sciences librarians and distributed through popular medical library listservs (e.g., MEDLIB-L and MACMLA-L), Twitter (#medlibs), and Facebook. A total of 222 respondents began the survey, with 191 complete responses.
Now into its ninth year, Fjord’s annual Trends Report 2016 has arrived and, once again, we unveil what we believe to be the most significant technology and business developments emerging and describe how they will transform our world in the coming 12 months.
Our Trends Report is the result of months of research, discussions and debate, pooling the collective experience at Fjord and Accenture Interactive and distilled into ten core ideas.
We believe 2016 will be another defining year for digital and will bring even more transformation, disruption and delight to organizations and their audiences. In the report you can expect to discover more about big data etiquette, the rise of employee experience (EX) design, disappearing apps, the true power of wearables and nearables and much more.
Check out the full Fjord Trends Report 2016 below, visit trends.fjordnet.com, and follow the conversation at #FjordTrends.
Enjoy!
See more at www.trends.fjordnet.com
13 hours ago
Tami Frazier
Week 11 Initial Discussion Post
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
NURS 6052 – Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
Week 11 Initial Post
Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in its most simplistic form is using the evidence, whether from clinical experiences or patient preferences, to make decisions that affect patient care positively (Polit & Beck, 2017). Evidence-based practice is essential for determining changes in practice that are needed to protect and provide safe care for patients. Nurses are the front-line of the healthcare system and are able to recognize and change policies and procedures. Therefore, nurses are responsible for sharing with their peers and co-workers the information obtained from their evidence-based research.
In order to make evidence-based changes, a dissemination plan needs to be in place. In our facility, our evidence-based practice nurse committee is responsible for teaching the staff on changes in practice. Once they have decided on the changes they present the information to the Emergency Department leadership. From there the changes are reported to the nursing staff through department meetings, bulletin boards, and online learning modules. This is based on the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation which seeks to take research findings and use them to impact patient outcomes by using evidence-based care (Polit & Beck, 2017).
“Often in the dissemination phase, there are considerable barriers that exist. These barriers consist of prejudice toward findings, lack of approval from leadership, nurses attitudes, and the resources needed to make changes. Moore & Tierney (2019) found,
“an overarching theme of disconnection between research and evidence and the participants’ perceptions of contemporary nursing practice was underpinned by three themes:
1) We should be using it… but we’re not.
2) Employees suggested that research involvement was something left after graduation and no longer part of their day-to-day roles.
3) Research is other people’s business (p. 90).
In another report, it was suggested that evidence-based practice is challenging for nurses because of the pressures of a patient satisfaction culture and time constraints when caring for patients (Henderson & Fletcher, 2015). These barriers can only be overcome if nursing leadership has the courage to address them and help nurses see the positive benefits of evidence-based practice.
A culture of change is vital to making a significant improvement in the lives of patients. At this time nursing researchers are limited by a non-existent research culture leaving them nurses with the responsibility to develop that culture (Berthelsen & Holge-Hazelton, 2018). Creating an awareness of the research that is taking place by their peers removes the barriers of feeling not competent to participate. As nursing leadership, our role is to build a culture that creates curiosity and critical reflection ab.
HTA Value Based Pricing Versus WHO Fair Pricing: Which Delivers Universal Hea...Office of Health Economics
Slides from a presentation Adrian gave as part of an issue panel on the topic of HTA value-based pricing versus WHO fair pricing at the 2018 ISPOR Europe conference in Barcelona.
March 02, 2018
Value-based health care is one of the most pressing topics in health care finance and policy today. Value-based payment structures are widely touted as critical to controlling runaway health care costs, but are often difficult for health care entities to incorporate into their existing infrastructures. Because value-based health care initiatives have bipartisan support, it is likely that these programs will continue to play a major role in both the public and private health insurance systems. As such, there is a pressing need to evaluate the implementation of these initiatives thus far and to discuss the direction that American health care financing will take in the coming years.
To explore this important issue, the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School collaborated with Ropes & Gray LLP to host a one-day conference on value-based health care. This event brought together scholars, health law practitioners, and health care entities to evaluate the impact of value-based health care on the American health care system.
For more information, visit our website at: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/will-value-based-care-save-the-health-care-system
Information repackaging is a process to repackage the analyzed, consolidate information in that form which is more suitable & usable for library users. Customization of information taking into account the needs and characteristics of the individual or user groups and matching them with the information to be provided so that diffusion of information occurs.
What are the hurdles to overcome in the transition from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement? Is Value Based Care here to stay? Learn more from this slide-share on the differences between Value Based Care and Fee For Service.
Insight-driven Medical Communications – Educating NeurologistsMedicalwriters.com
Presentation given by Wesley Portegies, CEO of Medicalwriters.com, at the 2018 Drug Information Association (DIA) annual meeting in Boston, MA.
In order to develop effective Medical Education programs and materials, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of the behavior, perceptions, and beliefs of your target audience. This presentation focuses on how you can use these insights to optimize your communications to Health Care Professionals (HCPs).
This presentation showcases authoritative consumer health websites for LGBTQ audiences and discusses the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the LGBTQ community.
Health Sciences Librarians' Response to Affordable Care Act Health Informatio...evardell
Objectives
Following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2013, many librarians were called upon to answer questions about health insurance and provide access to quality information about both insurance and the ACA law in general. This study was conducted to assess the provision of health insurance information by health sciences librarians following ACA implementation.
Methods
A survey was administered to health sciences librarians and distributed through popular medical library listservs (e.g., MEDLIB-L and MACMLA-L), Twitter (#medlibs), and Facebook. A total of 222 respondents began the survey, with 191 complete responses.
Now into its ninth year, Fjord’s annual Trends Report 2016 has arrived and, once again, we unveil what we believe to be the most significant technology and business developments emerging and describe how they will transform our world in the coming 12 months.
Our Trends Report is the result of months of research, discussions and debate, pooling the collective experience at Fjord and Accenture Interactive and distilled into ten core ideas.
We believe 2016 will be another defining year for digital and will bring even more transformation, disruption and delight to organizations and their audiences. In the report you can expect to discover more about big data etiquette, the rise of employee experience (EX) design, disappearing apps, the true power of wearables and nearables and much more.
Check out the full Fjord Trends Report 2016 below, visit trends.fjordnet.com, and follow the conversation at #FjordTrends.
Enjoy!
See more at www.trends.fjordnet.com
13 hours ago
Tami Frazier
Week 11 Initial Discussion Post
COLLAPSE
Top of Form
NURS 6052 – Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice
Week 11 Initial Post
Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in its most simplistic form is using the evidence, whether from clinical experiences or patient preferences, to make decisions that affect patient care positively (Polit & Beck, 2017). Evidence-based practice is essential for determining changes in practice that are needed to protect and provide safe care for patients. Nurses are the front-line of the healthcare system and are able to recognize and change policies and procedures. Therefore, nurses are responsible for sharing with their peers and co-workers the information obtained from their evidence-based research.
In order to make evidence-based changes, a dissemination plan needs to be in place. In our facility, our evidence-based practice nurse committee is responsible for teaching the staff on changes in practice. Once they have decided on the changes they present the information to the Emergency Department leadership. From there the changes are reported to the nursing staff through department meetings, bulletin boards, and online learning modules. This is based on the ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation which seeks to take research findings and use them to impact patient outcomes by using evidence-based care (Polit & Beck, 2017).
“Often in the dissemination phase, there are considerable barriers that exist. These barriers consist of prejudice toward findings, lack of approval from leadership, nurses attitudes, and the resources needed to make changes. Moore & Tierney (2019) found,
“an overarching theme of disconnection between research and evidence and the participants’ perceptions of contemporary nursing practice was underpinned by three themes:
1) We should be using it… but we’re not.
2) Employees suggested that research involvement was something left after graduation and no longer part of their day-to-day roles.
3) Research is other people’s business (p. 90).
In another report, it was suggested that evidence-based practice is challenging for nurses because of the pressures of a patient satisfaction culture and time constraints when caring for patients (Henderson & Fletcher, 2015). These barriers can only be overcome if nursing leadership has the courage to address them and help nurses see the positive benefits of evidence-based practice.
A culture of change is vital to making a significant improvement in the lives of patients. At this time nursing researchers are limited by a non-existent research culture leaving them nurses with the responsibility to develop that culture (Berthelsen & Holge-Hazelton, 2018). Creating an awareness of the research that is taking place by their peers removes the barriers of feeling not competent to participate. As nursing leadership, our role is to build a culture that creates curiosity and critical reflection ab.
Assessment 2PRINTBiopsychosocial Population Health Policy .docxgalerussel59292
Assessment 2
PRINT
Biopsychosocial Population Health Policy Proposal
Develop a 2–4-page proposal for a policy that should help to improve health care and outcomes for your target population.
Note: Each assessment in this course builds on the work you completed in the previous assessment. Therefore, you must complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Cost and access to care continue to be main concerns for patients and providers. As technology improves our ability to care for and improve outcomes in patients with chronic and complex illnesses, questions of cost and access become increasingly important. As a master’s-prepared nurse, you must be able to develop policies that will ensure the delivery of care that is effective and can be provided in an ethical and equitable manner.
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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Design evidence-based advanced nursing care for achieving high-quality population outcomes.
Propose a policy and guidelines that will lead to improved outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 2: Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of interprofessional interventions in achieving desired population health outcomes.
Analyze the potential for an interprofessional approach to implementing a proposed policy to increase the efficiency or effectiveness of the care setting to achieve high quality outcomes.
Competency 3: Analyze population health outcomes in terms of their implications for health policy advocacy.
Advocate the need for a proposed policy in the context of current outcomes and quality of care for a specific issue in a target population.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Communicate proposal in a professional and persuasive manner, writing content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Integrate relevant sources to support assertions, correctly formatting citations and references using APA style.
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ContextAs a master's-prepared nurse, you have a valuable viewpoint and voice with which to advocate for policy developments. As a nurse leader and health care practitioner, often on the front lines of helping individuals and populations, you are able to articulate and advocate for the patient more than any other professional group in health care. This is especially true of populations that may be underserved, underrepresented, or are otherwise lacking a voice. By advocating for and developing policies, you are able to help drive improvements in outcomes for .
Health Insurance Information Needs: How Librarians Can Helpevardell
Today many adults have difficulty knowing how to find a physician, fill a prescription, use and pay for medications, and use health information to make informed decisions about their health. Libraries are prominent places in communities making libraries and librarians excellent resources for advancing health information literacy. For example, librarians can address the unmet information needs that leave many unable to make appropriate health insurance choices. For those with lower levels of health insurance literacy, the ability to procure appropriate levels of health insurance coverage may be limited, which can have dire effects on individuals’ health statuses. Addressing this critical information need, Emily Vardell, Ph.D., will present a talk titled “Health Insurance Literacy and How Librarians Can Help.”
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Agenda Setting
A key aspect of the policy process is agenda setting. How do topics get on that agenda? Agenda setting requires the support of stakeholders to move the issue forward. In this week's media presentation, Dr. Kathleen White outlines the policy process and discusses how to move issues into the policy arena through agenda setting. The ultimate goal is to gain the attention of leadership whether at the organizational, local, state, national, or international level.
To prepare:
Review this week’s media presentation, focusing on the insights shared by Dr. White and Dr. Stanley on agenda setting and identification of stakeholders.
Brainstorm clinical practice issues that you believe are worthy of being on your organization’s systematic agenda.
Who are the stakeholders who would be interested in this clinical practice issue?
By tomorrow 03/14/2018 3pm, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required readings below. Include the level one headings as numbered below”
Post
a cohesive response that addresses the following:
1) In the first line of your posting, identify the clinical practice issue you would like to see on your organization’s systematic agenda.
2) What strategies would you use to inform stakeholders and persuade them of the importance of your identified clinical practice issue?
Required Readings
Hyder, A., Syed, S., Puvanachandra, P., Bloom, G., Sundaram, S., Mahmood, S., ... Peters, D. (2010). Stakeholder analysis for health research: case studies from low- and middle-income countries. Public Health, 124(3), 159–166.
This study demonstrates how the engagement of stakeholders in research and policy making can assist in the successful implementation of policy proposals. The authors propose that by engaging stakeholders, researchers and policy makers are provided with multiple perspectives on proposed policies, which can lead to greater success with policy adoption and implementation.
Lavis, J. N., Permanand, G., Oxman, A. D., Lewin, S., & Fretheim, A. (2009). SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 13: Preparing and using policy briefs to support evidence-informed policymaking. Health Research Policy & Systems, 71–79. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-S1-S13
The purpose of a policy brief is to communicate an issue clearly and definitively to policy makers. The authors of this article propose an outline for policy briefs and also stress the importance of using research when creating a policy brief.
Lowery, B. (2009). Obesity, bariatric nursing, and the policy process: The connecting points for patient advocacy. Bariatric Nursing & Surgical Patient Care, 4(2), 133–138.
This article provides an example of nurse involvement in policy making by examining a bariatric nursing issue. The author stresses that nurses, in their patient-advocacy role, have a responsibility to be involved in the health care ...
Standardized Coding SystemsAs a result of the fragmented nature of.docxjonghollingberry
Standardized Coding Systems
As a result of the fragmented nature of the health care system, professionals in various specialty areas of medicine have developed their own unique sets of terminology to communicate within that specialty. In the past, limited attention has been given to codifying practices in order for them to be understood and utilized across disciplines or through different information technology systems. The implementation of a federally mandated electronic medical records system, therefore, poses a challenge to nursing professionals and others who must be prepared to utilize standardized codes for the new system. Why are coding standards important for promoting consistent, high-quality care?
According to Rutherford (2008, para. 15), “Improved communication with other nurses, health care professionals, and administrators of the institution in which nurses work is a key benefit of using a standardized nursing language.” In this Discussion you consider the reasoning behind and the value of standardized codification.
To prepare:
Review the information in
Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice.
Determine which set of terminologies are appropriate for your specialty or area of expertise.
Reflect on the importance of continuity in terminology and coding systems.
In the article, “Standardized Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice?” the author recounts a visit to a local hospital to view its implementation of a new coding system. One of the nurses commented to her, “We document our care using standardized nursing languages but we don't fully understand why we do” (Rutherford, 2008, para. 1). Consider how you would inform this nurse (and others like her) of the importance of standardized nursing terminologies.
Reflect on the value of using a standard language in nursing practice. Consider if standardization can be limited to a specialty area or if one standard language is needed across all nursing practice. Then, identify examples of standardization in your own specialty or area of expertise. Conduct additional research using the Walden Library that supports your thoughts on standardization of nursing terminology.
Post on or before Day 3
an explanation of why nurses need to document care using standardized nursing languages and whether this standardization can be limited to specialty areas or if it should be across all nursing practice. Support your response using specific examples from your own specialty or area of expertise and using at least one additional resource from the Walden Library
Readings
American Nurses Association. (2015).
Nursing informatics: Scope & standards of practice
(2nd ed.)
.
Silver Springs, MD: Author.
"Metastructures, Concepts, and Tools of Nursing Informatics”
This chpater explores the connections between data, information, knowledge, and wisdom and how they work together in nursing informatics. It also covers the influence that concepts and tools have on the field of nur.
This presentation is from a recent CALPACT webinar. To view the event archive page to access the recording and resources, please visit:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/meetingArchive?eventId=ws23yprxpjgd&campaignId=xceb0hiurg66
Public Health professionals communicate with a variety of audiences in their daily work. While reasonably well-accepted that special consideration be given to low-literate health care consumers in clinical settings, less emphasis has been given to applying health literacy in diverse sectors of public health. Poor health literacy is not limited to those with language or reading skill barriers - only 12% of Americans understand the health information they receive.
As public health professionals we have a responsibility to understand the health literacy barriers. This presentation will provide tips and resources where public health professionals can make a difference in increasing the success of their communication efforts.
While one flu season can pass mildly and with minimal activity, another may hit the country early and hard. CDC health communicators work with subject matter experts and stakeholders to develop messages for a variety of audiences, employing different types of media for effective reach. Due to unforeseen variables, the 2012-2013 flu season posed specific challenges. This presentation will highlight some of those challenges, showcase strategies and messaging used, and preview what’s to come for the 2013-2014 season.
This webinar was the second session in the CALPACT sponsored Health Communication Matters series, which will help participants in all walks of public health to apply health literacy principles to their everyday communications.
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Questions?
Email sphcalpact@berkeley.edu
Week 4 ResourcesNote To access this week’s required librar.docxhallettfaustina
Week 4 Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Sare, M. V., & Ogilvie, L. (2010). Strategic planning for nurses: Change management in health care. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
· Chapter 6, “Strategic Planning: Why It’s Not Just for the Boardroom Anymore” (pp. 105–115)
· Chapter 11, “Eight Cautionary Tales of Strategic Planning” (pp. 215–226)
Note: You are only required to read the “Hail, Hail, the Gang Is Not All Here” section of the chapter this week.
These chapters address stakeholder involvement in strategic planning.
Galunic, C., & Hermreck, I. (2012). How to help employees ‘get’ strategy. Harvard Business Review, 90(12), 24.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
This article addresses the influence of senior management/leadership on employees’ understanding of and commitment to organizational strategy.
Harmon, R. B., Fontaine, D., Plews-Ogan, M., & Williams, A. (2012). Achieving transformational change: Using appreciative inquiry for strategic planning in a school of nursing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 28(2), 119–124.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The authors discuss stakeholder involvement and other aspects of the strategic planning process engaged in by the University of Virginia School of Nursing.
Murphy-Hoefer, R., Andrade, M. S., Maines, D. E., & Martin, M. (2011). Stakeholder input in establishing an evaluation plan for tobacco counter-marketing campaigns. American Journal of Health Education, 42(2), 66–73.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
As you read this article, consider how stakeholder involvement may contribute to successful strategic planning.
Required Media
Laureate Education (Producer). (2013b). Case study: Mountain View Health Center [Interactive media]. Retrieved from CDN database. (NURS 6241)
This interactive multimedia piece presents a case study of an organization, with information about the types of activities per
Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Cara, C. M., Nyberg, J. J., & Brousseau, S. (2011). Fostering the coexistence of caring philosophy and economics in today’s health care system. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(1), 6–14.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
The article addresses caring as a part of mission and philosophy and the benefits of this for nursing satisfaction and performance, patient satisfaction, quality of care, and cost reduction.
Lorenzi, N. M. (2011). AMIA’s realigned strategic plan. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association, 18(2), 203–208.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
As you read this article, consider the process used to set goals and evaluate the extent to which the identified ...
Transforming reference education through improv comedyevardell
This study sought to explore how the fundamentals of improv comedy could be used to discuss and practice the soft skills necessary for successful reference service interactions. Feedback was collected from a pilot study where students were asked to engage with selected improv comedy activities and then discuss bridges between improv and reference skills. The results presented in this paper support the continued exploration of the efficacy of using the principles of improv comedy to explore effective reference services provision.
Health insurance literacy superheroes: Exploring Public Librarian Affordable ...evardell
This study explored how public librarians across the US in a variety of contexts (i.e., rural, suburban, and urban settings) help their patrons improve health insurance literacy by hosting health-related events in their libraries and promoting easy-to-read resources on the Affordable Care Act.
Librarians Build Healthy Communities by Connecting Patrons to Health Insuranc...evardell
The role of librarians in helping patrons with their health insurance needs rose in significance following former United States President Barack Obama’s speech at the annual conference of the American Library Association in 2013. He requested help from librarians in assisting the public with navigating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Few studies have explored how librarians connect with their communities to improve access to health care. This session will discuss the results from semi-structured interviews with librarians who undertook outreach efforts to promote enrollment in the health insurance marketplace and provide information about the options their patrons have for obtaining affordable health insurance coverage. The examples shared will provide concrete strategies for undertaking health insurance outreach efforts. This session will highlight vetted information resources and tried-and-true approaches to connecting patrons to health insurance coverage.
Health Insurance Information Needs: How Librarians Can Helpevardell
Today many adults have difficulty knowing how to find a physician, fill a prescription, use and pay for medications, and use health information to make informed decisions about their health. Libraries are prominent places in communities making libraries and librarians excellent resources for advancing health information literacy. For example, librarians can address the unmet information needs that leave many unable to make appropriate health insurance choices. For those with lower levels of health insurance literacy, the ability to procure appropriate levels of health insurance coverage may be limited, which can have dire effects on individuals’ health statuses. Addressing this critical information need, Emily Vardell, Ph.D., will present a talk titled “Health Insurance Literacy and How Librarians Can Help.”
Student-constructed classroom guidelines: How to involve students in the crea...evardell
When students begin a new class, they are often given a list of classroom guidelines outlining how the classroom environment should look. This paper presents a novel way of creating classroom guidelines by asking the students themselves to construct them. The themes that arose from the student-identified desires included respect for others, a safe environment, clear course structure, hands-on activities, course rigor, open food policy, clear explanations, opportunity for movement, and congenial group work. The suggestions offered in this paper can assist instructors in tailoring learning environments to students and creating a safe and inviting classroom culture from day one.
Information Tactics of Individuals Making Health Insurance Purchase Decisionsevardell
Health insurance literacy, “the extent to which consumers can make informed purchase and use decisions” (Kim, Braun, & Williams, 2013, p. 3), has recently become an area of research focus, and much of the research conducted in this area employs an economics perspective, focusing on individual’s decision-making behavior among a set of choices. This study sought to apply the principles of information behavior to an understudied context.
Health Insurance Information Needs: How Librarians Can Helpevardell
Today many adults have difficulty knowing how to find a physician, fill a prescription, use and pay for medications, and use health information to make informed decisions about their health. Libraries are prominent places in communities making libraries and librarians excellent resources for advancing health information literacy. For example, librarians can address the unmet information needs that leave many unable to make appropriate health insurance choices. For those with lower levels of health insurance literacy, the ability to procure appropriate levels of health insurance coverage may be limited, which can have dire effects on individuals’ health statuses. Addressing this critical information need, Emily Vardell, Ph.D., will present Health Insurance Information Needs: How Librarians Can Help. All MPLA/KLA conference attendees are invited.
Health Insurance Information Needs: How Librarians Can Helpevardell
Objectives: It is a widely perceived but poorly documented problem that many individuals lack clear understanding of health insurance. Librarians can address the unmet information needs that leave many unable to make appropriate health insurance choices. For those with lower levels of health insurance literacy, the ability to procure appropriate levels of health insurance coverage may be limited, which can have dire effects on individuals’ health statuses.
Methods: This study employed semi-structured interviews to explore how newly hired employees at a large university in the southeastern United States understand health insurance concepts and make health insurance purchase decisions. This paper will offer examples of the information needs they described and an analysis of the trends across individuals.
Results: Participants divulged a lack of understanding of insurance-related terminology (e.g., coinsurance). Their confidence in navigating the health insurance system decreased as education levels increased (i.e., those with a doctoral degree reported the lowest level of confidence in navigating health insurance enrollment). Participants also expressed difficulty in locating insurance information resources that were unbiased. These findings underscore an important role that librarians can play in providing access to unbiased, authoritative definitions of health insurance terms.
Conclusion: The collected data form the foundation for the construction of a model of the health insurance decision-making process and offer insight to the library and information science community on how to support health insurance information needs. The proposed model and discussion demonstrate continued difficulty with understanding health insurance concepts and the factors which impact health insurance literacy and decision-making.
Best Practices in Affordable Care Act Information Activismevardell
Objectives
Following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2013, many librarians were called upon to answer questions about health insurance and provide access to quality information about both insurance and the ACA law in general. This presentation will share original research conducted to explore the services librarians are providing to support ACA information needs. These best practice profiles offer examples of the kinds of services librarians are providing in this arena and are presented as potential springboards for librarians seeking to become unbiased ACA information activists.
Methods
This two-part, mixed methods study began with a survey administered to health sciences librarians to capture the variety of ways librarians addressed health insurance information needs. These results paint a picture of large scale trends in the types of ACA services librarians are providing. The study then focused on specific examples of current best practices obtained through semi-structured interviews.
Results:
The nationwide trends identifed through the survey demonstrate what librarians are currently doing and bring attention to areas where librarians could be doing more (e.g., obtaining ACA-related training, proactively market services, etc.). The best practice profiles identified through the semi-structured interviews provide clear examples of the kind of ACA information services librarians are providing. These profiles include information mediator, programming host, research support, presentation support, embedded clinical support, and librarian advocate.
Conclusions
Each of the profiles will be presented to demonstrate how librarians can become ACA information activists in their institutions. These specific, real-life examples demonstrate how librarians are taking on ACA information activism within their job responsibilities and may provide concrete strategies for how other librarians can undertake new projects and initiatives in ACA and health insurance information services.
Conducting LIS research: the method in our madnessevardell
This presentation covers semi-structured interviews, surveys, focus groups, and participant observation with a focus on highlights most pertinent to those conducting library and information sciences research. Presented at the Empirical Librarians Conference on 2/9/15. Authors include: Emily Vardell; John D Martin, III; Amanda B. Click; and Leslie Thomson.
This presentation discusses:
-Research on the readability of health insurance forms
-Reading level assessment tools
-Best practices for lowering the reading level of materials
Collaborating with Public Librarians to Promote Emergency Preparedness and Sa...evardell
Title: Collaborating with Public Librarians to Promote Emergency Preparedness and Safety Awareness
Objective: To promote awareness of emergency preparedness and family safety resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the local community among public librarians and their patrons by partnering with the public library system to host fairs and training.
Methods: The Louis Calder Memorial Library received an Express Community Day Award from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) to partner with the Miami Dade County Public Library librarians to promote emergency preparedness and safety awareness. Named "Safety Fair: Keep Your Family Safe: Emergency Preparedness at Home and Away," the events improved the public librarians’ knowledge of NLM resources, such as TOXNET, MedlinePlus, ToxTown, ToxMystery, and WISER, as well as university-created resources, such as the Family Disaster Plan Guidebook in English and Spanish and a coloring book for the many children attending the summer fairs. A train-the-trainer program was also implemented for the public librarians. Class participants were asked to fill out a brief questionnaire after the training sessions.
Results: Over 1,000 participants, mostly from underserved populations, attended the three safety fairs. In addition to a quick demonstration of NLM resources, more than 400 Family Disaster Plan Guides and hurricane preparedness coloring books were distributed to the attendees. Calder librarians also held 3 train-the-trainer sessions for the public librarians and branch managers. Forty-four train-the-trainer questionnaires were collected. Although a few trainees noted that it may have been beneficial to have longer training sessions, all 44 responders rated the training sessions as “Helpful” or “Very Helpful.” Most (72%-85%) claimed to already know of MedlinePlus and TOXNET. Trainers reported that they were more likely to obtain home safety information that came from print resources than from other experts.
Conclusion: The fairs were well attended, allowing librarians to deliver useful home safety information to a large underserved audience. Based on this experience, partnerships with public librarians have developed and new opportunities have emerged.
Authors: Gediminas (Geddy) Paulaitis, AHIP, Director, Access Services and Biomedical Communications; Emily Vardell, Director, Reference, Education, and Community Engagement, Louis Calder Memorial Library, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Jennifer Shipley, Manager; Business and Science Department; Miami Dade Public Library System, Miami, FL
Supporting Evidence-based Medicine Training and Implementation in Haiti evardell
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
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- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
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- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
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Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
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Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
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Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
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Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
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Olfactory Mucosa:
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2. Literature Review
• ("Health Policy"[Mesh]
OR "health policy"
[ti/ab] OR "Insurance,
Health"[Mesh] OR
"health insurance")
AND ("Health
Literacy"[Mesh] OR
"health literacy")
• Citation chaining
3. Evidence-Based Strategies for Addressing
Health Insurance Literacy Needs
Article Evidence-Based Strategy
Baicker, Congdon, and
Mullainathan (2012)
Assistance with enrollment has been proven to improve participation, presenting a strong
argument for the need for librarians to offer support in this area.
Federman et al. (2009) Live presentations may be an effective tool for librarians seeking to improve patrons’ health
insurance literacy.
Greene, Peters, Mertz,
and Hibbard (2008)
Steps that librarians can take to decrease the complexity of shared information include
increasing font size, ordering information in a germane way (e.g., in order of cost), and
simplifying layout (e.g., reducing the number of columns).
Hibbard, Jewett,
Engelmann, & Tusler
(1998)
Targeted educational efforts aimed at intermediaries such as patient advocates, consumer
health librarians, family members, and health professionals, will be needed to enhance their
ability to assist seniors in making informed healthcare choices.
Kutner, Greenburg, Jin, &
Paulsen (2006)
Low health literacy levels can be observed in portions of most populations and should be
taken into consideration when librarians offer one-on-one health insurance assistance or
support.
McCormack, Bann,
Uhrig, Berkman, & Rudd
(2009
Dictionaries or glossaries in Medicare and other insurance informational materials, such as
the handbook Medicare & You, should be linked from library information portals and/or
included in library collections as appropriate.
Paez et al. (2014) Those interested in conducting studies of patrons and their health insurance literacy skills
may want to use the Health Insurance Literacy Measurement (HILM) to obtain baseline data
of participants’ abilities.
Root & Stableford (1999) Workshops and assessment tools that promote the skills necessary to develop easy-to-read
application materials provide a starting off point for greater discussion of building effective
4. Semi-Structured
Interview Guide
• First, could you tell me a little bit
about the library that you work in
and your role there
• Now, could you tell me a little bit
about your experiences meeting
Affordable Care Act and/or health
insurance information needs?
5. Semi-Structured Interview Guide:
Critical Incident Technique
• Can you please describe one of the
ACA/health insurance reference
questions you responded to?
• Probing questions focused on the
patron, the medium (e.g., face-to-face,
email, phone, etc.), recommended
resources, and how the
recommendations were conveyed.
8. Kay Hogan Smith: Information Mediator
Profile at a glance
Builds partnerships with
public librarians and
community orgs
Assists public librarians
seeking authoritative
resources
Community Services Librarian and
Director of Health InfoNet of Alabama
9. Paul Levett: Embedded Clinical Support
Profile at a glance
Attends case study
tutorials
Encourages students to
consider medication
pricing with different
types of insurance
coverage
Reference and Instruction Librarian
10. Evidence-Based Strategies
• Live presentations improve literacy skills
(Federman et al., 2009)
• Workshops and assessment tools to promote
skills necessary to develop easy-to-read
materials (Root & Stableford, 1999)
11. Mary Ellen Nolan: Programming Host
Profile at a glance
Proactively builds
connections with
relevant organizations
Provides a space for
both individual help
and group
programming
Invites authoritative
speakers to present
Consumer Health Librarian
12. Lisa Kilburn: Presentation Support
Profile at a glance
Locates authoritative
ACA information in a
systematic manner
Information Resource Specialist
14. Evidence-Based Strategies
• Decrease the complexity of shared
information (Greene, Peters, Mertz, &
Hibbard, 2008)
• Take low literacy levels into consideration
when providing assistance (Kutner, Greenburg,
Jin, & Paulsen, 2006)
15. Evidence-Based Strategies
• Link to dictionaries,
glossaries, etc. from
library info portals
(McCormack, Bann,
Uhrig, Berkman, &
Rudd, 2009)
“The Health Care Law
and You” (Institute of
Medicine)
“Know Your Health
Insurance” (Merck
Engage)
“From Coverage to
Care” (DHHS)
@evardell
17. Michele Malloy: Research Support
Profile at a glance
Provides one-on-one
assistance to patrons
Encourages the use of a
multitude of resources,
including grey literature,
to research insurance-
related topics
Uses clinician contacts
for help with
terminology and
clarifying questions
when needed
Research Services Coordinator
18. Michelle Kraft: Librarian Advocate
Profile at a glance
Teaches continuing
education classes on ACA
for hospital librarians
Advocates for
demonstrating the impact
of libraries on hospitals
budgets, admission rates,
and other ACA-related
measures Senior Medical Librarian
20. Questions?
Do you have a story to tell?
Email me!
Emily Vardell, MLS @evardell
evardell@unc.edu
Presentation available at:
http://tinyurl.com/ACAMACMLA
21. Call to Action
At the 2013 American Library Association
Conference President Obama requested
assistance from librarians in ACA
implementation
22. Health Insurance Literacy
• “a new concept that addresses the extent to
which consumers can make informed purchase
and use decisions”
• “knowledge, ability, and confidence to
effectively choose and use health insurance”
Kim, J., Braun, B., & Williams, A. D. (2013). Understanding Health Insurance Literacy: A
Literature Review. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 42(1), 3-13.
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All interviews conducted on the phone, transcribed, and coded to allow themes to emerge
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