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Jun

22

REDCap

Posted by Ann Madhavan on June 22nd, 2017 0 comments

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases. Originally created in 2004 by a small group of researchers at Vanderbilt University who needed a HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant data collection tool, it has evolved into a free, consortium-based secure web application… Read More »

Posted in: Blog, Data, Technology

Jun

14

Upcoming PNR Rendezvous webinar June 21

Posted by Carolyn Martin on June 14th, 2017 0 comments

Join us for the next PNR Rendezvous webinar where Kate Orville, Co-director of the Washington State Medical Home Partnerships Project for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, will be our presenter. Learn how primary health care providers and clinics are changing to become “patient-centered medical homes” and the opportunities this opens up for libraries,… Read More »

Posted in: Health Literacy/Consumer Health, Public Libraries, Training & Education

Jun

09

NNLM RD3: Resources for Data-Driven Discovery

Posted by Ann Madhavan on June 9th, 2017 0 comments

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine has just launched a new website: NNLM RD3: Resources for Data-Driven Discovery! Originally known as the eScience Portal for Librarians and initiated by the NNLM New England Region at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2009, the portal transitioned to the NNLM’s national website this past May… Read More »

Posted in: Blog