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Dec
11
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We are excited to announce another round of funding from the NN/LM PNR to support purchase, installation, and/or upgrading of hardware and software to enhance access to health information. Up to three (3) awards of up to $5,000 each are available to NN/LM member organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of… Read More »
Posted in: Funding, Technology
Nov
24
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Gapminder is an international non-profit organization with a mission to better use statistics for “minding the gaps” in socioeconomic indicators within and among populations. Gapminder World features colorful animated graphs that show trends over time in a very compelling way. In this video, Gapminder founder Hans Rosling interprets a graph about global development over the… Read More »
Posted in: Technology
Nov
10
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by Jane Saxton Director of Library Services Bastyr University Kenmore, WA “We live forward, but we understand backward.” -William James This is the True Story of what happened when we received an NN/LM PNR Technology Improvement Award.
Posted in: Funding, Technology
Nov
04
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Hope Leman, Research Information Technologist at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon, submitted the following as a comment on our October 27 post E-Patients Rising. I am re-posting it here in order to highlight the great resources Hope suggests for learning more about the e-patient movement. Thanks Hope! — I have been to… Read More »
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Oct
27
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A recent report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 61% of American adults are e-patients, meaning they look online for health information. In a presentation for the Medical Library Association Tri-Chapter Conference earlier this month, Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Internet Project, reported on what survey data indicated about questions like these: What kind… Read More »
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