Consumer health informatics: the medical librarian's role.
Growing consumer interest in health-related information has created a need for professionals to manage, provide, and interpret such material. In preparing for the new demands of the market, HIM professionals can learn from the example of medical librarians, who are already working to meet those needs.
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Lamar Soutter Library, University of Masschusetts Medical Center, Worcester, USA.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D016245:Librarians; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008490:Medical Informatics; D009862:Online Systems; D010358:Patient Participation; D014481:United States