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2016
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Patricia Flatley Brennan
Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, Ph.D.
2013
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National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
In June 2013, the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Created by Congress, this office was mandated to engage in “the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology.” Since its establishment in 1993, NICHSR has made great strides in improving access to health services research information for many audiences. It will continue to do so through many NLM programs and key partners in the private and non-profit sectors, academia and government.
2012
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15th Anniversary of MedlinePlus
In 2013, NLM observed an important milestone—the 15th anniversary of its award-winning consumer health site, MedlinePlus. Launched in October 1998, MedlinePlus features trustworthy content from NIH as well as other federal agencies and private organizations. Since its creation, MedlinePlus has been visited approximately 1.7 trillion times. More than 2 million MedlinePlus pages are viewed each day by people seeking accurate, up-to-date information. MedlinePlus’s reach has been extended through creation of a quarterly magazine, a mobile version of the Web site and MedlinePlus connect, which relays MedlinePlus content to patients and health professionals via electronic health records systems.
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When traditional communication systems fail
NLM Associate Director for Specialized Information Services Dr. Steven Phillips with the amateur radio emergency e-mail communication system, Walter Reed National Military Medicine Center.
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Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP)
In March 2012, NLM and its partners in the Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP) won a coveted HHSinnovates award for developing a tool to help hospitals handle the surge of patients during a disaster. The portable, electronic system provides real-time information on the number of incoming patients, the severity of their injuries, and their location within the hospital so key personnel can quickly make strategic decisions about patient care and safely share patient information when victims are moved from one hospital to another. US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius named The Patient Tracking and Locating System a "Secretary's Pick." The system was developed and tested during disaster drills by NLM and the three nearby hospitals that form the public-private BHEPP: the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, which like NLM is part of the National Institutes of Health; the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, also part of the federal government; and Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine, a community-based hospital in Bethesda.
2011
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Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness
This healing totem, created by master carver Jewell James of the Lummi Nation, Washington state, is ensconced in the NLM herb garden after a 4,400-mail cross-country journey. Along its long route, it was blessed by several Native American tribes. The totem is but one unique item in NLM’s exhibition, Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness, which is on display at NLM through 2013 and will also travel nationally.
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175th Anniversary
The National Library of Medicine marked its 175th anniversary year in a big way with this unique group photograph. As part of the celebration, hundreds of workers formed the number 175 and posed for a commemorative photo on the Library’s front steps. Assembling the staff and creating the photo was a feat that involved logistics, art, aerial bravery and the ability to stand still for 10 minutes on a cold December day, but the result was clearly worth it.
2009
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NLM Data Standards
Key elements in the implementation of electronic health records nationwide are standardization of medical terminology and interoperability of those records. NLM has a long and distinguished history in this area and continues to work closely with policymakers at HHS and the White House, and to conduct its own research.
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NLM Disaster Information Management Resource Center
Resources were added this year to the DIMRC site, to aid those coping with earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, and the Gulf oil spill. This year, NLM also activated the Emergency Access Initiative, to provide free reference materials to Haiti and Pakistan.
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NLM MedlinePlus.gov
NLM’s popular consumer Web site, MedlinePlus (www.medlineplus.gov) undertook a complete (and well-received) makeover of its site, in English and en español, in 2010.