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The health science librarians provide information resources to support health care. They encourage widespread use of health information among doctors, medical students, nurses, physiotherapists, dietitians, social workers and researchers. The technological advancement has enabled libraries to move beyond the four walls of a building, as a result, we, the librarians strive to meet the health information needs of a larger community and try to amend health information delivery at every region, so that people live better, healthier, happier and more productive lives.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Managing risk at healthcare organizations: A 360º approach

 Hospitals live with potential threats which may cause the organization various types of damages such as financial, cultural, social image and/or legal. The losses and exposure occur when a hospital fails to implement a programme adequately. Hospital’s exposure can be even greater if the injured party is a patient. Hospitals have a special duty of care toward patients, especially a patient who, because of his/her illness or condition, is particularly vulnerable to violence, abuse, theft and other acts.

Read more about this @ Modern Medicine

Posted by Sangeeta Narang at 8:08 AM

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