Knowledge Workers, Librarians, and Safety: Opportunities for Partnership

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Author(s): Lorri Zipperer (Zipperer Project Management, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 12
Source title: Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ashish N. Dwivedi (University of Hull, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch031

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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This chapter advocates for the involvement of librarians in safety initiatives to mitigate risk and improve reliability of performance. Its primary focus is the clinical environment. The author suggests research concepts to be considered to empirically identify areas where the expertise of librarians can contribute to patient safety. Examples are included to illustrate how that expertise can be applied through knowledge service design and use of evidence delivery via information technologies. The value of a systems approach to developing information programs is highlighted.

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