By
Michele Matucheski, MLS, AHIP, Librarian for Ascension Wisconsin
In 2016, Ascension
Wisconsin Librarians began collecting feedback on the research (literature
searches) we provided to our patrons. This feedback helps us understand
how this information was used system-wide. This survey data was saved to a
QuickBase App where we could compile and present the data visually.
This report shows the
impact Library Services has on Ascension Wisconsin’s Quadruple Aim :
1) Delivering high quality care
2) Better patient and
3) provider experiences and
4) lowering overall costs
The word cloud above
illustrates just SOME of the research projects that your Librarians have worked
on in 2017.
Research demonstrates
that Librarian-led information services improve clinical decision making and
patient care outcomes. Library Services and quality health information can
·
Reduce hospital
costs, length of stay
·
Prevent Hospital
Readmissions
·
Improve diagnosis,
patient care outcomes and clinical decision making
·
Further their
institution's mission and goals through expert searches, teaching health
professional literature searching skills, providing community outreach
programs, supporting innovation and research, and disseminating the best
medical and business practice information.
·
Contribute to a
culture of inquiry and quality improvement by teaching nurses, physicians and
staff information literacy and literature
searching skills
·
Help avoid adverse
events
·
Save health
professionals' time
A single literature search
takes a professional Health Sciences Librarian on average about 90 minutes to complete. She usually consults 3-4 databases such as
PubMed/Medline, Cinahl, Cochrane, Clinical Key, the Library catalog, and even
Google. * Some searches can take even
longer and involve contacting experts in the field.
The Ascension Wisconsin Librarians spent more than 1047 hours doing research for the
organization in 2017. This frees up time for associates to spend on
patient care and other duties.
The report includes :
· A word cloud listing SOME of the high profile searches we did in
the past year
· Introduction & Purpose
· Meet Your Librarians
· Charts & Graphs
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Reasons for asking a
Librarian to do Research
Ø
Value of the Knowledge
Provided
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Change in Practice
Ø
Impact of Research
Provided
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Outcomes (as in
Adverse Events Avoided)
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Satisfaction
Ø
Time Saved
· Total number of Searches done by AW Librarians in 2017
· What Our Library Customers Say About Us
Thank you for using
Library Services!
If you have questions
or comments, please contact Your Ascension Wisconsin Librarians:
* Carol Friesen, Mê-Linh Lê, Carol Cooke & Melissa Raynard (2015) Analysis of a Librarian-Mediated Literature Search Service, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 34:1, DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2015.986782
