Providing health information to the general public: a survey of current practices in academic health sciences libraries*

A questionnaire was mailed to 148 publicly and privately supported academic health sciences libraries affiliated with Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)–accredited medical schools in the United States and Canada to determine level of access and services provided to the general public. For purposes of this study, “general public” was defined as nonaffiliated students or health care professionals, attorneys and other nonhealth-related professionals, patients from affiliated or other hospitals or clinics, and general consumers. One hundred five (71%) libraries responded. Results showed 98% of publicly supported libraries and 88% of privately supported libraries provided access to some or all of the general public. Publicly supported libraries saw greater numbers of public patrons, often provided more services, and were more likely to circulate materials from their collections than were privately supported libraries. A significant number of academic health sciences libraries housed a collection of consumer-oriented materials and many provided some level of document delivery service, usually for a fee. Most allowed the public to use some or all library computers. Results of this study indicated that academic health sciences libraries played a significant role in serving the information-seeking public and suggested a need to develop written policies or guidelines covering the services that will be provided to minimize the impact of this service on primary clientele.

Public Procurement Law and Health care: From Theory to Practice. Research Paper in Law, 2/2010

From the Introduction. This contribution will focus on the core question if, how and to what extent the EU procurement rules and principles (may) affect the national health care systems. We start our analysis by summarizing the applicable EU public procurement legislation, principles and soft law and its exact scope in relation to health care. (section 2). Subsequently, we turn to the parties in a contract, subject to procurement rules in the field of health care, addressing both the definition of contracting authorities and relevant case law (section 3). This will then lead to an analysis of possible justifications for not holding a tender procedure in the field of health care (section 4). Finally, we illustrate the impact of EU public procurement rules on health care by analysing a Dutch case study, in which the question whether public hospitals in the Netherlands qualify as contracting authorities in terms of the Public Sector Directive stood central (section 5). Our conclusions will follow in section 6.

Hospitals U of M [University of Michigan]

Built 1840. Professors' Houses (East Residence) 1840-1868. University Hospital 1868-1891. Additions in 1877 and after in the form of two parallel wings built out from back of house and several additions onto them. Dental College 1891-1908. Building removed 1908. Replaced by new Chemistry Building 1910. On verso: Photographed in 1887 by A.L. Colton of '89

Occupational wage survey : hospitals, January 1991 /

"January 1992."

Financially distressed hospitals : a profile of behavior before and after PPS /

Mode of access: Internet.

AIDS in U.S. hospitals, 1986-1987 : a national perspective /

Mode of access: Internet.

Outlook for technology and labor in hospitals.

Shipping list no.: 92-0376-P.

A guide for studying the utilization of nursing service personnel in Veterans Administration hospitals.

Cover title.

Scientific research on the health of Vietnam veterans [microform] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, second session, June 8, 1988.

"Serial no. 100-51."

Nursing personnel in hospitals : 1972 survey of hospitals registered with the American Hospital Association.

"Health manpower references."

Hospital discharge study ; an analysis of 576,623 patients discharged from hospitals in New York city in 1933.

Mode of access: Internet.

Patients in hospitals for mental disease : 1923 (preliminary bulletin)

This preliminary bulletin issued by the Bureau of the census presents the more important results of the census of patients in hospitals for mental disease, taken in 1923. cf. p. [1]

The occupational wage survey of hospitals, 1991 : job list and definitions of occupations.

"September 1990, revised December 1990."-- P. [1]

Radioactive isotopes in the United States hospitals : a survey of hospital administrators' problems up to 1957 /

"Contract No. AT(40-1)-Gen-33."

Solid waste handling and disposal in multistory buildings and hospitals.

"Research initiated by the Project Planning and Pollution Control Division, Dept. of County Engineer, County of Los Angeles."