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. 2015 Jan;103(1):3-13.
doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.103.1.002.

Pivoting: leveraging opportunities in a turbulent health care environment

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Pivoting: leveraging opportunities in a turbulent health care environment

Margaret Moylan Bandy. J Med Libr Assoc. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this lecture is to challenge librarians in clinical settings to leverage the opportunities presented by the current health care environment and to develop collaborative relationships with health care practitioners to provide relevant services.

Discussion: Health care organizations are under financial and regulatory pressures, and many hospital librarians have been downsized or have had their positions eliminated. The lecture briefly reviews hospital librarians' roles in the past but focuses primarily on our current challenges. This environment requires librarians to be opportunity focused and pivot to a new vision that directs their actions. Many librarians are already doing this, and colleagues are encouraging us to embrace these opportunities. Evidence from publications, websites, discussion lists, personal communications, and the author's experience is explored.

Conclusion: Developing interdisciplinary and collaborative relationships in our institutions and providing relevant services will mark our progress as vital, contributing members of our health care organizations.

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1 Snapshot of today's model of the health care environment From Cleveland AD. Miles to go before we sleep: education, technology, and the changing paradigms in health information. J Med Lib Assoc. 2011 Jan;99(1):61–9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/1536-5050.99.1.011.

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