The Joint Commission : Comment on Any Standard at Any Time

In order to continuously gather feedback from customers and stakeholders, The Joint Commission created an online feedback form that allows customers and other interested parties to comment on the standards. This form, available via the Internet, allows for constant customer and stakeholder feedback on the standards— without waiting for a formal field engagement.

In particular, The Joint Commission wants to know which standards customers and stakeholders value the most and those that they consider to be of questionable value to the delivery of quality health care.

Where to find it on the Affinity Intranet:

Affinity Intranet > Library
> Joint Commission Resources
> JC’s Comment on Any Standard (Right-hand column)

You can also just Google it, or use the search box at the top of the Intranet Homepage.
Type in : “joint commission comments.”

New Features in CINAHL-FullText

Cinahl stands for The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature. It indexes professional journals in nursing and allied health fields. Consulting the literature is a great way to make an informed decision in your practice.

You’ll find a link for CINAHL on the bottom of the Affinity Library Services Home page (Affinity Access Only).

We are pleased to announce the recent release of several new features, added to our CINAHL subscription.

New Limiters
There are two “Written by a Nurse” limiters:
* First Author is a Nurse
* Any Author is a Nurse
* More details on them can be found here.

Pre-CINAHL limiter searches just pre-CINAHL. More details can be found here.

Human limiter applies to all records which represent research studies on humans. More details can be found here.

Data Elements Added
* Digital Object Identifier (DOI): We have added the DOI from 2009 forward.
* Pubmed Central ID (PMCID): We have added the PMCID from 2009 forward.

Please visit EBSCO's CINAHL Support Center for a wide variety of training and support options.

Contact your Librarians, Michele Matucheski (3-0340 at MMC) or Margo Lambert (8-2325 at STE) for a personalized training session on using CINAHL efficiently.
Or ask us to do the searching for you. We do it every day!

1946 Bill for Tonsilectomy at Mercy

Click on picture to see an enlarged view.

In 1946, the hospital bill at Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh was $10.35 for a tonsilectomy.

The doctor's bill for the same procedure was $35, including anesthesia.

How times have changed! This seems like pocket change to us now ...

These documents were recently donated to the MMC Library Archives.

PubMed Search Clinics

PubMed is a powerful search engine that indexes the medical, nursing and allied health journal literature. Bonus : Use the PubMed Link on the Library Intranet webpage, and you’ll tap into our full-text offerings.

Brush up on your PubMed Search Skills with the following Search Clinics :

PubMed Advanced Search Page Modified
See the NLM Technical Bulletin for details and screenshots

Search Clinic: Building a PubMed Search
NLM Technical Bulletin, Mar-Apr 2010

Skill Kit: Save Time Finding Citations by Title Matching in the PubMed Search Box
NLM Technical Bulletin, May-Jun 2010

Skill Kit: Searching Full Author Names in PubMed
NLM Technical Bulletin, Mar-Apr 2009.

If you’re looking for more in depth training, try this :
PubMed Search Clinic Online Recording
PubMed April 20 Search Clinic: Building a PubMed Search is now online.
A thirty minute online search clinic was presented by the NLM via Adobe Connect on Tuesday, April 20. The presentation covered the mechanics of the PubMed Search Builder and how to search using tags.

More PubMed Online Training Resources

Questons about PubMed? Ask us to do the searching for you. Just tell us what you’re looking for. Feel free to contact your Librarians via phone, Outlook, or in person :

Michele Matucheski (MMC Library) 3-0340
Margo Lambert (STE Library) 8-2857

Reminder - STE Health Science Library - New Location

The St. Elizabeth Hospital Health Science Library has been in its new location for a few months now. Here is a reminder of how to find us and what you'll find when you get here.

The library is located in the basement of the 2006 Hospital Addition near the lab. The most direct way to get to the library is to take the elevator near the gift shop to the lower level. Turn right when you get off the elevator and the library will be the first door on your left.

In addition to books and journals, we have a table and chairs and four computer workstations. Library hours are still Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4:30 PM, but Affinity staff can use the library 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (Just ask a security officer to open the door.) The new Health Science Library is open to Affinity Employees. The Resource Café Library near the coffee shop is open to the public.

Please know that, even though our space is smaller, the library staff at St. E's will continue to provide you with resources and information that you can use to care for your patients, perform other duties, and keep informed about your own health and wellness. You can count on us for professional, friendly service, high-quality research, and quick document delivery whether you visit the library in person or use the library remotely.

We hope to work with you soon. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you very much!

Margo A. Lambert, MLIS
Librarian – St. Elizabeth Hospital Libraries
mlambert@affinityhealth.org
920-738-2325