Introduction to EBSCO Health Library

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• Introduction to EBSCO Health Library

May 30, 2007
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Consumers are looking for health information
According to the Pew Internet American Life
Project, 80 of all Internet users surveyed have
searched on-line for health information which
translates to 113 million American adults (18)
who use the Internet to find health information.
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Top Requested Diseases Conditions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the following are the top requested
diseases and conditions from consumers searching
for health information on the internet.

• ADHD
• Arthritis
• Asthma Allergies
• Autism
• Avian Influenza
• Birth Defects
• Cancer
• Chlamydia
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Diabetes
• E. coli
• Epilepsy
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Flu (Influenza)
• Genital Herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus)

• Giardiasis
• Gonorrhea
• Heart Disease
• Hepatitis
• HIV/AIDS
• HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
• Meningitis
• Norovirus Infection
• Obesity
• Salmonella
• Scabies
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Stroke
• Trichomonas Infection (Trichomoniasis)
• Tuberculosis (TB)

Source CDC Top Requested Diseases Conditions
Report 5/15/2007
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Common Procedures in the U.S.
The following data is for the most common
procedures performed in the U.S. For the 13
procedures listed a total of 45 million were
performed in 2004 - the most current year for
which data is available.

• Arteriography/Angiocardiography 2.1 million
• Cardiac catheterizations 1.3 million
• Endoscopy of small intestine (with or without
  biopsy) 1.1 million
• Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT scans)
  828,000
• Diagnostic ultrasound 813,000
• Balloon angioplasty/Coronary Atherectomy 664,000
• Hysterectomy 617,000
• Reduction of fracture 667,000
• Endoscopy of large intestine (with or without
  biopsy) 596,000
• Insertion of coronary artery stents 615,000
• Coronary artery bypass graft 427,000
• Total knee replacement 478,000
• Total hip replacement 234,000

Source 2004 CDC National Hospital Discharge
Survey
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• Health Library is an evidence-based resource for
  consumer employee medical information
• All content is written and reviewed by qualified
  experts and subjected to rigorous, multilayered
  review
• Developed using a number of referenced medical
  sources and structured to reflect national
  clinical practice guidelines
• Written at the 3rd 5th grade reading level for
  the consumer/patient and organized in the exact
  same way that consumers seek information (as
  independently measured by the Lexile Framework
  for reading)
• Hundreds of illustrations and animations to
  support consumer understanding of material
• All content in Health Library can be viewed in
  English or Spanish via a toggle
• Health Library is the ONLY health information
  product that has two accreditations from URAC -
  an independent, nonprofit organization,
  well-known as the leader in promoting health care
  quality through its accreditation and
  certification programs

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HCA Sites Using Health Library
There are a total of 323 affiliates using Health
Library on their public websites
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Health Library - Conditions

• Over 1,400 A-Z condition fact sheets (indexed by
  medical categories) that cover more than 98 of
  all condition cases treated in North America
• 150 comprehensive reports covering the major
  chronic and catastrophic conditions suffered in
  North America
• 16 integrated wellness centers that mix
  fact-based information with magazine-style
  wellness material
• All Health Library content is evidence-based,
  cited, sourced and systematically-reviewed with
  rich cross-referencing from section to section

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Health Library - Procedures

• 530 A-Z Procedure Fact Sheets (indexed by medical
  categories)
• Includes more than 98 of all hospital procedures
  and tests performed in North America
• 26 animations (with sound/subtitles) of the most
  widely performed medical procedures. Each
  animated clip is approx 2½ minutes long and
  available in Windows and QuickTime formats
• All animations are designed to be viewed by
  patients (not designed for clinicians) and are
  Section 508 compliant for the hearing and sight
  impaired.

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Spotlight Blake Medical Center
Blake Medical Center provides three points of
entry to health content to address the many ways
consumers and patients search for information.
The health information search feature is
prominently displayed in the top navigation area
of the site
A drop down menu for health info is available
along the main navigation bar
A graphical link in the main body of the homepage
is eye catching and clear
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Health Library Therapeutic Centers

• 54 fully integrated conditions ranging from AIDS
  to Womens Health
• Therapeutic Centers combine evidence-based
  information with magazine-style health features
  for articles that are easy to read and understand.

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Spotlight Capital Regional
Capital Regional Medical Center provides a direct
link from the home page navigation to the Health
Library Cancer Center, a collection of
evidence-based cancer resources.
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Health Library Interactive Tools
Interactive tools provide the end user with
individualized health information that can be
used to evaluate current health status as well as
potential risk factors valuable information to
the active information seeking consumer.

• Anatomy NavigatorIdentifies all of the 206 bones
  and 639 muscles in the human body
• Condition Navigator Information on conditions
  pertaining to various regions of the body. Links
  directly to A-Z Condition Fact Sheets.
• Healthy Living Calculators11 interactive
  calculators that calculate various measures of
  health and fitness
• Health Risk Assessors5 interactive
  self-assessment tools linked to relevant
  condition resources

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Spotlight HealthOne
HealthOne provides a prominent link to the Health
Library interactive calculators with a home page
call out.
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Health Library Natural Alternative Medicine

• Health Library contains over 750 topics on
  Natural Alternative Treatments in 6 sections
• Conditions
• Herbs Supplements
• Alternative Therapies
• Homeopathy
• Functional Foods
• Drug Interactions

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Spotlight Lewis-Gale
Lewis Gale Medical Center provides a link to the
Health Library Natural Alternative Treatment
content from the home page navigation.
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Health Library - Experts Reviewers
All topics in Health Library include a link to
the Health Expert who last reviewed the topic
that includes detailed information on their
credentials. On an annual basis, Health Experts
must provide EBSCO with an updated copy of their
professional credentials or licensure. EBSCO
agrees that it will not edit the experts' advice
in a manner that causally changes its original
meaning will not require an expert to promote a
product, device, or service and will not ask
experts to provide advice for information that is
outside their area of professional expertise.
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Thank You