Blue Ridge AHEC - Project REACH II

描述：（申请人提供） REACH项目（区域电子访问=改变医疗保健）第二阶段 建议维持和扩大电子医疗保健 信息和教育网络，由第一阶段建立， REACH项目。该网络将蓝岭地区卫生部的办公室 教育中心（AHEC），弗洛伊德医学中心医学图书馆，汉密尔顿 医学中心医学图书馆，肯尼索州立大学图书馆，和十 卫生保健设施。该项目的第二阶段建议扩大 网络将包括8个额外的站点。这一建议继续回应 资源、信息获取和培训方面的需求 2004年20个县的城乡保健专业人员和机构 格鲁吉亚西北部（面积略大于康涅狄格州， 与夏威夷岛大小相同），其中18个已被指定为 HPSA（卫生专业人员短缺地区）和16个MUA（医疗服务不足地区） 地区）。这个山区吸引了一个迅速老龄化的退休社区， 老年人的独特问题和随之而来的保健需求 这一人群对老年医学和老年学信息的需求 在医疗保健专业人员中。 REACH项目有三大目标：1）提供获得保健的机会 信息资源有限或没有的医疗保健设施 图书馆服务; 2）改善网络成员之间的访问和沟通 与提供信息链接的辅助电子资源 3）向医护人员提供有关新科技的教育， 信息技术。 该合作项目的具体目标是：1）保持 雇用一名外联图书管理员，帮助提供服务、培训和 2）在新的办公室升级、增加或引进电脑设备; 3）提供互联网连接和电子资源的访问; 4)开发电子资源，以支持交流，并提供 与信息技术的联系; 5）提供培训机会， 电子访问、信息检索和新兴健康技术 护理专业人员;以及6）支持招聘和留住 蓝岭AHEC服务区内的医院和诊所。

DESCRIPTION: (provided by the applicant) Project REACH (Regional Electronic Access = Changing Healthcare) Phase Two proposes the maintenance and expansion of an electronic health care information and education network which was established by Phase One of Project REACH. This network links the offices of the Blue Ridge Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Floyd Medical Center Medical Library, Hamilton Medical Center Medical Library, Kennesaw State University Library, and ten health care facilities. Phase two of the project proposes the expansion of the network to include eight additional sites. This proposal continues to respond to the identified needs for resources, information access and training of rural and urban health care professionals and institutions in 20 counties in Northwest Georgia (an area slightly larger than the state of Connecticut and the same size as the island of Hawaii), of which 18 have been designated as HPSA (Health Professional Shortage Areas) and 16 as MUA (Medically Underserved Areas). This mountain area attracts a rapidly aging retirement community with the unique problems and attendant health care needs of the elderly Growing with this population is the demand for geriatrics and gerontology information among health care professionals. Project REACH has three broad objectives: 1) to provide access to health care information resources to health care facilities that have limited or no library services; 2) to improve access and communication among network members with supportive electronic resources providing linkage to information technology; and 3) to provide education to health care professionals on new information technologies. The specific aims of this collaborative project are: 1) to maintain the employment of an Outreach Librarian to help provide services, training and promotion; 2) to upgrade, add or introduce computer equipment at the new sites; 3) to provide Internet connectivity and access to electronic resources; 4) to develop electronic resources to support -communication and provide linkage to information technology; 5) to provide training opportunities on electronic access, information retrieval and emerging technologies to health care professionals; and 6) to support the recruitment and retention efforts of hospitals and clinics within the Blue Ridge AHEC service area.