DEVELOPING HMIC: THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONSORTIUM

A Strategic plan developed by the King′s Fund Centre Information Resources Department highlighted the need to collaborate with other national health care management libraries in order to, respond to the pressure of an increased demand for services and to undertake projects beyond the means of one in...

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Published in:Library management 1993-03, Vol.14 (3), p.22-27
Main Author: Haines, Margaret P.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Alliances
Collaboration
Consortia
Cooperation
Exact sciences and technology
Funding
Health care
Health care delivery
Health care policy
Health services
Hospital administration
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Information service management
Information services
Information sources
Information work
King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, UK
Libraries
Library and documentation centre management
Library collections
Medical libraries
National health service
National libraries
Organizational management. Staff and equipment management
Planning
Sciences and techniques of general use
Strategic planning
User services
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Summary:A Strategic plan developed by the King′s Fund Centre Information Resources Department highlighted the need to collaborate with other national health care management libraries in order to, respond to the pressure of an increased demand for services and to undertake projects beyond the means of one institution. Two partners were found and in 1992 the Healthcare Management Information Consortium (HMIC) was established. The other HMIC partners are the Department of Health Library and the Information Resource Centre of the Nuffield Institute for Health Services Studies. The objectives are to ensure comprehensive coverage of all non-clinical subjects relevant to the National Health Service among the three constituent information centres, to facilitate the most efficient use of infformation resources within these centres, and to encourage the development of a national healthcare information strategy which is responsive to local and regional information needs. After one year, HMIC has made some progress towards these objectives but more time and financial resources are needed for planning consortium activities.
ISSN:0143-5124
1758-7921
DOI:10.1108/01435129310027237