Thank you for sharing, Linda. It is nice the JC examiner stopped, asked questions, and was interested in your resources. I, too, hope medical libraries appear on Joint Commission's radar:)


Julie Hughbanks, MLS

Library Manager

Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN



I don't think that was it at all. I think it was probably a resource he uses so he is asking whether we have it. I don't think he would have cared what product it was but rather what it did. They actually took a look at some of our resources on our intranet site.



I think we all should be looking on the positive side to this interaction not the negative aspects. I wrote to the list because I was so surprised that they actually came to the library at all, that they had good questions, and that they had interest in what I had to say.



I am hoping this is a change that we are all going to see with them as we sure could use it.

Linda



Linda Spadaccini, RN, MLS

Library Director

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-----Original Message-----

From: Alisha Miles [mailto:[log in to unmask]]

Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:07 PM

To: Spadaccini, Linda

Subject: RE: Clarification on Joint Commission Visit



I wonder if that JC examiner was an editor for UpToDate and had financial ties to it? Brings up an interesting ethics question.