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Additional Physical Format: | ebook version : |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Emily Vardell; Medical Library Association, |
ISBN: | 9781442255364 1442255366 9781442255371 1442255374 |
OCLC Number: | 911834574 |
Description: | xi, 97 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Overview of the Affordable Care Act : historical context and knowledge management concerns / by Francisca Goldsmith -- Role of the librarian / by Margot Malachowski -- Health insurance literacy : implications for librarian involvement / by Emily Vardell -- The health insurance reference question : a step-by-step approach / by Deborah H. Charbonneau and Kelli Ham -- Current practices in health insurance information provision / by Emily Vardell -- Profiles in health insurance information provision best practices / by Emily Vardell -- Recommended Affordable Care Act information resources for consumers / by Kelli Ham, Michele Malloy, and Brenda M. Linares -- Recommended Affordable Care Act information resources for practitioners / by Michele Malloy and Brenda M. Linares. |
Series Title: | Medical Library Association books. |
Other Titles: | Guide to answering questions about the Affordable Care Act |
Responsibility: | edited by Emily Vardell. |
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[T]his guide simplifies the complex topic of the ACA into manageable pieces. It provides the necessary information for readers to provide relevant services, improve their own health insurance literacy, and acquire skills for helping library users find and utilize quality health insurance information. * Latitudes: Newsletter of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific/Southwest Region * Most any librarian will find it a helpful beginning guide to providing reference and finding information on the ACA. * Journal of the Medical Library Association * The Medical Library Association Guide to Answering Questions About the Affordable Care Act is an impressively accessible, quick reference handbook that answers a plethora of questions surrounding library patrons' health insurance information needs. . . .[T]he authors have successfully compiled information relevant to all types of libraries serving all types of patrons on this complex topic. This guide is especially recommended for professionals in leadership roles, and those directly assisting patrons with ACA and health insurance questions. * Medical Reference Services Quarterly * The Medical Library Association Guide to Answering Questions about the Affordable Care Act is a highly readable overview of the ACA and is an important book for librarians in all types of settings. Not only will it serve as a general guide to understanding the ACA, it will also aid librarians in supplying patrons with high quality information and service on this timely topic. -- Mary Grace Flaherty, Assistant Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina Comprehensive coverage of the basics that librarians in diverse settings will need to understand and cope with information needs about the ACA. -- Catherine Arnott-Smith, Discovery Fellow and Associate Professor, Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Read more...


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