In this session we will discuss the current state of hospital libraries and consider their future in light of the Affordable Care Act, Meaningful Use, and budget cuts. We will especially consider the role the librarian plays and their effect on these changes, as well as ways the library's resources (including the librarian) can help offset the expenses hospitals are facing. Additionally, we will discuss quality initiatives that can be undertaken to improve processes, reduce costs, and boost value of the library's services.

 Heather N. Holmes, AHIP, is the Clinical Informationist for Summa Health
System's Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals in Akron, OH. She received
her Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1998. Prior to accepting the position at Summa, Holmes
worked for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, PA;
Mount Carmel Hospitals in Columbus, OH; and Mercy College of Northwest
Ohio in Toledo, OH. She has presented at several international meetings
including MLA and the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME) and
was invited to the International Congress on Medical Librarianship (ICML) in Brisbane, Australia, in 2009. Holmes is a 2010 recipient of the National Library of Medicine's biomedical informatics fellowship held in Woods Hole, MA, as well as one of Library Journal's Movers & Shakers for 2011. The position that she currently holds evolved from the clinical work she has been doing over the past several years. She is also a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and the 2014 recipient of the Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship.