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Featured InfoStar:
Rick Raske

Baxter International Inc.'s Rick Raske

Baxter International Inc. is a global, diversified healthcare company that applies a unique combination of expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide. With approximately 48,000 employees in more than 100 countries, the Information Management Center (IMC) is Baxter’s global library and information center, serving all of Baxter’s businesses, functions, and regions. Richard Raske manages large-scale client projects and formerly managed the IMC’s team of information research professionals. He has been with Baxter on-and-off since 1978. Rick is confident that the team has the expertise to handle a wide range questions supporting critical business decisions that can make a positive difference in a patient’s life.

Like any good manager, Rick gives credit to the team, “It is our staff that makes the IMC successful — our whole is greater than the sum of our parts as we collaborate with each other. We are very much a matrix organization!” He goes on to describe expertise in the broad range of products and services that the team offers, as — desktop resources (databases, eJournals, eBooks, standards), a physical library, document delivery, complex information (literature and patent) research and analysis, information product evaluation, management and training, participation on project and product development teams, consulting on information resources and best practices; and much more. In addition, they contract with specialized information providers to better provide robust and timely options to the client.

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