Plans, directs, and manages the research, development, and technical operations of the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC)
Provides consultative services regarding the biomedical communications needs of health care delivery, health education, and medical research
Develops innovative concepts and programs for the improvement of biomedical information transfer
Coordinates the development and implementation of biomedical information processing and transfer services for DHHS components and other groups using communications networks
Utilizes the NLM Board of Scientific Counselors as a scientific advisory group appointed to review the research programs of the Lister Hill Center
