Healthcare Administration Resources
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Healthcare Administration Resources |
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This guide is
intended to assist students performing research in the area of Healthcare
Administration. It suggests print resources available, but it is by no means a
comprehensive list of all materials available in the Library but is a
representative sample.
The Online Catalog is an excellent place to start your research. It will allow you to identify books in the Davis Memorial Library about your topic in Healthcare Administration. The Online Catalog is available from any Internet accessible computer at http://davislibrary.methodist.edu/. Use the Keyword search to locate materials. Type in the concepts you are looking for, using "and" to combine terms (e.g. health and privacy).
This is a list of the current titles in healthcare administration.
| Administrative Science Quarterly | Hospitals & Health Services Administration |
| American Journal of Public Health | Hospitals and Health Networks |
| Family Practice Management | JAMA |
| Gerontologist | Journal of Healthcare Management |
| Hastings Center Report | MGMA Connexion |
| Health Care Financing Review | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Healthcare Financial Management |
To search for additional titles located at Davis Memorial Library, please search the Journal Holdings List.
Electronic Resources
Electronic databases are used to identify journal, magazine, or newspaper articles on a particular topic. Some databases are designated as full-text, which means that the whole text of the article is available in that database. You can print, save, or email that article. When using a database or any other tool in the Library, always write down the full citation to an article (author, article title, journal title, volume, issue, date, and pages) so you will have this information for your bibliography. If the article is not available with full-text use the Journal Holdings List to identify which periodicals are owned by the Library (print copies available in the Library or on the web at http://www.methodist.edu/library/elect/jrnllist.htm). Also, try Journal Finder to see if the journal, and its articles, is available in another database to which the Library subscribes.
Davis Library electronic databases are accessible at other campus locations and from off-campus. Please contact the library circulation desk (630-7645) for directions on obtaining a password to access the databases remotely.
Academic
Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is a general database
with some full-text articles included. It is a good place to look for
healthcare articles. Remember to use Journal Finder for articles that do not
have full-text included.
Business Source Premier covers all areas of business and management. It is from the same vendor as Academic Search Premier so there will be some overlap. Some full-text articles will be included, but for those that are not, remember to use Journal Finder.
CQ Researcher provides weekly reports on current issues. Each topic is covered in-depth with a balanced view. A bibliography is provided with each issue to further exploration. Look here for topics like Medicare and Social Security reform, patients'rights, drug company ethics, uninsured patients, and many more.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe is a good source for business news, company information, and legal information such as cases, statutes, and regulations. All information is available full-text.
Medline, created by the National Library of Medicine, searches all available journal articles on the topics of medical and veterinary science. When conducting searches in Medline, use the limiters to limit to human and English to reduce non-applicable results. There is a limited amount of full-text available in Medline. It does have a full-text subset called PubMed Central, or remember to search Journal Finder.
The Reference section of the library is a good place to develop possible topics, begin your research, and find critical pieces of information to finish your project. Try some of the following titles for information.
| Statistics | Location |
| The Statistical Abstract of the United States | R 317.3 U58s (ask at ref. desk) |
| Demographic Yearbook | R 312.058 D383 (ask at ref. desk) |
| Statistical Yearbook | R 341.12083 U58 (ask at ref. desk) |
| Directories | |
| AHA Guide | R 362.1 A512 2001 |
| Directory of Physicians in the United States: 2005 | CD-ROM available in the multimedia room |
| Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US | R 362.172 P282p 2002 |
| Definitions | |
| Slee’s Health Care Terms | R336.2 103 S632h 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Health Care Management | R 362.1068 E56 2004 |
| Policy | |
| Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z | R 362.1 R875h 2003 |
| Legal Medicine | R 344.73041L496 2004 |
| Coding Standards | |
| DSM-IV-TR | R 616.89075 D536 2000 (ask at ref. desk) |
| CPT | R 616.001 P578 |
| ICD-9-CM | R 616.0012 I11 |
| Benchmarking Strategies | R 362.1068 C998b |
| Elder Care | |
| Aging in America A to Z | R 305.26 B565a 2001 |
| The Encyclopedia of Aging | R 305.2603 E56 2001 v. 1-2 |
| Encyclopedia of Elder Care | R 362.19997 E56 2004 |
United States Department for Health and Human Services --This site from the US government provides about the following areas: Disasters & Emergencies, Families and Children, Aging, Policies and Regulations, Reference Collections, and much more. The Reference Collection area is particularly useful with links to a number of publications and statistics.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -- In addition to Medicare and Medicaid, this site also contains information about the State Children's Health Insurance Program. There are also sections on Regulations & Guidance; Research, Data, Statistics, & Systems; Outreach & Education, and Resources & Tools.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -- This site from the Department of Health and Human Services provides extensive information about healthcare. Areas include: Clinical Information, Research Findings, Funding Opportunities, Consumers & Patients, Data & Surveys, Quality & Patient Safety, and others.
CDC Wonder -- This site from the Centers for Disease Control aims to provide a "single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data." Wonder stands for "Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research" and has both a topical and an A to Z listing of links.
National Center for Health Statistics -- This site from the Centers for Disease Control is the primary access point for statistics about health in the United States. Use the link to the FastStats A to Z to start your research.
Health Services/Technology Assessment Text -- Coordinated by the National Library of Medicine, this site links to documents which "provide health information and support health care decision making."
Health Services Research & Public Health Information Programs -- This site from the National Library of Medicine links to collaborative projects, databases, subject access projects, outreach and training tools, and publications.
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) -- This site's mission is "improving the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of health services research." It does this by linking to various presentations, publications, and research and development projects.
Healthcare Quality Assurance
National Association for Healthcare Quality
This site provides information about jobs, publications, events, continuing education, and the online Journal for Healthcare Quality.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
This site provides report cards for various practices and organizations, publications, careers, education, and programs.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Health Care Quality Initiative
Here you will find links to numerous reports about healthcare quality.
Divison of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
This agency of the CDC "protects patients, protects healthcare personnel, and promotes safety, quality, and value in the healthcare delivery system."
Patient Safety
National Patienty Safety Foundation
This foundation has an impressive grouping of patient safety resources including publications, resources for families, a discussion forum, and much more.
Deparment of Veterans Affairs -- National Center for Patient Safety
This site has a good collection of resources including information for patients, training materials, publications, FAQs, and more.
This government site links to journal articles, magazine articles, books/reports, and more.
Bureau of Primary Healthcare: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: HIPAA Overview
Office for Civil Rights -- HIPAA
National Institutes of Health -- HIPAA Privacy Rule
American Hospital Association -- HIPAA
American Medical Association -- HIPAA
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
North Carolina Resources
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
North Carolina Department of Insurance -- Information for Healthcare Professionals and Facilities
National Associations
American Hospital Association (AHA)
American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA)
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM)
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
American College of Healthcare Information Administrators (ACHIA)
Many more are listed at the AHA's website Resource Links for Hospital and Healthcare Leaders .
North Carolina Associations
North Carolina Hospital Association