Administration Toolkit

Databases | E-Journals | Print | Websites

Databases

• Community of Science
  Searchable database of grant and funding opportunities, researcher profiles, current research-in-progress, and specialized tools to help scientists locate, consult, and collaborate with each other.
  
  
• CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
  CRISP is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database, maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health, includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH).
  
  
• Gale's Ready Reference Shelf
  Searchable database containing more than 320,000 listings for associations, research centers, publishers, publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories), databases, television and radio stations, and more. The Encyclopedia of Associations, the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, and the Gale Guide to Internet Databases are three of the 14 directories included.
  
  
• GrantsNet
  Continuously updated database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education, containing programs offering training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students. Users can customize their searches to quickly find the needed information, keep up to date with the latest trends in research and education funding, and find advice on writing successful grant applications.
  
  
• MedlinePlus: Find a Hospital
  Searchable site for information on over 6,000 hospitals in the United States from the American Hospital Association, with maps from MapQuest and driving directions included.
  
  
• MInd: The Meetings Index
  Online database of conferences and other meetings in the fields of science and technology, medical and life sciences, pollution control and ecology, and social sciences and humanities; records include information such as event themes, start and end dates, location, organizer, contact, abstracts deadlines, and the conference website.
  
  
• U.S. Patents
  Bibliographic database from the Community of Science contains records for all of the more than 2.6 million patents issued since 1975.
  

E-Journals

• Health Policy
  A vehicle for the exploration and discussion of health policy issues, this journal is targeted at health policy researchers, legislators, decision-makers, health care providers and planners, and professionals concerned with developing, implementing, and analyzing health policy. The journal presents original, empirically based, comparative, and/or global studies, written in a nontechnical style understandable to health policy practitioners and specialists from other disciplines.
  
  
• Health Policy and Planning
  International in focus, this journal mixes individual disciplines such as epidemiology, health and development economics, management and social policy, planning, and social anthropology to cover issues and developments in modern international health care.
  
  
• Hospital Topics
  Focuses on all aspects of healthcare delivery and management in the hospital and healthcare industry. Contributors are managers or academics with expertise in all functional areas, such as human resources, administrative and clinical department management, finance, and marketing; and articles cover applied research, theory, practice, and applications. Past subjects include nursing compensation, information systems, strategic planning and policy, hospitals and the World Wide Web, job satisfaction among managers, team building, alternative medicine, and primary care in rural areas.
  
  
• The International Journal for Quality in Health Care
  Interdisciplinary coverage of activities and research related to quality and safety in health care, including health services research, health care evaluation, technology assessment, health economics, utilization review, cost containment and nursing care research, as well as clinical research related to quality of care.
  
  
• Journal of Health Economics
  This journal publishes research related to the economics of health and medical care, including topics such as demand and utilization of health services; financing of health services; cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses and issues of budgeting; and measurement of health.
  
  
• Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
  This leading journal in the field of health politics focuses on the initiation, formulation, and implementation of health policy and analyzes the relationship between government and health, past, present, and future. Each issue includes both a "News and Notes" section and an extensive "Books" section.
  
  
• Journal of Nursing Administration
  Editorially focused on developments and advances in patient care leadership with content geared to top-level nurse executives and associated personnel in hospital, community health, and ambulatory care. Among the subjects addressed are leadership development, human, material, and financial resource management, research and innovations, health care policy, economics and legislation, organizational development, and legal, ethical, and political issues.
  
  
• Medical Law Review
  The Review presents articles and case reports of international interest on health care and the law, which provide analyses and comment on the many topical issues fundamental to this expanding area of law. In addition, each issue presents two commentary sections. Although the first concentrates on UK law, the second section focuses on recent medico-legal developments in the U.S., the British commonwealth, and Europe, keeping readers in touch with worldwide legislation and legal developments.
  
  
• Modern Healthcare
  The only health care business news weekly provides users in hospitals, hospital systems, health plans and group purchasing organizations with up-to-date, comprehensive healthcare news. The magazine also publishes a daily e-mail newsletter, Modern Healthcare's Daily Dose, and exclusive content for modernhealthcare.com.

Print Resources

• AHA Guide to the Health Care Field
  REFERENCE RA445 .A2   2003-2004 
  A well-known guide that is a standard in the field, this book provides comprehensive listings, data, finances, and a wide range of other information on hospitals; health care networks, systems, and alliances; and health care organizations, agencies, and providers.
  
  
• The Directory of Health Care Professionals
  REFERENCE R712.A1 D49
  The most up-to-date, comprehensive listing of U.S. health care professionals provides contact information for over 100,000 individuals, and also includes detailed financial and operating information, compiled from annual hospital Medicare reports, on the nearly 6,000 hospitals with which these individuals are affiliated. Organized alphabetically by name, by job function, and geographically and extensively indexed for easy searching.

Web Sites

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  Part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), AHRQ supports research to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. The site offers access to a vast range of information, including clinical guidelines, evidence-based medicine, consumer health, agency-funded research activities, research reports, statistical trends related to health care costs, findings from panels and task forces, quality assessment, and funding opportunities.
  
  
• American Hospital Association (AHA)
  National organization representing and serving all types of hospitals, health care systems, networks and providers, and their patients and communities. Information available on their site includes representation and advocacy activities concerning national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, judicial matters, education for health care leaders, and health care issues and trends.
  
  
• American Hospital Directory
  This database provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals, with information derived from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public-use files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The data also include AHA Annual Survey Data from the American Hospital Association and contact information from SK&A Information Services.
  
  
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  This influential organization represents U.S. accredited medical schools, hundreds of major teaching hospitals, faculty in 98 academic and scientific societies, medical students and residents, as well as the administrative leadership of medical schools and teaching hospitals. As an association of medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies, the AAMC works with its members on issues in medical education, biomedical research, and health care in order to accomplish its mission of improving national health through the advancement of medical schools and teaching hospitals. AAMC carries out a broad range of programs and studies related to medical education and training, advancing research in health sciences, and integrating education into the provision of effective health care.
  
  
• Fedstats
  This site offers access to the full range of official statistical information available to the public from more than 100 federal agencies, including a vast array of medical and health care information. Searchable by topic, agency name, and geographical location.
  
  
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
  HFMA is the nation's leading professional membership organization for healthcare financial management professionals with membership drawn from individuals working in hospitals, integrated delivery systems, long-term and ambulatory care facilities, managed care organizations, medical group practices, public accounting and consulting firms, insurance companies, government agencies and other healthcare organizations. The site provides information on HFMA's programs, publications, training and certification, legislative and regulatory news and updates, and other resources related to healthcare financial management.
  
  
• New York State Department of Health Info for Researchers
  Lists most current New York State statistics for the following topics: AIDS, ambulatory surgery, cancer, communicable diseases, county health indicator profiles, diabetes, environmental and occupational health, graduate medical education, heart disease, health care reform and managed care, hospital discharges, injury facts, information for state health policy, public health data set, and vital statistics.
  
  
• Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP)
  From the DHHS division concerned with overseeing and regulating all research involving humans or human-derived substances, this site is an excellent resource for administrators, researchers, clinicians, and patients and covers all aspects of such research.
  
  
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), National Institutes of Health
  Extensive information on every aspect of biomedical research involving the use of animals, including relevant federal laws, compliance mechanisms, guidelines, manuals, reports, news stories, and assistance with grant writing.
  
  
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  The site of the largest philanthropic organization in the U.S. devoted to health and health care provides a wealth of information on its funding opportunities and the many hundreds of research studies and programs it has funded since its inception in 1972, including reports, data collections, newletters, and anthologies.

T Resnick

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