Databases | E-Journals | Websites
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ABI/Inform via ProQuest
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1,800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic issues. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000+ companies with business and executive profiles.
ProQuest
ProQuest offers a suite of databases on topics including business, alternative health, ethnic news, gender news, newspapers, and a research library. It is also possible to use ProQuest to search for historical issues of newspapers, most from the mid- to late-1800s to present. Newspapers available historically are Atlanta Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Defender, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
EBSCOhost Business Source Premier
This database provides access to the full text of nearly 8,200 journals, with coverage back to 1965. Subject coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. The database is updated daily.
Lexis Nexis
Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications selected to meet academic research needs. Resources include health and medical journals, English and foreign language newspapers, over 400 magazines and journals, SEC filings and reports, and federal and state legal cases.
MEDLINE
Via Ovid
Via PubMed
(1966 – present) The National Library of Medicine's database of journal citations currently indexing over 4,500 journals and containing more that 12 million citations. The majority of publications in MEDLINE are scholarly journals covering biomedicine and health, broadly defined to encompass those areas of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering needed by health professionals and others engaged in basic research and clinical care, public health, health policy development, or related educational activities. A small number of newspapers, magazines, and newsletters considered useful to particular segments of NLM's broad user community are also included.
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Check MEDCat and E-Resources for complete holdings information.
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Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is a membership organization of 2,500 of the country's largest and most progressive health systems and medical centers. The Advisory Board provides best practices research and analysis to the health care industry, focusing on business strategy, operations, and general management issues.
American Hospital Association
National organization representing and serving all types of hospitals, health care systems, networks, and providers, as well as their patients and communities. Information available on their site includes representation and advocacy activities concerning national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters, education for health care leaders, and health care issues and trends.
Eurekalert
EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society . EurekAlert! provides a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies, corporations, and other organizations engaged in research can bring their news to the media. EurekAlert! also offers its news and resources to the public. EurekAlert! features news and resources focused on all areas of science, medicine, and technology.
Greater New York Hospital Association
Greater New York Hospital Association is a trade association representing more than 250 not-for-profit hospitals and continuing care facilities, both voluntary and public, in the metropolitan area and throughout the State, as well as in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island . GNYHA's mission is to act as the principal advocate for its members in improving the access to, as well as the quality and cost of, health care in the metropolitan area, and to foster an appropriate environment for managing health care resources.
Health Leaders Media
HealthLeaders Media is a media company that publishes HealthLeaders Magazine, Online News, and California HealthFax.
HospitalConnect
News and information from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and state hospital associations; only about one-third of content is restricted to members only; also a portal to sites for other organizations of interest to healthcare providers.
Hospitals in New York State
Has hospital profiles, reports and surveys, laws and regulations, and other information.
Hospital Network
Primarily a “marketplace for industry professionals,” this site is aimed at hospital staff and executives. It lists current headlines from a variety of news sources, and also provides an easy way to sign up for free industry newsletters and trade publications.
Technology Assessments (AHRQ)
The technology assessment program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides technology assessments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These technology assessments are used by CMS to inform its national coverage decisions for the Medicare program as well as provide information to Medicare carriers.
United Hospital Fund
Through integrated research, program development, and policy initiatives, the United Hospital Fund promotes better healthcare in New York City by identifying problems and testing practical solutions. Annual health care data, a monthly newsletter, insurance coverage information, and a quarterly hospital watch update on trends and key performance indicators on the operations and finances of acute care hospitals in New York City are provided on this site.
U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals
2005 Best Hospitals report.
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC)
The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), formed in 1984, is an alliance of academic health centers situated mainly in the United States. As a membership organization, UHC provides its 93 full members and 136 associate members with a variety of helpful resources aimed at improving performance levels in clinical, operational, and financial areas.
See also:
Ehrman Medical Library Administration Toolkit
Ehrman Medical Library Class Handouts for Business Resources for Medicine and Healthcare Class
Business Resources and Strategies Handout
Proquest Direct Handout
Lexis Nexis Handout
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