Health Administration
Association of Academic Health Centers
A
national, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of the people by advancing the leadership of academic health centers in health professions education, biomedical and health services research, and health care delivery.
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JCAHO
The accreditating body for healthcare organizations
JCAHO CAMH Hospital Manual
Online manual
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Compliance
Compliance Guidance Resources
From the HHS Office of the Inspector General
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Ethics
Ethical Conduct for Healthcare Institutions: AHA Management Advisory
Brief document gives overview of healthcare organization's community responsibilities, patient care responsibilities and organizational responsibilities
The President's Council on Bioethics
Reports and other information on ethical issues relating to advanced in medical science and technology
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Finance and Reimbursement
Finance and Reimbursement Resources from the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania
Information on Act 77, Medicare, Medicaid and other financial issues
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Nation's leading membership organization for financial professionals employed by hospitals, health care systems, managed care organization, and other healthcare organizations
Health Care Financing Administration
Complete information on Medicare and Medicaid
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Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
Agency within the Department of Health and Human Services charged with supporting research to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services
Health Hippo
Collection of policy and regulatory materials related to healthcare
Intergovernmental Health Policy Project
Conducts research and reports on health care policy in the states
Issue Spotlight
Provides timely, reliable, non-partisan information on national health policy issues. Funded by the Kaiser Family Foundation
Healthcare Leadership Council
Forum for leaders of health care industry to develop policy, plans and programs to accomplish their goals
Healthy People 2010
Public health goals and health risk indicators
Information for State Health Policy Program Home Page
Disseminates health information from the state health agencies and provides information on health issues and activities of the states
National Academy for State Health Policy
Non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice
Policy Action Network
News in the health policy arena
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HIPAA
HIPAA Regulation
From the Office of Civil Rights
HIPAA resources from the Hospital and Healthcare Association of Pennsylvania
Includes forms, regulation and implementation information
How to HIPAA - Top Ten Tips
Tips from the AMA
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Hospitals
American Hospital Directory
Provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals. Our database of information is built from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and other public use files obtained from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
HCA Care
Home page of the nation's largest healthcare services provider
Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
A statewide membership services organization that advocates for nearly 250 Pennsylvania acute and specialty care, primary care, subacute care, long-term care, home health, and hospice providers, as well as the patients and communities they serve
Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
Information of interest to Western Pennsylvania hospitals
JCAHO
The accreditating body for healthcare organizations
US New and World Report's Online Directory of America's Hospitals
Site provides an A-Z listing and searching by state or name. Provides information on services provided and statistics on activity and staffing. Over 6000 hospitals are included
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CNN Health
Medical news from CNN
MedServ
Provides the latest medical news
Reuters Health Information Service
Medical news from the Reuters Information Service. Includes a searchable news index
Science Daily
Covers discoveries and research projects. Primarily news releases submitted by universities and other research organizations. Includes a contact name for each and a link to the organization's home page
Your Health Daily
Medical news from the New York Times
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American Medical Association
Includes news, science and education, membership, advocacy and communications, AMA catalogs, and links to other sites
American College of Healthcare Executives
Provides members with the resources to meet professional, educational and leadership needs; promotes high ethical standards and conduct; and advances healthcare management excellence
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AHRQ M&M
the online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality. This site features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by our readers, interactive learning modules on patient safety, Spot Light Cases, and forums for online discussion.
ECRI
Mission is to improve the safety, quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Resources to help organizations make long lasting improvements that enhance clinical outcomes and reduce costs
IPRO: Experts in Defining and Improving the Quality of Healthcare
Resources from IPRO, a non-profit organization specializing in enhancing healthcare quality
Medical Outcomes Trust
Non-profit organization dedicated to improving health and health and healthcare by distributing standardized, high-quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of health care
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Pennsylvania Division of Health Statistics
12 report divisions including County Health Profiles, Health Status Indicators and Cancer Facts and Figures
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Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan White Paper: The Nurse Workforce in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health's report and recommendations on nursing workforce issues in Pennsylvania.
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Library Resources
Health administration journal titles held by the library.
Selected book and audiovisual resources are listed. For more titles in health administration, please search the library online catalog.
Aaron, Henry J. The future of academic medical centers. Washington, DC : The Brookings Institution Press, 2001
WX 27 A123F 2001
Amara, Roy. Health and health care 2010: the forecast, the challenge. 2nd ed. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2003
W 84 H372A 2003
Danis, Marion. Ethical dimensions of health policy. New York : Oxford University Press, 2002
W 50 E87D 2002
Essential issues for leaders: emerging challenges in health care. Oakbrook Terrace, IL : Joint Commission Resources, 2001
WX 150 E89J 2001
JCAHO. Failure mode and effects analysis in health care: proactive risk reduction. Oakbrook Terrace, IL : JCAHO, 2002
WX 157 F211J 2002
Thier, Samuel O. Training tomorrow's doctors: the medical education mission of academic health centers. New York : The Commonwealth Fund, 2002
W 18 T439T 2002
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