Health Services/Administration

Think Tanks

► The Center for Health Care Strategies

► Center for Studying Health System Change

► The Commonwealth Fund

► Health Grades

► The Institute for Healthcare Improvement

► The Institute for the Future

► The Institute of Medicine

► The Leapfrog Group

► The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Government Agencies - Research/Policy Groups

► The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

► The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Online Reference Sources

► MedlinePlus - This resource is a service of the National Library of Medicine. The encyclopedia is referenced by disease, injury, nutrition, poison, special, surgery, symptoms and tests.

► Merck - Web counterpart of the Merck Manual and one of the few medical references available free in its entirety on the Web.

► RxList: The Internet drug index - Site maintained by a hospital pharmacy director, gives information on nearly 300 drugs, such as action, warnings, toxicity, side effects, and so on.

► NetLibrary (electronic books) (You must be currently affiliated with USI to access these resources.)
Escape fire designs for the future of health care (2004); Hidden costs, value lost uninsurance in America (2003); Public health communication evidence for behavior change (2002); Primary Leadership for the future core competencies in healthcare (2002); Beyond persuasion the healthcare manager's guide to strategic communication (2001); The financial management of hospitals and healthcare organizations (2001); 7 strategies to improve your bottom line the healthcare executive's guide (2001); Strategies for the new health care marketplace managing the convergence of consumerism and technology (2001); Handbook for the new health care manager practical strategies for the real world (2001); Organizational ethics in health care principles, cases, and practical solutions (2001); Frontiers in health policy research 4 (2001); Observing organisations anxiety, defence, and culture in health care (2000); 2000 Medicare explained (2000); 2000 U.S. social security explained (2000); A cross-cultural dialogue on health care ethics (1999); Health performance measurement in the public sector principles and policies for implementing an information network (1999); Southwick's the law of healthcare administration (1999).

Professional Associations

► Academy Health

► Association of University Programs for Health Administration

► American College of Health Care Executives

► American College of Health Care Administrators (Long term Care)

► Medical Group Management Association