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General Management Resources

For management resources of a general nature, see the management page created by Business Librarian Adele Barsh. The page includes both print and electronic resources.

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Reference Sources

• Encyclopedia of health care management (2004)
  REF 362.1068 E56

• Encyclopedia of Public Health (2002)
  Hunt Ref-1  362.103 E56

• Handbook of Health Administration and Policy (1999)
  Hunt Ref-1  362.1068 H236

• Health and Healthcare in the United States: County and Metro Area Data (1999)
  Hunt Ref-1  362.10973 H4347

• Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z (2000)
  Hunt Ref-1  362.10973 R87H

• Leadership Directories
  This database includes 14 "Yellow Book" directories that function as a "who's who" of people in government, business, nonprofits, etc. Contact information is provided for individuals and agencies.

• Report on the Status of Public Health in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1999)
  Hunt Ref-1  362.10973 R425
  
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Databases

• MEDLINE (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. It contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from over 3,900 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 foreign countries.
  

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
  This site contains sections on research findings, quality assessment, data & surveys, funding opportunities, etc.
  
  
• American College of Healthcare Executives
  ACHE is an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Management. ACHE publishes the Journal of Healthcare Management, (see either the ProQuest Direct or General Business File ASAP database) and Healthcare Executive (see ProQuest), as well as research and career development and public policy programs.
  
  
• American Medical Informatics Association
  The American Medical Informatics Association is a nonprofit membership organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to developing and using information technologies to improve health care.
• American Public Health Association
  APHA is concerned with a broad set of issues affecting personal and environmental health, including federal and state funding for health programs, pollution control, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health. This site also provides links to state public health associations, the World Federation of Public Health Associations, and related health sites.

• Center for Health Administration Studies - CHAS (University of Chicago)
  CHAS conducts research for the improvement of health services delivery to vulnerable populations, particularly in urban settings. CHAS undertakes policy-relevant studies that advance knowledge about individuals, providers, and how they interact. The site includes information on health data, past CHAS publications, and current projects.

• Health Privacy Issues
  
  
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on major health care issues.
  
  
• International Medical Informatics Association
  
  
• World Health Organization