NEOMED Library: Health Care Delivery: US Health Care Delivery

Books

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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach [6e, 2012] is available via AccessPharmacy.
Catalog entry url: http://crusher.neomed.edu/record=b1116401~S0

Health Care Handbook
Call number: W84 S846h 2012
Institute of Medicine: Best Care at Lower Cost [Free e-Book]
Published in September 2012, this report recommends ways to create a continuously learning health care system.
Leading Change in Healthcare
Call number: WX150.1 L434 2011

Authors & Journals

Atul Gawande
Dr. Gawande is a respected writer on health care.
Health Affairs
A well respected journal and resource on health care delivery.
New York Times: Health News

General Websites

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) is a US Governmental agency whose mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ supports research that helps people make more informed decisions and improves the quality of health care services.
Alliance for Health Reform
An organization that provides up-to-date information on health care reform and health care policy. The Alliance specifically is following the current ACA law changes and tracking how the reform is being dealt with on both a state and federal level.
Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is "a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency" by "by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy".
Congressional Budget Office: Health Care
Health Affairs Blog
A respected blog with daily commentary on important issues in health policy.
Health Care Resources: Information for the National Debate
Guide developed by Sharon Fox, Reference Librarian St. Louis Community College Libraries-Florissant Valley Campus
An excellent library guide with links to resources on health care models, trends, hospital rankings, surveys and research.
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,000 U.S. health care organizations and programs.
Provides information on accreditation, patient safety, risk management and other health care delivery topics.
Kaiser Family Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on major U.S. health care issues.
National Center for Health Statistics
Center for Disease Control
National Conference of State Legislatures
A good resource for state issues. Legislators turn to this organization when drafting legislation.
National Conference of State Legislatures: Health

Featured Report

Health Care in the Two Americas: Findings from the Scorecard on State Health System Performance for Low-Income Populations, 2013. Prepared by the Commonwealth Fund. 9/18/13

Special Resource

CDC Science Clips, created by the Center for Disease Control, shares scientific articles and publications that with the public health community weekly, to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge.

Science Clips consists of:

Top ten articles of the week
CDC-authored publications
Key scientific articles in topic areas
Public health articles in the media

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