Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course

Glossaries of Health Services Research Terms

Alpha Center, Health Policy and Planning. Glossary of terms as commonly used in health care. Alpha Center, 1995. [Online].

AcademyHealth. Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Health Care. Revised January 2004. [Online].
Available for download as a PDF document.

AHRQ. Glossary. 5/23/2005.
[Online] Site URL: http://www.guideline.gov/resources/glossary.aspx
AHRQ provides a "glossary of clarifying definitions and examples of terms used to describe common properties of evidence-based clinical practice guideline abstracts (i.e., guideline summaries)" for those using the resources of the National Guideline Clearinghouse.

CMS Glossary. May 14, 2006
[Online] Site URL: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/glossary/.
An online glossary of terms used on the CMS Web site. It includes statistical terms, financial terms, bioterrorism terms, terms related to their forms and regulations and related terms. Search for a specific term, use the alpabetical links or display the entire glossary.

University of Washington Glossary of Health Care and Health Care Management Terms. Compiled by Laura Larsson. [Online]

Lohr KN, Steinwachs DM. Health services research: an evolving definition of the field. Health Serv Res. 2002 Feb;37(1):7-9. [Medline] [Full text] [Full text 2]

MedPAC. Most MedPAC documents contain a glossary of terms used in the document. (more in Module 3).