Literature and Guidelines
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HSTAT
- (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)
- Health Services/Technology Assessment Text is a searchable collection of large, full-text practice guidelines (including the Guide to Community Preventive Services), technology assessments and health information.
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Health Outcomes Core Library Recommendations, 2004
- (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)
- An introduction answers the questions - What are health outcomes? and Why are they important? Lists of core and desired journals, books, databases, and Web sites are recommended for a basic library collection in health outcomes.
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Health Services Research Methodology Core Library Recommendations, 2007
- (National Library of Medicine, NICHSR)
- The scope of methods employed by health services researchers is very wide. HSR methods encompass a variety of study frameworks, designs, and analytic techniques. These include a spectrum of methods, from understanding of various epistemological perspectives on research, to study designs including focus groups and randomized controlled trials, to specific analytic techniques such as longitudinal data analysis. These lists of core and desired books, journals, bibliographic databases, web sites, and other media in the field of health services research methods are intended to serve as guides for librarians and recent health services researchers.
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Articles of Interest Alert
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- A weekly compilation of articles appearing in recently released journals and newsletters, including articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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Database of HSR&D Citations
- (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))
- Updated monthly, this searchable database contains citations from journals, meetings, conferences, and reports that are credited to VA HSR&D researchers.
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PubMed
- (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)
- Search the MEDLINE database's 12 million records of articles from biomedical, preclinical, nursing, public health, and health services biomedical, preclinical, nursing, public health, and health services research journals.
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Inquiry
- (Excellus Health Plan, Inc.)
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Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- (Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP))
- Focuses exclusively on contemporary health care issues of low-income, under-represented, and other medically underserved communities. JHCPU is the official journal of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved.
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Medical Care
- official journal of the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association; publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Statistical Briefs
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- MEPS Statistical Briefs are easy-to-read, quick graphical summaries of MEPS data very much like MEPS Highlights. These statistical brief are only available on the MEPS website.
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PHSI e-Newsletter
- This is a quarterly email newsletter which contains features and updates on Harvard University Program for Health Systems Improvement (PHSI) sponsored projects, as well as listings of upcoming health policy-related events.
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Research Activities Online Newsletter
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- Announcements of Agency products and projects and summaries of research findings from studies supported by AHRQ.
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AHRQ Publications and Products
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- AHRQ produces a range of publications and electronic information products that are available to users through different channels and a variety of formats.
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AHRQ Publications Catalog
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- The publications in this catalog describe AHRQ programs and present research findings.
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Cancer Communication Resources
- (National Cancer Institute, NIH (NCI))
- Lists links to cancer communication resources, such as books, bibliographies, reports, monographs, and related websites.
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Evidence Syntheses
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- This series was formerly known as Systematic Evidence Reviews (SERs). They are comprehensive reviews of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of particular clinical preventive services.
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Evidence-based Practice Center Reports
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- EPCs have conducted more than 100 systematic reviews and analyses of the literature on a wide spectrum of topics. The major products of the program are evidence reports, including comprehensive and more focused systematic reviews and technology assessments. These are based on rigorous syntheses and analyses of scientific literature and may include meta-analyses or cost analyses. The reports emphasize explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions.
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Health Policy Picks
- (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF))
- monthly selection of recent publications, such as technical reports, conference proceedings, and other material produced by organizations and government agencies that conduct health care policy analysis and research.
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HRSA Information Center
- (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))
- Find publications and other resources on health care services for low-income, uninsured individuals and those with special health care needs.
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HRSA News
- (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA))
- (Health Resources and Services Administration)
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Key Topic Guide Series
- (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))
- Online guides to reports, websites, associations, journals for each of the Consortium's 10 priority areas of concentration.
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LocatorPlus
- (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)
- Search for books, journals and audiovisuals in the NLM collections
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MLN Publications
- (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS))
- Provides links to resources for health care professionals.
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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2005
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- The NHDR examines national disparities in both the ability of Americans to access health care and in the quality of health care. It includes an analysis of disparities related to socioeconomic position as well as to race and ethnicity, and attempts to capture the relationship between race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position. The report provides baseline data from which we may be able to measure the effect of national initiatives to reduce disparities.
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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2005
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- A comprehensive national overview of the quality of health care in the United States, including 179 performance measures and 46 "core" measures representing the most important and scientifically sound measures of quality.
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New Books in the Consortium Library
- (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDA))
- Highlights books recently added to the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium member library. Links to free electronic books included.
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NLM Gateway
- (National Library of Medicine (NLM) U.S.)
- Searches multiple databases for information on meeting abstracts, health services research projects, health-related organizations, journal articles and books.
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Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement
- (Institute of Medicine (IOM))
- The first report in the Pathways series, Performance Measurement: Accelerating Improvement, focuses on the selection of measures to support the quality improvement efforts of a diverse set of stakeholders, and on the creation of a common infrastructure for guiding and managing a consistent set of such measures nationally and regionally.
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Sheps Center Recent Publications
- (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research)
- Journal articles, working papers, and other materials published by Sheps investigators.
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State Government and Politics
- (University of Michigan Library)
- An interesting jumping off Web page of links arranged by state governments, state legislatures, public policy and special topics.
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State Libraries
- (Library of Congress)
- This page brings together links to state libraries, state library agencies, state library networks, or state library commissions across the United States.
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Technology Assessments
- (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ))
- This program provides technology assessments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). AHRQ's technology assessment program uses state-of-the-art methodologies for assessing the clinical utility of medical interventions. Technology assessments are based on a systematic review of the literature, along with appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods of synthesizing data from multiple studies.
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VA HSR&D Publications
- (Health Services Research and Development Service, Veterans Administration (HSR&D))
- VA HSR&D produces a number of publications, both print and electronic, for broad distribution within and outside VA.
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- (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC (NCHS))
- The authors review strategies for electronic health records in Australia, Canada, England and New Zealand, and outlines key issues that must be addressed to maximize the contribution of national strategies for Electronic Health Records to population health monitoring and research.