Health Care Issues

Sites about health-related public policy and the provision of health care plans and services.

Sub-headings:

Medical Insurance

Services that inform consumers about obtaining and selecting medical coverage.

Patient's Rights

Information about what patients or those undergoing treatment should expect from a physician, caregiver or treatment center.

Physicans and Hospitals

Assistance in finding a doctor or healthcare provider.

Resources in this category:

American Medical News
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/index.htm

This online version of the American Medical News covers the "professional, social, economic and policy issues in medicine. AMNews is published weekly by the American Medical Association as an impartial source of information affecting physicians and their practices."

BMC Health Services Research
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/

"Publishes original research articles in all aspects of health services research."

Healthcare & Informatics Review Online
http://www.enigma.co.nz/hcro/website/index.cfm

"Healthcare Review Online is Enigma Publishing Ltd's occasional healthcare information online journal dedicated to reviewing and interpreting significant developments in health care delivery, integrated care, health policy, health care planning and management, health care outcome and its evaluation, and health care strategy. The focus is on the lessons and implications gained through practical experience of managing health issues, with the aims of generating material relevant to a wide variety of managers and practitioners. Each edition focusses on a specific health related topic."

Research Activities
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/resact.htm

"Research Activities includes announcements of Agency products and projects and summarizes research findings from studies supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research)."