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Dictionaries and Glossaries - Hospital and Healthcare Administration
The following is a selected specialized subject resource list that provides explanations of words and expressions in healthcare administration. The resources represent non-clinical healthcare terms generally not pertaining to specific diseases or their treatment. Compiled by Angela Harris-Scriven, Manager, Library Research Services, New Jersey Hospital Association
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Book SourcesRecommended
Tringa PressOnline, Interactive Version of Slee's Health Care Terms©2001 Tringa Group
Slee's Health Care Terms is a dictionary unlike others. It covers terminology, acronyms and jargon used in all aspects of healthcare, with clear and concise explanations. Widely used by hospital trustees, administrators, physicians and community leaders. It is fairly comprehensive.
http://www.tringa.comTop of PageOrganizations and Agencies
Academy for Health Services Research and Health PolicyGlossary of Terms Commonly Used in Health CareThe Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy serves as a professional home and technical assistance resource for researchers and policy professionals. The Academy provides a glossary of terms for accounting and economics, epidemiological and statistical terms, health care delivery & financing terms and acronyms.
http://www.academyhealth.org/publications/glossary.htm
American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE)2001-2002 Directory of Fellowships in Health Services Administration Glossary of Abbreviations©2002 American College of Health Care Executives
http://www.ache.org/pgfd/purpose.cfm
American Medical Association (AMA)Program Information Glossary©1995-2002 American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6878.html
APRIA HealthcareApria Healthcare Essentials
Health care Glossary©2001 Apria Healthcare Essentials
Apria Healthcare is America's leading provider of integrated home healthcare products and services. Apria provides an extensive glossary on its Web site.
http://www.apria.com
Georgetown University Institute of Health Care Research and PolicyGlossary of Insurance Terms©1998-2001, Georgetown University, Institute for Health Care Research and Policy
Georgetown University has created a Web site to provide state-specific information on insurance regulations including a glossary of insurance terms and complete information about consumer protections and eligibility. The Web site features all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
Health Care Financial Management Association (HFMA)Glossary and List of Acronyms
http://www.hfma.org/library/
2001 Managed Care On-Line, Inc.MCOL Managed Care E-Dictionary/MCO Operations TermsManaged Care Fact Sheets -Key Terms and Concepts.
http://www.mcareol.com
New Jersey State LegislatureGlossary©2002 New Jersey Office of Legislative Services
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/glossary.asp
Palo Alto Medical FoundationHealth Education at PAMF
Alphabet Soup of American Medicalese: Acronyms, Names and Terms in Common Health Care Use ©Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Compiled by R. Hewlett Lee, M.D.
http://www.pamf.org/health/alphasoup.html
Pam Pohly's Net GuideGlossary of Terms in Managed Health Care©1997-2001, Pam Pohly
Definitions of commonly used terms in the medical provider, hospital and managed care industries.
http://www.pohly.com/terms.html
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of WashingtonPublic Health and Health Care Administration Glossary of Terms©2001 University of Washington Department of Health Services
More than 40 pages of terms useful for health services researchers, public health practitioners, policy analysts and research librarians.
http://depts.washington.edu/hsic/resource/glossary.html
Therapist FinderInteractive Glossary©1996-2001, Mir Internet Services, Inc.
Frequently used health, mental health and disability terms.
Published by Mental Health Internet Resources, Inc.
http://www.therapistfinder.net/glossary/index.htmlTop of PageState Hospital Associations' Hospital and Healthcare Administration Glossaries
The following list includes state hospital associations that have published healthcare glossaries either in print or on the Web for primary use for healthcare providers and trustees. In many instances content is similar.
Delaware Healthcare AssociationGlossary of Health Care Terms & Acronyms
©1998 Delaware Healthcare Association
http://www.deha.org/
Iowa Hospital AssociationHealth Care Terms
©1997 Iowa Hospital Association
Health Care Terms Adobe [PDF file]
http://www.ihaonline.org/publications/termsweb.pdf
Maine Hospital AssociationGlossary of Terms
http://www.themha.org/trustee/glossary.htm
Minnesota Hospital AssociationGlossary of Health Care Terms
http://www.mnhospitals.org/
Michigan Hospital Association©Michigan Health & Hospital Association
Glossary of Health Care Terms ™ includes a useful Acronym Guide
©2000 Michigan Health & Hospital Association
http://www.mha.org/mha/resources/glossary/downloads/glossdownload.pdf
New York StateHandbook of Managed Care Terminology (Book)
Healthcare Trustees of New York State
Purchase Price $13.00
South Dakota Association of Healthcare OrganizationsA Trustee Glossary
©1999, SDAHO
http://www.sdaho.org/Trustee%20Glossary%202007.pdfTop of Page