Research Guides: MGMT 4950: Healthcare Management: Find Internet Sources

Google Search

Although there are many search engines available, Google is the best known and one of the most accurate. Try the advanced search to really fine tune your results.

Other Search Engines

Bing
Bing is Microsoft's latest entry into the search engine market.
Dogpile
Powered by Metasearch technology, Dogpile searches different search engines, decides which are the most relevant to your search, eliminates duplicates and reveals them to you.
Yahoo
One of the first sites that provided a means to search for information on the web, Yahoo! is an excellent place to begin your research.

Internet Sources

We all know there is a wealth of information available on the Internet. The problem with searching for information on the Internet is that we don't always know where it comes from and whether or not it is authoritative. It is important to be selective and to evaluate the information you find online. Consider the source of the information.

Here is an excellent guide from UC-Berkeley that outlines the most important factors to evaluate:

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask

Recommended Links

American Hospital Association (AHA)
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.
The Commonwealth Fund
The mission of The Commonwealth Fund is to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. The website includes links to relevant publications, maps and data, surveys and more.
Kaiser Foundation
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Serves as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public.
ProCon.org
Contains investigations of current social issues in a pro-con format. All information presented is referenced.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This website from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides a variety of information on topics ranging from insurance options, healthcare guidance, the Affordable Care Act and more.

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