Dedicated to the effective management of personal health information required to delivery quality healthcare to the public and in advancing the HIM profession.
Provides credible health information in the broad areas of: Diseases & Conditions; Emergency Preparedness & Response; Environmental Health; Life Stage & Populations; Healthy Living; Injury, Violence & Safety; Travelers' Health; and Workplace Safety & Health.
Offers researchers and other health care professionals a broad range of quantitative information on programs, from estimates of future Medicare and Medicaid spending to enrollment, spending, and claims data, and a broad range of consumer research to help its partners and staff.
The leading membership organization for healthcare financial management executives and leaders. In addition to other resources, HFMA offers a Career Center; Knowledge Center with downloadable documents on topics of interest to financial management professionals; and a forum to connect with other professionals in the field.
Accredits and certifies more than 17,000 hospitals, health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
The National Library of Medicine is the world’s largest biomedical library and a leader in research in computational health informatics. NLM plays a pivotal role in translating biomedical research into practice. NLM’s research and information services support scientific discovery, health care, and public health.
Search by topic, category or location, this website is a great place to find health facts for specific states. Hosted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Provides information about worldwide health issues, data, and reports.
Website Evaluation Tips
Think about each of these things when evaluating a website.
Authority: Who is responsible for creating the web page? Is there a publisher or sponsor of the web page? Can you find information about the author and publisher? Might the author and publisher have a bias that could color the information provided on their website? (Hint: Scroll down to the very bottom of the web page to see who owns the copyright to the site.)
Audience: Who is this website created for? Is the content geared towards an age group or population group? If so, is it still an appropriate source for your scholarly research?
Accuracy: How does the information compare to other sources that you have found on the topic? Does the site reference other sources to back-up its information?
Content: What is the content of the website - images, articles, a blog? The type of domain (.edu, .gov, .org) may provide some clues about the information. Can you detect a bias? Are there cited references?
Currency: How recent is the website? Is there information on when it was last updated?
