Health Information Management

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCOhost	1937-present	Indexes 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Searchable cited references for more than 1,155 journals are included. Full text for 330+ journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition via EBSCOhost	1975-present	Provides access to 550+ scholarly full text journals, indexes 850+ journals in nursing and allied health. Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
MEDLINE via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1997-present; Last 10 years	Indexes 5,160+ international scholarly journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
MEDLINE via FirstSearch	1965-present
MEDLINE on Pubmed via National Library of Medicine	1950-present
MEDLINE via LexisNexis Select "Medline References" from the "Select Sources" drop-down menu.	1950-present
MedlinePlus via National Library of Medicine	Varies	Full-text health information on diseases and conditions, preventive medicine, drugs, clinical trials, physician and hospital directories, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, plus links to Medline citations. Also available in Spanish.
Health and Wellness Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Full-text health encyclopedias, medical dictionaries, directory of health-related organizations, full-text periodical articles (from 1,100+ journals), and pamphlets. Includes Alternative Health Module.
PubMed Central (PMC) via National Institutes of Health	Varies	Free digital archive of 300+ biomedical and life sciences journals. Search all journals or choose articles from the table of contents of each journal.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
CCH Health and Human Resources via CCH Internet Research NetWork	Current	Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management. Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ scholarly journals, conference literature, and other publications in computers and computer applications in fields from bioengineering to applied physics. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
Congressional via LexisNexis	Varies	Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies.
CQ Weekly via CQ Press	1983-present	Weekly newsletter with in-depth reports on current and upcoming issues in the U.S. Congress, and a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
Electronics and Communications Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in electronic and communication systems. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
GPO Access via GPO Access	Varies by Database	Provides free electronic access to government information databases, individual Federal agency files and much more. Consider aslo USA.gov.
Health Source - Consumer Edition via EBSCOhost	1985-present	Provides access to 130+ full text, consumer health periodicals, indexes 300+ periodicals. Full text for 1,100+ health-related pamphlets; 136 health reference books, and 4,500+ Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish). Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
ABI/Inform via ProQuest	1905-present	Covers publications in business, finance, and economics. Includes four ABI/Inform databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
Business NewsBank via NewsBank	1993-present	Articles from 400+ U.S. newspapers, newswires, and local business journals covering companies, industries, executives, and products.
General Business File ASAP via InfoTrac	1980-present	Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings.
INTERNET SITES
American Health Information Management Association		American Health Information Management Association
Electronic Privacy Information Center		EPIC
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society		HIMSS
Medical Records Institute		Medical Records Institute
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention		Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. National Institutes of Health		National Institutes of Health