Bibliographic Databases
- PubMed
- Ebsco Business Source Complete
- Dissertations and Theses full text
- Factiva
- Forrester Research
Requires UWNetID
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- HCUP: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Databases
- HSRProj - Health Services Research Projects in Progress
- HSRR - Health Services and Sciences Research Resources
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
- National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
- NHGRI Policy and Legislation Database
- NTIS
- Databases: Health Services
- Databases: Health Policy, Business & Law
- Foster Business Library: Business Databases
Textbooks and Reports
- UW Libraries Catalog
- Health Policy Picks Monthly selection of recent technical reports, conference proceedings, and other publications produced by organizations and government agencies that conduct health care policy analysis and research.
- Grey Literature Page Grey literature report and web links, New York Academy of Medicine
- System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe (SIGLE) Bibliographical references of reports, doctoral dissertations, conference papers, and other grey literature produced in Europe.
- Google Scholar
- Dissertations and Theses full text
A comprehensive index to dissertations and theses from all fields of study, 1861-present. More than 1 million full text dissertations available, most from 1997 forward, with a strong retrospective collection for older works. - ResearchWorks Institutional Repository
ResearchWorks is a permanent, safe service for providing access to articles, technical reports, datasets, images and other file types produced at the University of Washington by faculty and researchers. - More textbooks ...
- LocatorPlus Lists the holdings of the National Library of Medicine, including books (CATLINE), audiovisuals (AVLINE), journals (SERLINE), and a directory of health organizations (DIRLINE).
- Directory of America's Hospitals
Short hospital profiles. - HealthReform.GOV
White House Forum on Health Reform. Includes report: Americans Speak on Health Reform: Report on Health Care Community Discussions. - National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) AHRQ publication that tracks U.S. health care quality by State.
Library Resources
Health Affairs Blog
- The Senate Bill: Medicare And Much Else
Editor?s Note: In the post below, Tim Jost looks at provisions of the Senate Democratic health reform bill dealing with Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, and many other significant topics. In earlier posts, Jost took a first look at the Senate bill, provided a detailed look at several issues that arise under the bill?s insurance reforms, and discussed abortion coverage and the constitutionality [...]
- The Senate Bill: Abortion And The Individual Mandate?s Constitutionality
Editor’s Note: In the post below, Tim Jost looks at how the Senate Democratic health reform bill treats abortion coverage, and also at the question of the individual mandate?s constitutionality. In earlier posts, Jost took a first look at the Senate legislation and provided a detailed look at several issues that arise under the bill?s insurance reforms. In [...]
- The Senate Bill: Getting Into The Details
Editor’s Note: In the post below, Tim Jost provides a detailed look at several issues that arise under the insurance reforms included in the Senate Democratic health reform bill. In an earlier post, Jost provided a first look at the bill. In a third post, Jost looks at how the bill treats abortion coverage and also [...]
Tutorials & Knowledge Paths
- Center for Studying Health System Change Nonpartisan policy research organization which designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system.
- Commonwealth Fund
- KaiserEDU
Literature, news and tutorials regarding health policy issues, research methodology and government. Kaiser Family Foundation. - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Foster Business Library Research Guides
- Finding Measurement Tools Tutorial
- Maternal and Child Health Knowledge Paths Index to knowledge resources for selected MCH topics, compiled at the Maternal Child Health Library at Georgetown University.
Health Data Codes
Journals and News
- Access World News
Full-text, 1980s to present. Washington State, national, and international newspapers. - News Research / Article Databases US and global news sources.
- Washington Healthcare News Monthly health care industry trade journal targeted to leadership of northwest hospitals, medical clinics, insurance companies, and government agencies. Register for free e-mail delivery of these newsletters.
- CQ Healthbeat
UW users can view "Afternoon briefing email" and "Morning update email". Provides key health policy developments on Capitol Hill, and in agencies including CMS, NIH, CDC and AHRQ. - health08.org Election news, analysis and events. Kaiser Family Foundation.
- Harvard Business Review
1922-
(Ebsco Business Source Complete) - Health Affairs (Project Hope)
1981-
(HighWire) - Hospitals and Health Networks / AHA 1995-
(American Hospital Publishing)
- Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
2000-
(HighWire/Duke University Press) - Milbank Quarterly
Mar. 1997-
(Blackwell-Synergy/Wiley) - Modern Healthcare
1996-
(Gale OneFile) - eJournal Browse Page
Browse or search for an electronic journal.
US, State and Local Government
- Public Health - Seattle and King County
- Access Washington Washington State government information & services
- HealthLinks: Health Agencies
- Legislative Advocacy
- Rural Assistance Center Statistics, research, funding opportunities, and subject guides on rural health topics.

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