Healthcare Management

admin-medical- admin-medical is a list designed for all administrators involved in Medical education and research, particularly those with responsibility for Medical or Health care Schools and Faculties. Admin-medical aims to facilitate exchange of information, news and advice between users. . UK AMSO Managed Care Forum- The American Medical Specialty Organization's (AMSO) Managed Care Forum provide management services that facilitate the health care professional's role. AMSO invite interested parties to share their insights and questions on topics including healthcare and related issues, ethics of managed care, capitation and healthcare reform and legislation. . USA bionet-tltp- A list designed for the members of the BioNet consortium. . UK Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Oxford- The Centre has been established in Oxford as the first of several centres around the country whose aim broadly is to promote evidence-based health care and provide support and resources to anyone who wants to make use of them. . UK Centre for Health Economics (Univ. of York )- The Centre for Health Economics undertakes projects financed by the ESRC, the MRC, the Department of Health, private trusts, the NHS and industry. There are six major areas of research: outcome measurement (quality of life measurement and the estimation of quality adjusted life years (QALYs), economic evaluation of alternative technologies (technology assessment), primary care, community care, and the determinants of health (other than health care). . UK child-health- A list open for discussion on the establishment of an international network to support child health practitioners. Established as part of a feasibility study, the list is open to any interested parties, particularly from developing countries. . UK European Healthcare Management Association- The European Healthcare Management Association is an organisation focusing on managerial issues and on management development in the health sector. EHMA exists as a forum for: Policy makers and senior managers, personnel directors and training managers, academic institutions, research organisations. . UK Evidence-Based Purchasing- A bi-monthly digest of evidence about effective care. EBP is designed to support the commissioning role and consists of material commissioned, recieved or journal articles. The authors stress that it is not comprehensive. . UK Evidence-based Purchasing (South and West R&D)- Site of the South and West research and development Directorate. Contains briefing papers on evidence-based purchasing aimed at clinicians and purchasers. . UK Health Economics - Places to go- Links to sites for information on health economics, pharmaceuticals, pharmacoeconomics, epidemiology and medicine. . Health Economics Research Group (HERG) Brunel University- Homepage of the Health Economics Research Group (HERG) at Brunel University. Information avaliable includes details of HERG publications, staff and courses, lists of general health services research and government resources, and technology specific resources. . UK health-econeval- This page provides a forum for anyone interested in economic evaluation of health services and health care interventions. . UK health-econometrics- This list is designed for researchers who apply econometrics and other quantitative techniques in health economics who wish to share information on meetings, papers, software, data and technical advice. . UK Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI)- Homepage of The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI), based at the University of Pennsylvania. Information avaliable includes details of health services & policy seminars and special Events, and LDI Senior Fellows and Areas of Expertise. . USA Medical Equipment acquisitions- A monthly classified and display publication specializing in the buying and selling of new and pre-owned medical equipment, supplies, and services. . USA MEDMarket(TM) Health Care Industries' Virtual Industrial Park- A "Virtual Industrial Park" designed exclusively for the healthcare manufacturing industry to provide information and links to manufacturers. . Modern Issues in Health Care Management- This page is designed as a forum for discussion on health care throughout the world. Although intended for health care managers, the list is open to anyone. . USA Oxford Clinical Information System- These WWW pages are part of a demonstration project to show how evidence for best clinical practice can be made available. They include examples of agreements for best local practice, and pointers to sources of evidence based guidelines developed at a national or international level. This project is supported by the Health Services Research Unit. . UK RAND- The homepage of RAND, a non-profit organisation that aims to improve public policy thriugh research and analysis. There is searchable information on RAND activities, research areas, the organization, RAND centers, hot topics, publications and fellowships. . USA RISKWeb- RISKWeb is the server for RISKNet, in internet mailing list for academics and professionals with an interest in risk management and insurance. The list is open to contributions from around the world and encourages a "no holds barred" discussion of Risk and Insurance issues. . USA UK NEQAS- United Kingdom National Quality Assessment Schemes homepage. This organisation offers an External Quality Assessment (EQA) service for clinical laboratories (clinical chemistry, immunology, microbiology, haematology & histopathology). . UK

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