Business and Management

OHSU Division of Management

  • OHSU Division of Management website

  • Reflections on Healthcare Management

    Reflections on Healthcare Management is a peer-reviewed, open access anthology dedicated to highlighting student work from the Division of Management in OHSU’s School of Medicine. The anthology, established in 2017, seeks to publish work that highlights application of theories and frameworks within professional healthcare contexts such as the following areas:

    • Ethical consideration for managers and leaders in healthcare environments 
    • Analyses and recommendations for improvement within organizations 
    • Case studies and best practices within healthcare management and leadership

  • OHSU Division of Medicine graduate programs textbook list

Library Resources in Business & Management

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Healthcare Data

National Data

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—Information about annual national and Medicare and Medicaid expenditures.

Healthy People Project—Data focused on preventable disease.

FedStats—Official statistics from the federal government, including but not limited to healthcare.

U.S. Census Bureau—Updated annually, this data provides information about general demographics of the U.S.

National Center for Health Statistics—National Center for Health Statistics with the goal of improving the health of population.


State Data:

State Master—Pulls information from other national and state databases for integrated data.

State Health Facts—Sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, data focused on state-level health.

95PERCENTOREGON—Information specific to the ACA in Oregon. 


Hospital Data:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality—Research focuses on delivery high quality healthcare.

Of specific interest: AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

GuideStar—Financial information and other data for non-profit organizations, including but not limited to healthcare.

Hospital Compare— Reports publicly available data about hospital quality.

Nursing Home Compare—Evaluates nursing home on a variety of metrics.

Policy and Current Events

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality—Research focuses on delivery high quality healthcare.

Becker's Hospital Review—Focused on the business of hospital and health systems.

Health Affairs—A journal focused on health reform, costs, and innovation.

Kaiser Health News—News on healthcare policy and politics.

The Commonwealth Fund—Independent research on healthcare issues.

Operations Management, Quality

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 
"IHI is an influential force in health and health care improvement int the US and has a rapidly growing footprint in dozens of other nations."

Oregon Patient Safety Commission
Promotes "promote shared learning and candid dialogue to reduce the risk of patient harm across Oregon’s healthcare system."

Journals: 

Innovation/Change Leadership

JAMA Health Forum
Includes "curated health policy content from across the JAMA Network, including JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, other JAMA Network journals, and the JAMA Forum, an online blog that has published weekly posts by leaders in health policy".

NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery
Focuses on "the latest innovations, big ideas, and practical solutions for health care delivery transformation".

American Association for Physician Leadership News
Dedicated to help "physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building".

HealthLeaders
Newsletters on "industry trends, challenges and opportunities". Free subscription to newsletters covering industry news, finance, strategy, quality of care, and more.


Journals:

General Management and Leadership

Harvard Business Review
"Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact."

Harvard Business Review blog
Ideas and insights from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning.