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Health Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics This division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathers statistics on all manner of health topics, from aging and birth rates to diseases and physical activity. The place to start looking for health statistics
- 2012 Statistical Abstract: Health & Nutrition Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau that cover "health expenditures and insurance coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid, medical personnel, hospitals, nursing homes and other care facilities, injuries, diseases, disability status, nutritional intake of the population, and food consumption."
- County Health Rankings A joint effort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, this site ranks counties on various health factors within their states. An interesting way to compare health characteristics in various locales.
- Finding and Using Health Statistics -This online course, provided by the National Library of Medicine, describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search.
- Health Data Tools and Statistics A thorough collection of health statistics from the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries.
- Data 2010 (CDC Healthy People 2010 Database)
The Healthy People 2010 report contains 467 objectives that identify specific measures to monitor health. Data for the population-based objectives is presented separately for select populations, such as racial, gender, educational attainment, or income.
- FedStats
This valuable site provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
Weaver Library Information
HIT, Informatics & Coding Web Resources
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)"AHIMA is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA...[is] dedicated to the effective management of personal health information required to deliver quality healthcare to the public.
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)"HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT). HIMSS leads efforts to optimize health engagements and care outcomes using information technology."
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology"ONC is the principal Federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology and the electronic exchange of health information." See the office's Fact Sheet for details about some of its programs.
- American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) was founded in 1988 in an effort to elevate the standards of medical coding by providing certification, ongoing education, networking, and recognition.
- JustCoding.com"Each week the JustCoding.com Web site is updated and features articles about inpatient coding, outpatient coding, HIM director advice, documentation improvement, as well as quizzes, news briefs, mini-polls and more." Much of this is available free. Basic information on billing and coding, along with information on careers, salaries, scholarships and schools.
- HealthIT.gov: Learn EHR BasicsA site set up for healthcare professionals to find out more about electronic health records, including privacy issues and the concept of "meaningful use.
- "Use and Characteristics of Electronic Health Record Systems Among Office-based Physician Practices: United States, 2001-2012. A report from the CDC about how electronic health records have become integrated into the healthcare system.
- Medical Billing and Coding Online
- American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
- Biomedical Informatics- Vanderbilt University
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Anatomy & Graphics
- Zygote Body, originally called Google Body, is an anatomy tool that allows you to manipulate a virtual human body. Highlight various body systems and rotate the images into different views. Structures are named and you can pin them to help in studying. This tool requires the Chrome browser and may not work with some computers' video cards.
- Blausen It is a browser extension that allows you get in-context graphics and animations related to medical terms on web pages. Watch a video demonstration of how it works.
- Human Body Maps is an interactive anatomy tool, but with the ability to rotate images in 3D. Clicking structures retrieves relevant text.
- InnerBody is also an interactive anatomy system that allows you to study particular body systems
- The Medical Animation Library from the Penn Medicine website provides links to many medical animations arranged by body system and medical specialty.
