Getting StartedMedical Coding Research Guide
Articles and Databases
Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
- You can find magazines in the campus libraries by searching the Journal Search or the Library Catalog.
- Search the Journal Search for additional electronic versions of magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Examples of magazines that you'll find:
- CMA Today
- Modern Healthcare
- Nursing
- OfficePro
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Subject Headings and Keyword Examples
medical coding, HIPPA, CMS, Medicare, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, MIPPA, value-based purchasing, VBP, AMA, Baucus, Health care, health care costs, Health Insurance Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, Reform, SCHIP, Universal Care, inpatient, outpatient
Books and Ebooks
Search tips:
- Try keywords like: medical coding, HIPPA, CMS, Medicare, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, MIPPA, value-based purchasing, VBP, AMA, Baucus, Health care, health care costs, Health Insurance Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, Reform, SCHIP, Universal Care, inpatient, outpatient
- Search broad keywords because you're not searching the entire content of the ebook yet.
- In the Library Catalog, to find only Ebooks: narrow your search results by clicking on format > electronic.
Websites
We recommend websites such as:
- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- PubMed Central http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
- WHO Statistical Information System http://www.who.int/whosis/en/
- MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- MORE! Take a look at the GEN Library's Delicious Links for medical coding topics
Or search the recommended links for all topics:
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What are you looking for?
- Job Market Analysis
- Search Nursing & Allied Health Source for salary surveys or job value articles.
- Medical Office Procedures
- Search CINAHL Plus with Full Text.
- Patient Relations
- Search Books 24 x 7 for customer relation books
- or Health Reference Center Academic for articles.
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Professional Coders http://www.aapc.com/
- American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org
- Association of Registered Health Care Professionals http://www.arhcp.org
- MORE! Take a look at GEN Library's Delicious Links for medical coding professional associations and organizations
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We can help with any part of the research process.