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by the AHA Resource CenterSERVICES OF THE AHA RESOURCE CENTER
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS
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In today's dynamic health care environment, access to timely, high-quality information is vital. Analysts, consultants, educators, researchers, legal staff, health care professionals, and other leaders from across the nation make the AHA Resource Center their first choice for health services administration information. Through a staff of information specialists, a network of information resources, and an array of customized information delivery services, the AHA Resource Center serves as a centralized source for information on a broad array of health care issues. The AHA Resource Center houses the most extensive collection of books and historic documents on health care administration available in the world. For over 75 years, the AHA Resource Center has gathered information on hospital and health services administration, with a collection of more than 66,000 volumes of both current and historical materials. Encompassed in this collection are resources on the organization, design, and management of hospitals, health systems, health services, and integrated delivery networks, as well as the social and public policy issues related to community health status, access to health services, health care financing, and community accountability. In addition to a unique collection of books, the Resource Center also offers journals and newsletters, audiovisual products, and an extensive collection of reference materials. On-site access to the collection is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. central time, Monday through Friday. Registration is required for all visitors. At the time of registration, members must present documentation of personal membership with AHA or affiliation with an institutional member or associate member of AHA. Nonmembers may pay the access fee by cash, check, or credit card (American Express, MasterCard, or Visa). The Resource Center has a variety of print and electronic information sources available on-site. Books published before 1990 and selected pre-1975 periodical volumes are stored in an off-site facility and should be requested at least 24 hours in advance to ensure their availability for on-site use. Access to historical resources requires an appointment.In addition to loans of materials from the collection, the AHA Resource Center offers a variety of other document delivery and information and data retrieval services to address both immediate and ongoing information needs. Additional information on the Resource Center’s services, service policies, and fees is available through the AHA web site at www.aha.org.
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BORROWING MATERIALS FROM THE AHA RESOURCE CENTER The AHA Resource Center loans books to members of the American Hospital Association and to other libraries in the United States. The loan period is four weeks. Selected materials in the collection, including reference books and historical materials, are noncirculating. Fees for loans are as follows: Requests for loans are normally filled within four calendar days. For times when speed is crucial, expedited services are available. Requests for super rush (same-day) service must be received by 12:00 noon central time; an additional fee of $10.00 per item for AHA members or $20 per item for nonmembers is applied to the basic loan rate. Requests for rush (next-day) service must be received by 4:00 p.m. central time; an additional fee of $5.00 per item for AHA members or $10 per item for nonmembers is applied. Availability of super rush and rush services may vary, depending on the material requested. Books are shipped via Federal Express ground service and may be sent only to U.S. locations. There is no additional charge for use of an express delivery carrier if the requester's account number is used; if not, an additional fee of $25 per request is applied. Loans to AHA institutional members, associate members, or libraries may be invoiced; all others must be paid at the time of the loan request by credit card (American Express, MasterCard, or Visa). Borrowers assume financial responsibility for materials loaned to them. Bills for replacement costs, including a $75 processing fee per item, are issued if materials are damaged, lost, or not returned. Materials published before 1990 and selected historical materials are stored off-site and require an additional 24 hours to process. In addition to loans of materials from the collection, the AHA Resource Center provides photocopies of materials as permitted by copyright law, from both internal and external sources. Additional information on the AHA Resource Center's services, service policies, and fees is available through the AHA web site at |
American Hospital Association Resource Center
Periodicals Currently Received
March 2005
A | B | C | D | E | F | H | I | J | M | N | O | P | Q | R | T | U
| B | Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow |
| Bridges (Institute for Diversity) (AHA) | |
| Bulletin: American College of Surgeons | |
| Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| C | CAH Update (AHA) |
| Clinical Leadership and Management Review | |
| Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM (AHA) | |
| COR Healthcare Market Strategist and Healthcare Growth Strategies | |
| Cost & Quality Quarterly Journal |
| D | Daily Report (AHA) |
| Directions: Looking Ahead in Healthcare |
| E | EBRI Issue Brief (Employee Benefit Research Institute) |
| EContent | |
| ED Management |
| F | Foodservice Equipment Reports |
| I | Inquiry |
| Inside ASHE (AHA) | |
| Insights for Committee on Volunteers (AHA) | |
| International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance Incorporating Leadership in Health Services | |
| Internet Healthcare Strategies |
| N | NFPA Journal |
| Nursing Economics | |
| Nursing Management |
| O | Online |
| OR Manager |
| P | Partners in Community Health (AHA) |
| Patient Care Staffing Report | |
| The Phoenix (American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services) (AHA) | |
| Profiles in Healthcare Marketing | |
| Provider |
| Q | Quality and Safety in Health Care |
| Quality Management in Health Care |
| R | Radiology Management |
| Rehab Continuum Report |
| T | Trustee (AHA) |
| U | Update (Small or Rural Hospitals) (AHA) |
Updated March 25, 2005
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