Healthcare Administration

This page will provide you with some tips and tricks to make your research a breeze! If you still can't find what you need, please don't hesitate to contact the library! You can find our contact information and more on the Get Help page.

To get you started, here are some general search strategies:

Keyword Strategies

Use these keywords in a general search in any one of our recommended databases or inside DragonQuest:

• Iron Triangle AND Healthcare
• Socialized Healthcare System
• For-Profit Healthcare System
• Health Information Exchanges
• Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act
• Medical Education AND Healthcare Administration
• Geriatric Healthcare Workforce Shortage
• Wait Time AND Healthcare
• Doctor Shortage
• Healthcare Disparities in America
• Telemedicine
• Managed Care Organizations
• Private Health Insurance
• Mental Health in America

Subject Strategies

Searching for results by subject heading, rather than by keywords, can help you focus your search in new directions. Consider these subject search options:

• Curative Medicine
• Department of Health
• Outpatient Care
• Ambulatory Care
• Preventative Medicine
• Medical Care
• Health Insurance
• Medical Care Costs
• Health Equity
• Health Care Delivery

The following image shows you how to change your search to a subject search by using the dropdown menu inside DragonQuest:

Research Starters

Need some extra guidance? Try a Research Starter:

• Telemedicine

• Medicare and Medicaid

• Public Health

• Patient-Centered Care

• Preventive Medicine

• Health Care Systems

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Electronic Health Record (EHR)

• Hospitals

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Overview

What is a Research Starter?

Research Starters are encyclopedia entries, so they are more of an "idea gathering" mechanism than a scholarly source to support your stance on an issue. They provide you with background information on a broad topic and highlight keywords you can use and/or links to source material to get you started on your research. 

Narrowing DragonQuest Search Results

If you'd like to know how to narrow down your DragonQuest list to only full text, peer reviewed, or specific types of resources, we recommend the following tutorial:

If you'd like additional guidance on using Academic Writer, we recommend the following tutorial: