DATABASE GUIDE - National Technical Information Service

NTIS Subject Categories - Alphabetical Listing with Scope Descriptions5244D‐Health Care Assessment & QualityAssuranceFinancial feasibility review, economic impact review, and projectreview; Certificate of need theory; Health manpower educationinstitutional accreditation; Judicatory procedures, review, andassessment; Quality assurance theory; Certificatory methodology;Health manpower proficiency testing, and public healtheducation evaluation; Classification of health care facilitiesand health care personnel.44E‐Health Care Measurement MethodologyMeasurement of health status, quality of care, health facility supply,health manpower supply, proficiency and productivity, andhealth care costs; Health care needs/demands and utilizationmeasurement.See also 44L, 44N, and 44Q.44F‐Health Care Forecasting MethodologyProjecting health care needs/demands and health care utilization;Health care facility supply; Health manpower supply; Healthcare costs; Home health care; Cross‐impact projections.44G‐Environmental & Occupational FactorsEnvironmental factors affecting health including housing,sanitation, water pollution, solid waste pollution, noisepollution, disease vectors, safety hazards, and occupationaland industrial hazards; Overpopulation; Health facilityenvironmental considerations and environmental impact;Energy sources in the health field.See also 57U and 68G.44H‐Health Care TechnologyDescriptions and applications of new health care technology andequipment; Ailment prevention techniques, and technologyregarding diagnosis, therapy, rehabilitation, and food andnutrition; Health care equipment and facility design andperformance considerations.See also 57 and 95.44J‐Health Delivery Plans, Projects & StudiesPlans, projects, and studies related to the institutional delivery ofhealth services including state/local health plans, state/localmedical facility plans, plans for specific health services, andhealth delivery feasibility studies.44K‐Health ServicesPersonal and public health services, patient care, and maintenanceof an individual’s health status including hospital servicesacute in‐patient services, long‐term inpatient services, nursinghome services, emergency services, public health services,mental services, nursing services, dental services, and medically‐relatedsocial services including institution dischargeservices.44L‐Health Care Needs & DemandsMeasurement of health care needs/demands, hospital care, acutein‐patient care, long‐term in patient care, nursing home care,medical care, mental care, nursing care, dental care, and healthinsurance; Home health care; Measurements of health manpowerrequirements/demands.See also 44E.44M‐Health ResourcesSurveys, reports, and studies related to specific health care resourcesincluding manpower, facilities, sources of financing, andgovernment and private health‐related organizations, agenciesand individuals.44N‐Health Care UtilizationMeasurements regarding utilization of health resources includingmanpower, ambulatory care, emergency care, public healthcare, medical care, mental care, nursing care, dental care,health insurance, health care facilities, and home health care.See also 44E and 44L.44P‐Health Education & Manpower TrainingHealth manpower education including curricula and costs; Healthmanpower education facility needs/demands; Institutionalfinancing; Financing for health related educational institutions;Student recruiting and retention methods; Continuing education;Career guidance and career advancement; Consumerhealth education and public health education methods.44Q‐Health‐Related CostsHealth care costs, indexes, projections, in‐patient care costs, acutein‐patient care costs, long‐term care costs, nursing homecare costs, ambulatory care costs, emergency care costs,public health care costs, medical care costs; Insurance costs;Manpower income; Equipment costs; Facility utilizationand construction costs; Ailment costs including preventivemedicine costs and injury costs; Transportation costs includingemergency transportation costs.44R‐Economics & SociologyDiscussions of economic and sociological factors and theoriesrelevant to health care.44S‐Legislation & RegulationsLaws, bills, regulations, and model legislation. Includes certificateof need, health insurance certification, health manpower licensing,health facility licensing, health manpower employment,and support regarding health manpower education.44T‐Data & Information SystemsTechniques regarding information systems including documentsources, acquisition, surrogation, and storage; Informationretrieval; Data systems, Data gathering; Data processing; Dataprocessing hardware; Information system feasibility studies,and confidentiality of information.44U‐Health Care Delivery Organization &AdministrationHospital and medical practice administration and management; Organizationalstructure of health services; Management policiesand practices regarding personnel, community participationand relations, and coordination with other agencies; Financialmanagement and accounting methods; Financing of healthdelivery and facilities; Reporting methods and requirements.52