Healthcare Business & Administration Resources
Engaging with different types of resources will help you understand your industry on a deeper level.
Caution
When using resources on this guide, continue to evaluate credibility and relevance for your audience. A resource can be considered credible in one situation but questionable in another, or its quality can suddenly degrade. Additionally, credible resources can still contain problematic content like content marketing, inaccurate opinion pieces, flawed research, or misrepresented evidence.
Professional Organizations
Professional organizations and trade associations promote their industries and provide networking opportunities to members. Their websites offer information and educational materials for professionals in the industry.
The following examples are organizations for business professionals in healthcare-related fields:
Trade Publications
Trade journals or trade magazines provide industry-specific insights, giving prospective professionals an insider’s view of the field.
The following examples are trade publications with a focus on healthcare as a business:
Popular Magazines
Popular magazines, although aimed at a general audience, can be useful for understanding an industry in a larger context or from a consumer’s point of view.
Popular magazines that might be useful to professionals in healthcare business related fields include:
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- Economist
- Harvard Business Review Digital
- Harvard Business Review Print
- Men’s Health
- MIT Sloan Management Review
Note, this publication is ending it’s print version in the fall of 2026.
Newspapers
Newspapers cover current events relevant to professionals in all fields.
Newspapers with useful healthcare coverage include:
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Podcasts
Most industries have reputable experts who podcast about their chosen field, providing an insider’s look. These types of information resources vary widely and require vetting, but can be credible.
The following resources may offer useful perspectives on healthcare as an industry:
Websites
The following resources, while they don’t fit into a specific category, may offer useful information:
Books
Most industries have notable books that insiders find useful or that have had an influence on that industry. Asking insiders is the best way to find out which books are considered essential in your field.
Here are a few examples of influential books related to healthcare:
- An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Elizabeth Rosenthal)
- HBRs 10 Must Reads: Women and Leadership
- HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy for Healthcare
- Jonas’ Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System (Raymond L. Goldsteen, Karen Goldsteen)
- The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Paul Starr)
Scholarly Journals
Scholarly journals publish in depth research, usually conducted by professors.
The following resources offer academic perspectives on healthcare as an industry:
- Healthcare Management Forum
- Health Care Management Review (direct link not allowed; perform a journal search)
- Hospital Topics
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
- Journal of Healthcare Management
- Journal of Health Organization and Management
- Journal of Medical Systems
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Health Sciences Journals
Ebling Library maintains a list of journals for the health sciences. If you’re interested in exploring key sources for healthcare professionals, as opposed to business professionals working in the healthcare industry, check here first: Health Sciences Journals organized by Subject.
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