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MEDLINE Indexing Online Training Course

Category N - Health Care

Subheadings

/classification (CL, /class) Used for taxonomic or other systematic or hierarchical classification systems for arranging or ranking health care, including populations, facilities, personnel, services, economics, organizations, and administration, based on common characteristics. It is also a main heading in the L Category.

Classifying hospitals by their bed capacity.
HOSPITALS / * class
* HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY

/economics (EC, /econ) Used for the economic aspects of health care, including health facilities, personnel, specialties, services, planning, organizations, and health services administration, in discussions of such topics such as costs, expenditures, fees, public and private financing, insurance, salaries, and income, as well as for all aspects of financial management. It is also a main heading (N3.219+) under which more specific economics MHs are listed.

Hospital radiology department costs.
RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL / *econ
*HOSPITAL COSTS

/education (ED, /educ) Used for education and training programs in health services administration, including hospital and public health administration, and for training specialties, persons, populations, and health personnel. It is also a main heading (I2+) under which more specific education MHs are listed.

Staff development of nurse administrators.
NURSE ADMINISTRATORS / *educ
*STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Last Reviewed: March 10, 2015