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Index of Related Medical Information Channels

bullet Alternative Medicine
bullet Associations
bullet Clinical
bullet Computers and Information Systems
bullet Financial Management
bullet Government Relations and Legal Issues
bullet Manage Care and Integration
bullet Medical Records
bullet Mid Level Providers & Allied Health Care
bullet Obstetrics and Gynecology
bullet Pathology and Laboratories
bullet Patient Education & Consumer Health
bullet Physicians & Medical Directors
bullet Practice Management & Health Administration 
bullet Quality, Practice Guidelines, Outcomes
bullet Specialty Services
bullet Legal Information, Bulletins, State Legislation 

Academic Medical Centers & Practice  
Association of American Medical Colleges
Includes list of teaching hospitals.
 
Virtual Hospital
Includes case studies, medical texts, multimedia educational materials, and many other resources.
 

 
Clinical
Clinmark Dotcom
Online clinical research community focusing on the needs of clinical research sponsors, investigators and others involved with development of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and diagnostic products.
 
Cyberounds
Interactive grand rounds moderated by distinguished academics, exclusively for physicians, medical students and other selected medical professionals.
 
HealthGate
Provides free access to Medline, the National Library of Medicine's clinical database, and access to many other databases for a fee.
 
Hospital Web
Links to hospitals’ home pages
 
Genetic Information
Mendelian Inheritance of Man provides clinical synopsis of genetic disorders, including mode of inheritance, and a bibliography of resources.
 
IInternet Medical Terminology Resources
Provides access to ICD-9, DRGs, medical vocabularies, standards, and terminology.
 
Martindale's Health Science Guide
Multimedia resources with teaching files, medical cases, textbooks, and movies.
 
Medscape
Includes access to the Medline database for searching clinical literature. Also provides access to full-text articles and graphics. You must register to search Medscape's resources.
 
Mayo Clinic
Information on Mayo's patient care, education and research programs.
 
Oregon Health Sciences University Dept of Medicine
Includes resources from the University, with emphasis on Internal Medicine, and an index to clinical information on the World Wide Web
 
Virtual Hospital
Includes case studies, medical texts, multimedia educational materials, and many other resources.
 
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biosciences - Medicine
Indexes and search tools for locating clinical resources on the Internet.


 

Alternative Medicine
American Chiropractic Association
Information for consumers, chiropractors and other health professionals (American Chiropractic Association). 
Computers & Information Systems
Medical Informatics/Hardin Meta Directory
Links to medical informatics resources in the U.S. and around the world.
 
Medical Records Institute
Organization’s purpose is to promote electronic health records. Site includes information about standards and abstracts of newsletters.
 
Telemedicine Information Exchange, Telemedicine Research Center
Information on telemedicine projects and research, funding sources, conferences, legal and ethical issues, products and services and bibliography with abstracts.
 
Financial Management
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Web site for the Workgroup on Electronic Data Interchange. Lists education programs, seminars, publications, and workgroup committees and contacts related to difference aspects of electronic data interchange (EDI).
 
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Information about association activities, publications, etc.
 
Healthcare Expenditures

Bureau of Labor Statistics news releases on healthcare expenditures, CPI, and other employment statistics.


 

Government Relations & Legal Issues
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Includes practice guidelines developed by agency.
 
Census information: US Bureau of the Census
Contains frequently referred to tables from major publications. Information on obtaining complete reports.
 
Centers for Disease Control
Includes Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report & CDC daily summaries. Guidelines and results of research projects on diseases, accidents, infection control, preventive medicine, etc.
 
Consumer Price Index
Site includes news releases, databases, tabled data related to CPI and other employment statistics.
 
Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
Includes press releases, policy information, fact sheets.
 
Federal Register & Congressional Record
Library of Congress Site for Federal Congressional & Legislative Information
House of Representatives
GPO Access. Includes Federal Register
 
FEDWORLD
Links to more than 100 agency bulletin boards
 
Food and Drug Administration
Site includes safety alerts, agency announcements, and drug and medical device approvals.
 
Health Care Financing Administration
Resources include Medicare Handbook, Medicaid and Medicare statistics, payment and AAPCC rates, regulations & proposed rules, and staff contacts.
 
Internal Revenue Service
Accessed via the US Treasury home page. Includes tax forms in ".pdf" file format. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader from site to read .pdf files.
 
National Center for Health Statistics
Health care statistics from the Center for Disease Control. Summary data & fact sheets from reports. Ordering information for complete reports.
 
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Links to state government sites which track state legislation activity and contain texts of bills.
 
National Institute of Health
Includes CDC statistics, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Reports, AIDS info.
 
National Library of Medicine
Locator: telnet to locator.nlm.nih.gov ; login as locator
HSTAT: select NLM online information services ; HSTAT
HSTAT has full text of practice guidelines & other documents
 
OSHA Standards
Full text of CFR 40 & MSDS safety data sheets. Information on OSHA regulations
 
Thomas
Comprehensive resource for congressional information, including bill summaries and status, laws, Congressional Record index and text, committee information and historical documents. Includes searchable databases; maintained by the US Library of Congress.
 
US House of Representatives
Information on bills, resolutions, House schedule, and how to contact representatives.
 
US Senate
Information on legislative activities, committees, Senate members and leadership, history, etc.
 
Virtual Medical Law Center - Legal Issues

Part of Martindale’s Health Science Guide, provides links to other Internet sources by topic. 


 

Managed Care & Integration
American Association of Health Plans
Source for information on HMOs and other health plan models. Site includes table of contents of journals with full text of major articles, publications catalog, and links to members’ sites. (Formed by the joining of Group Health Association of America and American Managed Care Review Association)
 
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
 
Managed Care Forum Web
A product of the American Medical Specialty Organization (AMSO), their goal is to impart information and promote understanding of the volatile healthcare industry. Their Managed Care Forum web page has a weekly healthcare related poll question regarding issues surrounding managed health care. Includes open discussion forums on related topics.
 
National Association of Managed Care Physicians
The mission of the association is to "enhance the ability of practicing physicians and other health care professionals to succeed in managed care environments."
 
Medical Records
Medical Records Institute
Organization to promote electronic health records. Site has information about standards; includes abstracts of newsletters.
 
Mid-Level Providers & Allied Health Care
Midwifery Information
Includes articles about midwifery and links to publications & other resources
 
American College of Nurse Midwives
Includes list of contacts for locating midwives.
 
American College of Nurse Practitioners
 
Nursing
Resources for education, research, and clinical nursing.
 
Nursing: Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)
News releases, journal articles, and legislative updates.
 
Nursing & Allied Health Internet Resource Directory


 

Patient Education & Consumer Health
Global Health Network
Emphasis on disease prevention. Links to government and non government health organizations/subject-categorized resources; conventions and workshops; grants and job opportunities around the world. Information is provided in other languages.
 
Healthtouch Online
Includes information about prescriptions and medications, health organizations and government agencies, diseases, health, and wellness information.
 
Med Help
Providers users with reports on consumer health issues from Med Help International’s resources and by linking to other sites. Some materials are available by subscription only.
 
Netwellness
Patient information arranged by topic, latest news releases, and Ask an Expert option.
 
WebMD
Healtheon/WebMD (NASDAQ: HLTH) is the first end-to-end Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumers to the entire healthcare industry. Healtheon/WebMD is using the Internet to facilitate a new system for the delivery of healthcare, resulting in a single, secure environment for all communications and transactions that will enable a more efficient and cost effective healthcare system.
 
Wellness Web
Well organized and well written patient education materials. Includes links for further information.
 
Physicians & Medical Directors
American College of Healthcare Executives
Information about the association, publications, & education programs.
 
American College of Physician Executives
Information about the association, publications, education programs, & certification.
 
American Medical Association
Information about the AMA and its resources; includes index and text of their Journal (JAMA) and other publications.
 
Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Patient information and resources on specific diseases, medical news, conferences, forums, financial and business resources, and practice opportunities.
 
Physician’s Guide to the Internet
Links to Internet sites of specific interest to physicians.
 

 
Practice Management & Health Administration
Achoo Online Healthcare services
A comprehensive resource for health related materials on the Internet. Contains current news about the medical industry. Enables users to search the Internet health newsgroups for specific topics of interest.
 
American College of Healthcare Executives
Information about the association, publications, & education programs.
 
American College of Physician Executives
Information about the association, publications, education programs, & certification.
 
Center for Health Administration Studies
Information about research projects and data libraries.
 
HCIA-Mercer's Health Information
Lists publications and source databases. Provides statistical resources for benchmarking, best practices, outcomes, cost management, etc. Includes a list of top 100 hospitals.
 
Health-Connection
Comprehensive directory featuring sections on hospitals, nursing homes, home health care agencies, health care professionals, financial information, health and medical insurance information, health care industry suppliers and vendors, medical information and health care associations.
 
Health Economics, Medicine & Pharmacy
Links to resources about health economics, quality of life, pharacoeconomics, medicine, pharmacy.
 
MedWeb
Extensive links to Internet health resources arranged by topic, produced by Emory University.
 
Modern Healthcare
Access to full text of the weekly magazine. Free to search the most recent issues; a charge for searchin the complete database.
 
Reuters Health Information Service
Health care related news service with clinical, legislative, and industry news.
 
 
Quality, Practice Guidelines, Outcomes
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Includes the practice guidelines this agency has developed.
 
Foresighted Practice Guidelines
Information about foresighted practice guidelines as well as the complete guidelines.
 
HCIA-Mercer's Health Information
Lists publications and source databases. Provides statistical resources for benchmarking, best practices, outcomes, cost management, etc. Includes a list of top 100 hospitals.
 
Health Economics, Medicine & Pharmacy
Links to resources about health economics, quality of life, pharacoeconomics, medicine, pharmacy.
 
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Information about accreditation, standards, and performance measurement. Includes article abstracts.
 
Medical Group Management Association
Providing resources for medical practice management and leadership, who has graciously helped accumulate many of these resources.
 
National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Information on NCQA's primary managed care quality improvement activities in accreditation and the HEDIS performance measurement set. Ability to search individual plan accreditation status.
 
Radiology Society of North America (RSNA)
Catalog of learning resources. Links to practice guidelines and other radiology resources.
 
RAND, including RAND Health Sciences Program
Information on products and research, including SF-36 Health Survey.
 
 
Specialty Services
American Academy of Dermatology
Specialists' resources include educational resources, university resources, and Internet links. For patients there is patient educational materials and a list of patient support groups related to skin problems.
 
American Academy of Family Physicians
Includes information on patient education, managed care, and clinical policies.
 
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Includes anatomy of the eye; learning disabilities and vision problems; eye diseases, conditions & surgery.
 
American Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons
Site includes text of journals, reports, patient education materials, and medical education information.
 
American Academy of Pediatrics.
Resources for Pediatricians and families.
American College of Physicians
Provides information of interest to Internists.
 
Emergency Medicine & Primary Care Home Page
Includes emergency medicine job listings and a clinical case competition for EM residents along with resources for primary care physicians.
 
Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
Postgraduate courses, meetings, and information on a patient education product.
 
OBGYNet
This site offers one-stop shopping for Internet resources related to obstetrics and gynecology.
 
 
Pathology and Laboratories
College of American Pathologists
Site includes materials on Laboratory Improvement/Practice which includes accreditation, standards and reference manuals, and CAP's Management and Index Program.
 
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
Standards, guidelines, and documents describing laboratory procedures, benchmarks, reference methods, and evaluation protocols.
 
Laboratory Home Page of the Global Health Network
A comprehensive list of links including directories, laboratory resources, journals, professional organizations, and employment services. The site takes a while to load but is worth the wait.
 
Radiology Society of North America (RSNA)
Catalog of learning resources. Links to practice guidelines and other radiology resources.
 
Telemedicine Resources and Services
Telemedicine information from the University of Texas and other sources.
 
 
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