Government/Regulatory Agencies |
Centers for Disease Control |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Formerly HCFA |
Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) |
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) |
Health and Human Services: Department of US government |
Home Health Compare: Medicare-certified Home Health Agency Compare |
The Joint Commission |
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) |
National Associations
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National Association for Home Care (NAHC)
National Home Infusion Association (NHIA)
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
National Private Duty Association (NPDA)
Private Duty Homecare Association (PDHCA)
Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA)
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Outcomes and Quality Improvement
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
American Health Quality Association: National association of Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) |
Juran Institute: Juran Institute is a pioneer and world leader in managing for quality |
Medical Outcomes Trust: List describing outcomes measurement/benchmarking initiatives |
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) |
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) |
OBQI.org: Outcome Based Quality Improvement |
Health Care News and Journals
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American Journal of Nursing: Nursing publication |
Eli Research: News and analysis in healthcare and technology |
Healthcare Financial Management Association |
Homecare Magazine |
American Medical Association |
Medscape: The online resource for better patient care |
Modern Healthcare: Weekly business news magazine serving healthcare management |
myhomehealth.com: Virtual home care community |
New England Journal of Medicine |
Reuters Health: Today's healthcare news |
Health Care Databases and Search Engines
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Achoo: Catalogs healthcare-related information on the Internet |
Combined Health Information Database (CHID): Produced by Federal Government health-related agencies |
Healthfinder: U.S. government's effort to help sort out health-related sites. |
Medical Matrix: American Medical Informatics Association guide to Internet medical resources |
Medical World Search: Search engine for healthcare-related information
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