Resources
NATIONAL
AHA - American Hospital Association
http://www.aha.org/aha/about/
American Health Information Management Association
http://www.ahima.org
American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
http://www.ashrm.org/
CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov
Association of Health Care Compliance Professionals
http://www.hcca-info.org
EMTALA resources– (Stephen Frew)
www.medlaw.com
FDA website
http://www.fda.gov
Health Law and Regulatory Updates
http://www.healthcarelawyers.org
HIPAA information
http://www.hipaadvisory.com
Hospital Connect – organizations for health care providers
http://www.hospitalconnect.com
Institute of Medicine
http://www.iom.edu
Institute of Healthcare Improvement
http://www.ihi.org
ISMP - Institute of Safe Medication Practices
http://www.ismp.org/
JCAHO – The Joint Commission
http://www.jointcommission.org/
Martindale – Lawyer Directory
http://www.martindale.com
Medical abbreviations dictionary
http://www.pharma-lexicon.com
Medicare Compliance Alert
http://www.compliancealert.net
Medwatch reporting
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/
National Committee on Quality Assurance
http://www.ncqa.org
National Forum for Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting (NQF)
http://www.qualityforum.org
National Guideline Clearinghouse
http://www.guidelines.gov
Center for Public Health Law (Georgetown and John Hopkins Universities)
http://www.publichealthlaw.net/
U.S.Pharmacopoeia
http://www.usp.org
VHA Health Foundation
http://www.vha.com
MAINE
BMS - Me. Bureau of Medical Services
http://www.state.me.us/bms/bmshome.htm
Legislative (bill) tracking
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/
The Maine Hospital Association
http://www.themha.org/
Me. Board of Licensure in Medicine
http://www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm
Me. Department of Human Services - Bureau of Health
http://www.maine.gov/dhs/boh/index.htm
Me. Department of Human Services - Rule Chapters
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/10/chaps10.htm
Me. Emergency Medical Services - Dept. of Public Safety
http://www.state.me.us/dps/ems/
State of Maine
http://www.state.me.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
N H General Court Legislative (bill) tracking
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ns/
NH Hospital Association
http://www.nhha.org
NH Statutes Online
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/indexes/default.html
Board of Medicine
http://www.nh.gov/medicine/
Board of Nursing
http://www.nh.gov/nursing/
NH Foundation for Healthy Communities (Advance Directives, translations of health care documents)
http://www.healthynh.com/
Medical Society
http://www.nhms.org/
Probate Court – Guardianship -Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else
http://www.courts.state.nh.us/probate/guardianship.htm
NH State government
http://www.nh.gov/
VERMONT
Legislative Bill tracking
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/database2.cfm
Vermont Association of Hospital and Health Systems
http://www.vahhs.org/
Vermont Medical Society
http://www.vtmd.org/
Vermont Nursing
http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/nurses/
Lawyer Locator
www.martindale.com