Interesting Links
(if you would like to suggest a good site, please send to janwest@dacc.edu)

• Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com
  Acronyms, abbreviation
• American Cancer Society http://cancer.org
• American Health Lawyers Association http://www.healthlawyers.org/SITEMAP.cfm
  Good source for the latest on laws effecting the health field, fraud and abuse, general health laws, health information technology, hospitals and health system, LTF, managed care Medicare and Medicaid to name a few.
• American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org
• American Hospital Directory http://ahd.com
  Information about hospitals in the U.S.
• American Hospital Association http://aha.org
• American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org
  Information on CPT, Medicare laws, library for research on disease.
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield http://www.bluecares.com
  Information on possible jobs.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
  Information on health and safety topics.  Good source for information about disease and condition, birth defects, plus statistical data.
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://CMS.hhs.gov
  Information on Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://cms.hhs.gov/medlearn
  Great line for on-line learning.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/default.asp
  Medicare Program Manuals for all types of health care settings.
• Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov
  Information on drugs, medical devices and for health professionals.
• Government Printing Office http://www.gpoaccess.gov
  Published by the office of the federal register, national archives and records administration (NARA).  Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules and notices of Federal agencies and organization can bet the latest on HIPAA, and other governmental laws.
• Healthcare Billing and Management Association http://www.hbma.com
• Healthcare Financial Management Association http://www.hfma.org
• Health Information Careers http://www.HealthInformationCareers.com
• Healthcare Information Security and Privacy Issues http://www.hipaadvisory.com
• Illinois Health Information Management Association http://www.ilhima.org
  Information on what is happening in Illinois health information administration association (meetings, medical legal, workshops).
• Indiana Health Information Management Association http://www.ihima.org
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org
  Information on accreditation, education, newsletters.
• Journal of the American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org/
• Just Coding http://justcoding.com
  Information on diseases and coding.
• Medterms http://www.medterms.com
  Medical dictionary
• Merck's http://www.merck.com
  Information on patient care, products.
• National Association for Healthcare Quality http://www.nahq.org
• National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results
  http://www.seer.cancer.gov
  Information on cancer, databases, collection tools, publication, statistics, reports, etc.
• National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
  A sub section of CDC.  Health information by U.S., state, health care in U.S. mortality, health status, etc.
• National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
• National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov
  Information on quality standards, products, forms.
• PAHCOM Professiona Association of Health Care Office Management Specializing in Physician Practice Management http://www.pahcom.com
  A good site for finding jobs in all areas of health care.
• The Internet Drug Index http://www.rxlist.com
  Information on Rx links, Internet standards, schools, universities, personal and commercial sites.
• Therapist Finder http://www.therapistfinder.net
  Information on hospitals.  Good resource to look at prior to PPE.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://dhhs.gov
• Virtual Hospital http://www.vh.org
  A digital library of health information.