Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, clinical performance measures &
consumer health www.ahrq.gov
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/page.do
Clinical Laboratories, CLIA - federal http://www.cms.hhs.gov/clia/default.asp
Clinical Laboratories, CLIA - state www.cms.hhs.gov/clia/ssa-map.asp
Disability, SSA, Social Security Administration's Medical/Professional Relations site with information for health care professionals who file disability information for their patients www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)–
registrations, renewals and changes of addresses:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugreg/index.html
Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, approved drugs www.fda.gov/cder
Employee Benefits, Federal Employees Health Benefit
Program www.opm.gov/insure/health
Health Finder, U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services, health library,
organizations & news www.healthfinder.gov
Workplace Issues – A wide range of State and Federal agencies handling workplace issues are listed in the Resources section of this site for nationwide organizations advocating for workers. www.workplacefairness.org
HIPAA
Office for Civil Rights Medical Privacy, National standards re: privacy of
personal health info http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Implementation of HIPAA
privacy rule www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/privacy
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HIPAA home page www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HIPAA 101 for Providers
www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa2/education/infoserie/1-HIPAA101toasted3.pdf
Immunizations
National Immunization Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov/nip
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - www.cdc.gov
Labor - Department of Labor - www.dol.gov
Mammography - Food and Drug Administration - www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/index.html
Mammography, Quality Standards, Food & Drug Administration www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/index.html
Medwatch FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting www.fda.gov/medwatch/
Medicare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Coding, manuals, training links,
fact sheets http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medlearn
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare site for physician group
practices www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/phygroup.asp
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Official Medicare website-with EDI
formats, FAQs www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/edi
Medicare Manuals www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp#TopOfPage
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National coverage determinations
(NCD) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/index_list.asp?list_type=ncd
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Local coverage determinations
(LCD) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/index_lmrp_bystate.asp
Physician Fee Schedule www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched/PFSFRN/list.asp
Medicare Part B Carriers by State
National Cancer Institute (NCI) www.cancer.gov
National Eye Institute (NEI) www.nei.nih.gov
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institute of Health www.nih.gov
OSHA
Department of Labor www.dol.gov
Department of Labor, Posters for worksite www.osha.gov/Publications/poster.html
Office of Inspector General
Inspector General, U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services www.os.dhhs.gov/oig
OIG Work Plan www.oig.hhs.gov/publications/workplan.html
Poverty Guidelines, U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services www.aspe.hhs.gov/poverty
Social Security Administration (SSA), official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) www.ahcpr.gov
State Government www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Local Government www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Taxes
Taxes, Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
Tax Forms, Internal Revenue Service http://search.irs.gov/pub/query.html
Wage and Hour Regulations, Dept. of Labor www.dol.gov