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Government Sites
 

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


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