Accreditation & Credentialing
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), Board Certification of Physicians
www.abms.org
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
www.fsmb.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
www.jcaho.org
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), quality of managed healthplans
www.ncqa.org
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
www.nccpa.net
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
www.npdb-hipdb.com
Associations
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) www.aapa.org
American Academy of Surgical Physician Assistants (AASPA) www.aaspa.com
American Health Information Management Association (HIMA) www.ahima.org
American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) www.healthlawyers.org
American Health Quality Association (AHQA), www.ahqa.org
American Hospital Association (AHA) www.aha.org
American Medical Association (AMA) www.ama-assn.org
American Nursing Association (ANA) www.ana.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) www.ahip.org
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) www.atpm.org
Healthcare Billing & Management Association www.hbma.com
Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) www.hcca-info.org
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) www.hfma.org
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) www.mgma.com
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center www.maacenter.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioner, links to State insurance commissioners www.naic.org
Coding
Central Office on ICD-9-CM - www.ahacentraloffice.org/ The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, ICD-9-CM, is a classification system that groups related disease entities and procedures for the reporting of statistical information.
Diagnosis Codes, International Classification of Diseases
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/icd9/abticd9.htm
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
U.S. Army Medical Corps http://www.goarmyreservedocs.com/referral_SMA.asp
Wage and Hour Regulations, Dept. of Labor www.dol.gov
Health Information Resources
American Academy of Family Physicians
provides information on medical conditions, tips for healthy living and health tools.
www.familydoctor.org
American Cancer Society (ACS)
www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Associations (ADA)
www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association (AHA)
www.americanheart.org
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
www.thoracic.org
Chemical databases, including chemical carcinogenesis, hazardous substances and household products.
www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Claims Adjustment Reason and Remark Codes
www.wpc-edi.com
Clinical Trials,
National Institutes of Health
provides information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Council for the Advancement of Diabetes Research and Education (CADRE) provides education on diabetes treatment options for healthcare professionals.
www.cadre-diabetes.com
Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life
www.nei.nih.gov
Eye Institute - National (NEI)
www.everydaychoices.org
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm
Health & Human Services - U.S. Department
www.hhs.gov
Heart, Lung and Blood - National Institute (NHLBI)
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Immunization Action Coalition, Publisher of immunization information
www.immunize.org/catg.d/free.htm
Immunization - National Partnership for Immunization (NPI)
www.partnersforimmunization.org/links.html
Immunization - National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI)
www.nfid.org/ncai
Immunization - National Network for Immunization Information (NNII)
www.immunizationinfo.org
Infectious Diseases - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
www.nfid.org
Information Technology CME
Designed to assist physicians in assessing and selecting electronic information systems for their offices. Presented by the Alabama Quality Assurance Foundation and the University of Alabama School of Medicine Division of CME.
www.alabamacme.uab.edu/courses/AQAF_List.html
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
www.cancer.gov
National Guideline Clearinghouse
evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
www.guidelines.gov
Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease
www.osteo.org
Pharmaceutical Research Plus
specializes in patient recruitment for clinical trials
www.clinicaltrials.com
PubMed
links to about 400 journals for full text of articles
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Medline searches for health topics, drug information, news, directories and other resources.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Yale Medical Group, practice standards - health news.
www.yalemedicalgroup.org
Law
American Bar Association, Health Care Directives
www.abanet.org
American Health Lawyers
www.healthlawyers.org
Find Law/Health Law, find a lawyer, info on health law
www.findlaw.com/01topics/19health/index.html
Internet Legal Research Group, Wills & other legal documents
www.ilrg.com
Library of Congress, Legislative Research
http://thomas.loc.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
Medical Schools
The following medical schools are located within Southern Medical Association's "territory". For information on medical student scholarships and research project funds, click here. Membership in SMA is free for medical students and residents. Visit our Member Benefits page.
Baylor University
Bowman Gray
Duke University
East Carolina
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Virginia
Emory University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University
Kirkville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Louisiana State University (New Orleans)
Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
Marshall University
Medical College of Georgia
Medical University of South Carolina
Meharry Medical College
Mercer University
Morehouse State University
NOVA Southeastern University of the Health Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Saint Louis University
Texas A & M University
Texas Tech University
The Univ. of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulane University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Arkansas
University of Florida
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri (Columbia)
University of Missouri (Kansas City)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
University of Oklahoma
University of South Alabama
University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Tennessee
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Houston
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas at Galveston
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Washington University
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
West Virginia University
Medical Societies
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Dermatology
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Insurance Medicine
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Public Health Physicians
American College of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Gastroenterology
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
American College of Radiation Oncology
American College of Radiology
American College of Rheumatology
American College of Surgeons
American Gastroenterological Association
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Psychiatric Association
American Sleep Disorders Association
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
American Society of Abdominal Surgeons
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
American Thoracic Society
American Urological Association, Inc.
College of American Pathologists
The Endocrine Society
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
National Consortium Resident Organizations
National MedPeds Residents' Association
Radiological Society of North America
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology
Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Urgent Care Association of America
Virginia Neurological Society
State Societies
Alabama
Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Florida Medical Association
Dade County Medical Association
Manatee Medical Society
Charlotte County Medical Society
Lee County Medical Society Alliance
Georgia
Medical Association of Georgia
Kentucky
Kentucky Medical Association
Jefferson County Medical Society
Louisiana
The Louisiana State Medical Society
Maryland
Maryland. State Medical Society-MedChi
Montgomery County Maryland Medical Society
Baltimore City Medical Society
Mississippi
Mississippi State Medical Association
Missouri
Missouri State Medical Association
North Carolina
North Carolina Medical Society
Mecklenburg County Medical Society
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Medical Association
South Carolina
South Carolina Medical Association
Tennessee
Texas
Texas Medical Association
Bexar County Medical Society
Harris County Medical Society
Travis County Medical Society
Virginia
The Medical Society of Virginia
Virginia Neurological Society
West Virginia
