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| AAPM&R American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | www.aapmr.org |
| The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was founded to maximize the quality of life while minimizing the incidence, severity and prevalence of impairments, disabilities and handicaps. | |
| American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators (AANAC) | www.aanac.org |
| AANAC is dedicated to providing assessment professionals accurate information, networking opportunities, education, professional development and recognition. | |
| ACHE American College of Healthcare Executives | www.ache.org |
| The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs. | |
| ACRM American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine | www.acrm.org |
| The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine serves people with disabling conditions by promoting rehabilitation research and facilitating information dissemination and the transfer of technology. | |
| ACS American Cancer Society | www.cancer.org |
| Dedicated to helping everyone who faces cancer through research, patient services, early detection, treatment, and education. | |
| AHA American Hospital Association | www.aha.org |
| National organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks and their patients and communities. | |
| AHCA American Health Care Association | www.ahca.org |
| Long term care industry trade group providing consumer information on services, financing, public policy, nursing facilities, assisted living and subacute care. | |
| AHIMA American Health Information Management Association | www.ahima.org |
| AHIMA focuses on classifying and analyzing health information, transitioning from paper to computer-based medical records, and enhancing data quality. AHIMA is also instrumental in developing industry standards, advocating relevant legislation, and providing education in health information. | |
| AMA American Medical Association | www.ama-assn.org |
| AMA has reviewed medical sites, medical society directory, searchable databases of CME courses, residency programs, and over 650,000 physicians. | |
| American Diabetes Association | www.diabetes.org |
| The resource center for diabetes information. | |
| American Health Consultants, Healthcare Information Providers | www.ahcpub.com |
| Compiled by medical and health care newsletter publisher American Health Consultants, this collection of "hot topics" for health care professionals includes weekly news and information updates and an Ask the Experts service, as well as descriptions of AHC's health care publications. | |
| American Lung Association | www.lungusa.org |
| Mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health through research, education, advocacy, and community service. | |
| American Medical Association | www.ama-assn.org |
| At this subset of the AMA's Web site, the weekly news release packet from The Journal of the American Medical Association and other AMA news can be accessed the day of embargo. | |
| American Parkinson's Disease Association | apdaparkinson.com |
| Information and referral centers and services locations. | |
| AMGA American Medical Group Association | www.amga.org |
| Shapes the health care environment by advancing high quality, cost effective, patient centered, physician directed health care. | |
| AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association | www.aota.org |
| Information for consumers and practitioners of occupational therapy. | |
| APTA American Physical Therapy Association | www.apta.org |
| The American Physical Therapy Association is a national, professional organization representing more than 75,000 members. APTA's goal is to foster advancement in physical therapy practice, research, and education. | |
| ARTHRITIS Arthritis Foundation | www.arthritis.org |
| The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis. | |
| ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | www.asha.org |
| ASHA is a professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 84,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. | |
| CARF The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission | www.carf.org |
| CARF is a private, not-for-profit organization that accredits programs and services in Adult Day Services, Behavioral Health, Employment and Community Services, and Medical Rehabilitation. | |
| CCH Incorporated | www.cch.com |
| The leader in tax and business law information and software for accounting, legal, human resources, securities, insurance, health care and small business professionals. | |
| CHIME College of Healthcare Information Management Executives | www.cio-chime.org |
| Healthcare provider services, job listings, and links to hospitals/healthcare sites. | |
| Healthcare Jobs Online | hcjobsonline.com |
| Designed for health care recruiters and job seekers, this site lists medical corporate jobs as well as openings in hospitals and clinics. | |
| HFMA Healthcare Financial Management Association | www.hfma.org |
| Personal membership organization for almost 33,000 financial management professionals. | |
| HIMA Health Industry Manufacturers Association | www.himanet.com |
| Represents the manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products, and health information systems. | |
| HIMSS Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society | www.himss.org |
| Provider of professional development and education to the health care information technology industry. | |
| JCAHO Joint Commission of the Accreditation of Health Organizations | www.jcaho.org |
| JCAHO is a quality oversight body for health care organizations and managed care in the United States. | |
| Library of Congress | thomas.loc.gov |
| This Library of Congress site is a gold mine of information on past and pending federal legislation. | |
| MCIC Managed Care Information Center | www.themcic.com |
| Conducts customized healthcare research for clients and publishes newsletters, directories and special reports for managed care and healthcare executives. | |
| MCOL Managed Care On-Line | www.mcol.com |
| MCOL offers electronic info and communications services to the managed care community. | |
| MDA Muscular Dystrophy Association | www.mdausa.org |
| Extensive information on muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular disorders. | |
| MS-HUG Microsoft Healthcare Users Group | www.mshug.org |
| Encourages interaction among users and developers of Microsoft-based technologies in healthcare. | |
| NAHC National Association for Home Care | www.nahc.org |
| Includes consumer information dealing with various types of home care. | |
| National Academy for Continuing Education | www.nationalacademy.com |
| Providing quality continuing education programs for Physical Therapists and Assistants, Occupational Therapists and Assistants, and Speech Language Pathologists. | |
| NBCOT National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy | www.nbcot.org |
| The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy will develop, administer and continually review a certification process based on current and valid standards that provide reliable indicators of competence for the practice of occupational therapy. | |
| New Jersey Association of Health Care Facilities | www.NJAHCF.org |
| NJAHCF provides leadership, advocacy, information and education to the broad range of providers, consumers, government agencies, and others which comprise the long term care community. | |
| NRA National Rehabilitation Association | www.nationalrehab.org |
| For rehab professionals and disability therapists, offering seminars, government advocacy, publications, insurance and more. | |
| NSA National Stroke Association | www.stroke.org |
| National voluntary health care organization focusing on stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and research for stroke survivors/families. | |
| Nursing World | www.nursingworld.org |
| Offers legislative news; chat groups to discuss emerging issues with colleagues; a catalog of products, services, and publications; and more. | |
| PT Online Physical Therapist Online | www.physicaltherapist.com |
| Extensive and interactive site for individuals involved in the field of physical therapy/physiotherapy. | |
| SeniorSites.com | www.seniorsites.com |
| This listing of more than 5,000 not-for-profit providers of senior housing, health care, and other services is aimed at consumers looking for long term care for themselves of their loved ones. Qualifying nonprofit providers can opt for an abbreviated listing free of charge or pay to expand it. | |
| Social Security Administration | www.ssa.gov |
| Full of useful links including rulebooks for employers, summaries of recent legislation, research and statistical data, and links to other government servers. | |
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