Administrators In
Medicine (AIM)
Public online
national physician database whose direct source of data is from the state
government licensing board. It is free of charge to the public.
DocFinder contains the licensing background and disciplinary information of
physicians and other health care practitioners with detailed Medical
Malpractice, Hospital Discipline and Criminal Conviction information from
Physician Profile Law states.
www.docboard.org
Federation of State Medical Boards
www.fsmb.org
Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Public Access page with
information on quality standards for consumers, providers, employers and
purchasers. Accreditating agency for hospitals nationwide who voluntarily pay
for their services
www.jcaho.org
Medicaid and
Medicare
The
Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
www.medicare.gov/default.asp
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.hcfa.gov/quality
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services (HHS)
www.hhs.gov
PULSE'S State Dept. of
Health Website Links
http://pulseamerica.org/resource.htm
