For useful information on special areas of interest, visit these sites:
• Government
• Insurance
• Legal
• Medical
• Regulatory
Government
www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Clinical information on evidence-based practice, outcomes, effectiveness; clinical practice guidelines; consumer/patient information; data; surveys
www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/index.htm
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Guidance documents describing the FDA’s current stance on various subjects
www.quic.gov
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force: Information on agencies working to improve health care
www.va.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs: Information on disclosure of unanticipated outcomes and patient safety programs
www.cms.hhs.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service: Information about HIPAA
www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR): Information on HIPAA rights
Insurance
www.ins.state.ny.us/nyins.htm
New York State Insurance Department: Decisions and news releases
Legal
www.e-law.com
eLaw: Locate New York trial court cases or register for e-mail alerts on important court dates, decisions, orders and notices (no fee)
www.lexisone.com
lexisONE: Free, limited legal research and forms
www.nlj.com
The National Law Journal: Current national decisions with particulars on decisions of special interest
www.healthlawyers.org/index.cfm
American Health Lawyers Association: Publications, list serves, latest news in health law, latest health law documents
www.lawline.com
Lawline.com: On-line continuing legal education courses covering various legal specialties, including medical malpractice
www.nylj.com
New York Law Journal online
Medical
www.webmd.com
WebMD: Health news and links to pages for consumers, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals
www.iom.edu
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
www.nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine: Health information links, library services, research programs
www.facs.org
American College of Surgeons
www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html
FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Lists recalls of devices; free sign-on for device alert mailing list
Regulatory
www.op.nysed.gov
Office of the Professions, New York State Education Department: Consumer information on the professions; on-line license verification; license requirements and application forms; summaries of professional discipline cases
The Joint Commission
www.jointcommission.org
The Joint Commission: the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Maintains state-of-the-art standards focused on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations.
