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American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) – The premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA's 52,000 members are dedicated to the effective management of personal health information required to deliver quality healthcare to the public. Founded in 1928 to improve the quality of medical records, AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning.

 

American Hospital Directory The AHD provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals.

 

Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) – The world’s largest organization working to advance health data capture and documentation by setting standards for education and practice in the field of medical transcription/editing.

  

 

Centers for Disease Control – The CDC is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with the mission of promoting the health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Their WWW site has information about all projects and health topics of interest to the CDC.

 

 

Clearinghouse for ICD-9-CM & HCPCS: AHA Central Office - The American Hospital Association's Central Office serves as the official U.S. clearinghouse on medical coding for the proper use of the ICD-9-CM systems and Level I HCPCS (CPT-4 codes) for hospital providers and certain Level II HCPCS codes for hospitals, physicians and other health professionals.

 

 

CNN Interactive Health Pages – The latest news and emerging trends in healthcare delivery via the CNN network.

 

 

Doctor's Guide - P/S/L Consulting's information for the medical community on the latest news about research, drugs, procedures, and other info of interest to providers. A great way to keep up-to-date on advances and changes in medicine.

 

 

Health & Human Services The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule 

 

 

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association – The world-renowned clinical journal published by the American Medical Association, with breaking news and the latest trends in clinical medicine and healthcare delivery.

 

 

The National Institutes of Health – Website of the NIH, including services, current health issues, and links to other medically related resources at the NIH (Bethesda, Maryland).

 

 

U.S. National Library of Medicine – The world's largest biomedical library. A service of the NIH. Every significant program of the Library is represented from medical history to biotechnology.