Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahcpr.gov Links to clinical information, current clinical research and other links for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. American Medical Directors Association http://www.amda.com Links to AMDA's publications and products, news releases and resource library. Specific sections address the interests of medical directors and physicians who practice in long-term care. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/ Allows you to check on the exclusion status of a healthcare provider or facility. Contains the list of sanctions and definitions of exclusions for Medicare fraud and other sanctions. eMedicine.com, Inc. World Medical Library http://www.emedicine.com Contains peer-reviewed online medical textbooks. Physicians continually update and revise this site. The standard format for each disease or condition includes diagnosis and treatment, differential diagnoses, and a list of additional references. Federation of State Medical Boards http://www.fsmb.org Contains a databank of board actions and physician disciplinary actions. Includes links to state medical boards. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfTopic/topicindex/topindx.cfm Helps you investigate concerns about products in the FDA database. Health Medicine refdesk.com http://www.refdesk.com/health.html Contains an alphabetical list of health and disease-related links useful as a starting point for finding medical literature and other sites. The Health Pages http://thehealthpages.com Allows you to search for a physician by name and state or by specialty practice. This site has more current contact information than other physician directory sites, particularly telephone numbers. Links to state medical boards offering physician discipline information, as well as reports on physicians and facilities, are planned for this site. Healthcare Financing Administration http://www.hcfa.gov/search Links to Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP and other federal search resources. Hippocrates Magazine http://www.hippocrates.com Contains clinical updates in primary care and practice management with access to archives and search features. Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org Provides information about infectious diseases and antibiotics. The site requires registration (free). Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience Database (MAUDE) http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/maude.html Links to reports of product and device failure and other information. MD Consult http://www.MDConsult.com Allows you to search many leading texts and reference books, a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals, plus clinical guidelines, patient teaching guidelines and drug information. This subscription site offers a free trial period to new users. MDLinx.com http://www.MDLinx.com Contains links to 40 medical specialty websites for the latest developments and access to top journals. Also offers an email subscription service to alert you to news in specialities you select. MedBioWorld http://www.sciencekomm.at/journals/medicine/med-bio.html Contains links to publishers of medical and nursing journals in all fields and a complete list of all available journals worldwide. Medical Matrix http://www.medmatrix.org Provides online resources for a variety of journals, texts, diseases and medical conditions. Merck Manuals Online http://www.merck.com/pubs/ Contains links to search the Merck Manual of Medical Information, Merck Manual of Geriatrics, and Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. National Council Nurse Practice Acts and Regulations http://www.ncsbn.org/public/regulation/nursing_practice_acts.htm Links to most U.S. nurse practice acts, regulations and state boards of nursing. National Guideline Clearinghouse http://www.guideline.gov/ Database of published guidelines searchable by medical topic or professional organization. National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov Promotes awareness of the latest, most effective medical and scientific toxicology, environmental health and basic biomedical research. Allows you to access numerous websites, such as Pubmed, GratefulMed, Medline, Toxline and many more. Surgical-Medical-New Terms Glossary http://www.mtdesk.com Offers the most complete list of medical products, devices and pharmaceuticals, with links to manufacturers' websites and Food and Drug Administration information on the product. This informational site is updated weekly.

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