| Government
Printing Office-Documentation
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This site gains
you access to the documentation section of the Government
Printing Office. here you can access lots of neat HCFA
documents, including the full Medicare Physicians Schedule,
notices, comments,etc. |
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| National
Technical Information Services, Department of Commerce
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NTIS is the
clearinghouse for government documentation. They are the
distributors for the National Correct Coding Initiative
database in both electronic and printed format. |
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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here
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Home Page of the
Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal
agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). |
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| University
of California, GPO Gate
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here â |
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This site links
you directly to the University of California. Here, you can
obtain Medicare rules and regulations as they are published,
including current and prior Physician fee schedule. Excellent
reference site for Medicare info |
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| The
Medical Outcomes TRUST
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The Medical
Outcomes TRUST was incorporated in 1992 as a non-profit public
service organization. The TRUST is dedicated to improving
health and health care by distributing standardized, high
quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of
medical care. The TRUST supports the use of these instruments
with membership, education and training, and publications. |
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| HCIA
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here â |
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HCIA is a leading
health care information content company that develops and
markets clinical and financial decision support systems used
by hospitals, integrated delivery systems, managed care
organizations, employers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
The Company's databases and products are used to benchmark
clinical performance and outcomes, profile best practices, and
manage the cost and delivery of health care. |
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| SF-36
Outcomes Research Health Survey
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This multi-purpose
short-form with only 36 questions yields an 8-scale health
profile as well as summary measures. As documented in over 300
publications, the SF-36 has proven useful in monitoring
general and specific populations, comparing the relative
burden of different diseases, differentiating the health
benefits produced by different treatments, and in screening
individual patients. |
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| Compliance
Concepts, Inc.
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here â |
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CCI was
specifically formed to assist healthcare providers throughout
the country in determining and implementing the appropriate
steps to take in response to the government's mounting focus
on fraud and abuse and increasing emphasis on compliance. |
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| Office
of the Inspector General of the United States
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here â |
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| American
Medical Association
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here â |
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This is the home
page for the AMA. Contains several other links and lots of
journals, publications, research and other valuable
information. |
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Medical
Management Advisor click
here â |
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Monthly newsletter
and on-line information source for CPAs, Valuators and other
health-niche professionals. |
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U.S. Department of health and human
Services click
here
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United States
government's principal agency for protecting the health of all
Americans and providing essential human services, especially for
those who are least able to help themselves. |
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U.S.General
Accounting Office click
here â |
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Agency that works
for Congress and the American people. Congress asks GAO to study
the programs and expenditures of the federal government. GAO,
commonly called the investigative arm of Congress or the
congressional watchdog, is independent and nonpartisan. It
studies how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. |
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Doctor's Guide click
here â |
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Online Guide to
doctors |
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Modern
Physician. click
here â |
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Monthly business
news magazine written for physician executives who are key
players in the effort to reshape America's major medical
institutions |
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