Publications

Disaster Readiness Links

Health Care Information

•   American Hospital Directory www.ahd.com
•   "Virtual Hospital, University of Iowa indy.radiology.uiowa.edu
•   Safe Medication, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists www.SafeMedication.com
•   Medscape www.medscape.com
•   Doctors' Medical Library www.medical-library.net

• Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources www.arcade.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/md.shtmll

•   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Public Safety Network: http://psnet.ahrq.gov/
•   Texas Medical Institute of Technology TMIT Safety Leaders: www.safetyleaders.org

Government Agencies

•   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
•   National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov/index.shtml
•   National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
•   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov
•   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services www.cms.gov
•   JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations www.jcaho.org
•   OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov
•   RICHS - Rural Information Center Health Service www.nal.usda.gov/ric

•   Iowa Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.ia.us

•   Iowa Department of Public Health www.idph.state.ia.us

Health Care Associations

• American Hospital Association (and American Hospital Publishing Inc.) www.aha.org www.amhpi.com

• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ) www.aha.org/hipaa/hipaa_home.asp

•   Iowa Medical Society www.iowamedical.org
•   American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
•   American Osteopathic Association www.am-osteo-assn.org
•   Polk County Medical Society www.pcms.org
•   Iowa Foundation for Medical Care www.ifmc.org
•   Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society www.himss.org
•   American Medical Informatics Association amia2.amia.org
•   Healthcare Financial Management Association-Iowa Chapter www.hfmaiowa.org

Publications

•   Hospitals & Health Networks www.hhnmag.com
•   AHA News and AHA News Now Daily Update www.ahanews.com
•   Health Forum Journal and company site www.healthforum.com
•   Trustee www.trusteemag.com
•   Materials Management in Health Care www.matmanmag.com
•   Health Facilities Management www.hfmmagazine.com

Legislative

•   Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
•   FedWorld www.fedworld.gov
•   THOMAS: US Congress - Bills, Congressional Record, Committee Information thomas.loc.gov
•   US Senate www.senate.gov
•   US House of Representatives www.house.gov
•   The White House www.whitehouse.gov
•   State of Iowa www.state.ia.us
•   Iowa Legislature www.legis.state.ia.us
•   Iowa Governor's Office www.governor.state.ia.us/
•   Code of Iowa www2.legis.state.ia.us/Code.shtml
  
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