Useful Links

Provider

Quality:

• National Healthcare Quality Report

Criminal Background Checking:

Fingerprint supplies, etc.

• Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories
• Faurot Forensics Inc.
• Galls

Accreditation:

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

Aging:

• Brookdale Center on Aging

Care Associations:

• Coalition for Women in Long Term Care
• Genesee Health Facilities Association
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Alzheimer’s Association
• Wound Care Information Network
• FRIA - Family Decisions Coalition

Habitat:

• The Eden Alternative
• Center for Health Design

LTC Insurance:

• NYS Partnership for Long Term Care

Professional Associations:

• American Health Care Association (AHCA)
• American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
• New York Chapter American College of Health Care Administrators (NYCACHCA)
• American Medical Directors Association
• American Occupational Therapy Association
• Empire State Society of Association Executives
• Professionals for Infection Control and Epidemiology

Wound Care:

• Wound Care Network

Technology:

• AHRQ Health Information Technology (HIT) Toolbox

U.S. Govt.

Healthcare:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • CMS’s State Operations Manual Index
  • Medicare (CMS)
  • Guide to Selecting a Nursing Home (CMS)
  • CMS’s Medicaid and Medicare Survey and Certification Page
  • CMS’s Long Term Care Survey Process Forms
• Department of Health and Human Services
  • HHS Administrative Simplification (AS) provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

MDS:

• MDS Information

Public Health:

• United States Public Health Service
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• Centers for Disease Control
• Food and Drug Administration

Regulation:

• Search Code of Federal Regs by Section

Governance:

• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
  • THOMAS: Bill Search and Status

Labor:

• Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Technology:

• AHRQ Health Information Technology (HIT) Toolbox

NY State

Departments:

• New York State Department of Health
• New York DOH Health News
• DOH – Discharge Planning Resources
• New York State Education Department
• New York State Board of Elections
• NYS Department of Insurance
• NYS Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance
• NYS Board of Regents
• NYS Professional License / Discipline

Agencies:

• Family Health Care Decisions Act
• NYS Workers Compensation Board
• NYS Office for the Aging
• NYS Health Insurance Information Counseling & Assistance
• NYS Workers Compensation Board
• NYS Office for the Aging Health Benefits
• Workforce Development in New York State
• Family Health Care Decisions Act
• NYS Partnership for Long Term Care

Regulations:

• NYCRR Title 10 – Health
• NYCRR Title 18 – Social Services
• Problems with CSC/eMedNY transmittal payments
• Certificate of Need Info

Governance:

• Governor Paterson
• Paterson Meeting Webcasts
• Public Meeting Webcasts
• New York State Assembly
• New York State Assembly – Bill Search
• New York State Senate
• New York State Senate – Bill Status and Voting Records

RESEARCH

Full-Text Journals:

• Free Medical Journals (see geriatrics)
• HighWire Press
• DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
• BioMed Central
• Online Journal of issues in Nursing
• Bandolier - Evidence based health Care
• NursingCenter

Searchable Databases:

• Ageline
• Pubmed
• Health Services / Technology Assessment Text (HSTAT)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• Boros Institute of Mental Measurements
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Systems (BRFSS)
• Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
• Mardindale Center
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Guideline Clearinghouse