Links

Healthcare Rating Sites

Healthgrades
http://www.healthgrades.com/

Subimo.com
http://www.subimo.com/

New England Healthcare Links

Coastal Hancock Healthy Communities
Click Here to send email to Helena Peterson, Dir. of CHHC

MHDO - Maine Health Data Organization
www.maine.gov/mhdo/

MHMaine Health Management Coalition - employers, hospitals, health plans, and doctors
http://www.mhmc.info/

Professional Associations

AAHP/HIAA - American Association of Health Plans
http://www.aahp.org/

AHA - American Hospital Association
http://www.aha.org/

American Health Information Management Association
http://www.ahima.org/

American Society for Quality
http://www.asq.org/

Case Management Society of New England
http://www.cmsne.org/

Healthcare Quality Certification Board
http://www.cphq.org/

Ntl. Assoc. for Healthcare Quality
http://www.nahq.org/

Nursing Information Systems Council of New England (Nursing Informatics)
http://www.niscne.org/

Project Management International - Maine Chapter
http://www.pmimaine.org/

The Amer. Soc. for Training & Developement in Maine
http://www.maineastd.org/

The Maine Hospital Association
http://www.themha.org/

The New England Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
http://www.gcmnewengland.org/

Regulatory Agencies

BDS - Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services
www.state.me.us/bds/

BMS - Me. Bureau of Medical Services
www.state.me.us/bms/bmshome.htm

CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
cms.hhs.gov/

JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org/

Me. Board of Licensure in Medicine
www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm

Me. Department of Human Services - Bureau of Health
www.maine.gov/dhs/boh/index.htm

Me. Department of Human Services - Rule Chapters
www.state.me.us/sos/cec/rcn/apa/10/chaps10.htm

Me. Emergency Medical Services - Dept. of Public Safety
www.state.me.us/dps/ems/

State of Maine
http://www.state.me.us/

Other

A Conversation with Ned Gardener - Multiple Intelligence
www.brainconnection.com/topics/?main=conv/gardner

AHRQ Quality Tools Download Page
www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/resources/measureindex.htmx

Healthcare Information Technology Yellow Pages
http://www.health-infosys-dir.com/

Healthcare Quality Certification Board
http://www.cphq-hqcb.org/

Healthy Maine Partnerships
www.healthymainepartnerships.com/

Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
www.healthypeople.gov/state/toolkit/

Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument - Herrmann Intl.
http://www.hbdi.com/

Inventory of Public/Private Health Information Initiatives
www.phf.org/inventor.pdf

ISMP - Institute of Safe Medicine Practices
http://www.ismp.org/

NAMI - Ntl. Assoc. for the Mentallly Ill
www.nami.org/

NCQA - National Committee for Quality Assurance
http://www.ncqa.org/

Ntl. Quality Measures Clearinghouse
www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/

Ntl. Research Corporation - Performance Toolkit
www.nationalresearch.com/performancetoolkit.html

Public Health Foundation
www.phf.org/

RAS Learning - Business Learning Outside the Box
Click Here to send email to RAS Learning

Saferating.com - A customizable, web-based data collection and reporting system
http://www.saferating.com/

The Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care
www.consumers.org/