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Healthcare Resources Professional Medical Resources Medical Associations and Societies The Snohomish County Medical Society (SCMS) provides Helpful Web Links to other sites for the convenience of our members and the general public. While we may periodically review the sites listed here for relevance and usefulness, please be advised the the websites listed are not under the control of SCMS, and therefore we can make no representation concerning the content of these sites to you. Further, the inclusion of a link on this website does not serve as an endorsement by SCMS of any of these sites. The Healthfinder – offers links to hundred of sites on the Internet that contain reliable healthcare information. www.healthfinder.gov The National Guidelines Clearinghouse – online resource for hundred of clinical practice guidelines. www.guidelines.gov The National Health Council – offers a list of Internet links to patient-based groups and voluntary agencies for more than 40 different chronic diseases and/or disabilities. www.nationalhealthcouncil.org The National Institutes of Health – offers access to several databases of public and privately sponsored clinical trials. Look here for opportunities to participate in clinical trials.www.nih.gov/health/trials/index.htm Virtual Treatments Can Be Real-World Deceptions – offers a list of words and key phrases to be on the lookout for that could indicate phony, exaggerated, or unproven claims on Internet health sites. www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/mrclalrt.htm Professional Medical Resources Doctor’s Guide to the Internet – http://pslgroup.com/PTGUIDE.HTM EMedicine.com – Medical textbooks for health professionals. www.Emedicine.com Health
in Plain Terms - One-stop shop where patients and doctors can
get tools and other resources to communicate with each other
more effectively. www.pugetsoundhealthalliance.org/resources/PlainHealth.html Medical Matrix – postings and ranking of clinical medicine Internet resources. www.medmatrix.org Medscape – Delivers online health records and authoritative medical information at the point of patient care. www.medscape.com National Guideline Clearinghouse. www.guidelines.gov National Institute of Health (NIH) – New knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability. www.nih.gov National Library of Medicine. www.nlm.nih.gov WebMD – Internet healthcare company connecting physicians and consumer to the healthcare industry. www.webmd.com 4000 Drugs – Comprehensive drug name cross index. www.rxlist.com Medical Associations and Societies American Board of Medical Specialties – Search for board certified doctor by specialty and zip code. www.abms.org American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org COLA – National healthcare accrediting organization. www.cola.org Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). www.jcaho.org Medical Group Management Association. www.mgma.org National Committee for Quality Assurance. www.ncqa.org Washington State Medical Association. www.wsma.org Snohomish County Health District www.snohd.org Centers for Disease Control. www.cdc.go Washington State Department of Health. www.doh.wa.gov Fedworld – Access to 120 government agencies. www.fedworld.gov Food and Drug Administration. www.fda.gov Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. www.cms.hhs.gov Office of the Inspector General. www.oig.hhs.gov Office of the Insurance Commissioner. www.insurance.wa.gov
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