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| Government |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – www.cdc.gov
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – www.cms.gov
Congressional Budget Office – www.cbo.gov
Department of Health & Human Services – www.dhhs.gov
Department of Justice – www.usdoj.gov
Business Compliance – www.business.gov
Employee Finder for DHHS Employees – directory.psc.gov/employee.htm
The Federal Register List – www.gpoaccess.gov
Government Accountability Office – www.gao.gov
HHS-OIG-Fraud Prevention & Detection - Exclusion Program – www.exclusions.oig.hhs.gov
HIPAA – www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
Medicare – www.medicare.gov
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission – www.medpac.gov
Office of Inspector General – www.oig.hhs.gov
Senior Medicare Patrol – www.smpresource.org
Stop Medicare Fraud – www.stopmedicarefraud.gov
Text of Congressional Legislation – thomas.loc.gov
The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal – www.firstgov.gov
The White House – www.whitehouse.gov
The White House – www.healthreform.gov
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| Intermediaries |
CAHABA GBA – www.cahabagba.com
National Government Services – www.NGSMedicare.com
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators– www.palmettogba.com
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| Medicare Administrative Contractors |
Highmark Medicare Services (HMS) – www.highmarkmedicareservices.com
National Heritage Insurance Corporation (NHIC) – www.medicarenhic.com
Noridian Administrative Services (NAS) – www.noridianmedicare.com
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators (Palmetto GBA) – www.palmettogba.com
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| Recovery Audit Contractors |
CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. – www.cgi.com
Connolly Consulting Associates, Inc. – www.connollyhealthcare.com
Diversified Collection Services, Inc. – www.performantcorp.com/dcs
HealthDataInsights, Inc. – www.healthdatainsights.com
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| Zone Program Integrity Contractors
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AdvanceMed Corporation – www.csc.com/advancemed
Health Integrity, LLC – www.healthintegrity.org
SafeGuard Services, LLC – www.edssafeguardservices.eds-gov.com
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| Magazines, Periodicals, Publications
and E-Zines, etc. |
Eli’s Home Care Week – www.eliresearch.com
Homecare Direction – www.beaconhealth.org
Home Care Automation Report – www.stony-hill.com
Home Care & Hospice News – www.inhealthcare.com
HomeCare Innovations – www.homecareinnovations.net
Home Healthcare Nurse – www.lww.com
Home Health Line/Decision Health – www.decisionhealth.com
Home Health News Source– www.homehealthnews.org
Leading Home Care Report – www.leadinghomecare.com
PPS Plus Newswire – www.ppsplus.com/newswire.php
Private Duty Today – www.privatedutytoday.com
Remington Report – www.remingtonreport.com
Sales Manager Insights – www.salesmanagerinteractive.com
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| National Home Health Care Associations |
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American Association for Home Care – www.aahomecare.org
The Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) – www.hhfma.org
National Association for Home Care & Hospice – www.nahc.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization– www.nhpco.org
National Private Duty Association – www.privatedutyhomecare.org
Visiting Nurse Associations of America – www.vnaa.org
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| Organizations and Associations |
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AARP – www.aarp.org
Abbycon.com's Directory of Home Care – www.abbycon.com
The Access Project – www.accessproject.org
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care – www.achc.org
Administration on Aging – www.aoa.gov
The Administration on Aging – www.eldercare.gov
Adult Care Providers – www.adultcareproviders.com
Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation – www.ahhqi.org
American Academy of Actuaries – www.actuary.org
American Academy of Professional Coders – www.aapc.com
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging – www.aahsa.org
American Association of Individual Investors – www.aaii.com
American Cancer Association – www.cancer.org
American College of Health Care Administrators – www.achca.org
American College of Medical Coding Specialists – www.acmcs.org
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – www.ache.org
American Compliance Institute – www.compliance.com
American Diabetes Association – www.diabetes.org
American Health Care Association – www.ahca.org
American Health Information Management Association – www.ahima.org
American Health Information Management – www.ahima.org
American Health Lawyers Association – www.healthlawyers.org
American Heart Association – www.amhrt.org
American Hospital Association – www.aha.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – www.aicpa.com
American Management Association – www.amanet.org
The American Medical Association – www.ama-assn.org
The American Small Business League – www.asbl.com
American Telemedicine Association – www.atmeda.org
Analyze Now – www.analyzenow.com
Aspen Publishers – www.aspenpublishers.com
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – www.aafasocal.com
Assist Guide – www.assistguide.com
Assisted Living Directory – www.assisted-living-directory.com
Assisted Living Info – www.assistedliving.com
The Associations of Small Foundations – www.smallfoundations.org
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The Beacon Institute – www.beaconhealth.org
Briggs Corporation – www.briggscorp.com
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Care Givers Guide – www.caregiversguide.com
CareGivers USA – www.caregivers-usa.org
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – www.cfenet.com
California Association for Adult Day Services – www.caads.org
California Association for Health Services at Home – www.cahsah.org
California Hospice and Palliative Care Association – www.calhospice.org
Center For Health Transformation – www.healthtransformation.net
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. – www.medicareadvocacy.org
Center for Retirement Research – www.bc.edu/centers/crr/
Citizens Against Government Waste – www.cagw.org
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud – www.insurancefraud.org
The Commonwealth Fund – www.commonwealthfund.org
Commerce Clearing House – health.cch.com
Community Health Accreditation Program – www.chapinc.org
Corporate Responsibility Officer – www.thecro.com
Coastal Human Resources – www.coastalhr.com
The Council of Foundations – www.cof.org
The Council of State Home Care Associations – www.TheHomeCareCouncil.org
Com Psych – www.compsych.com
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Directory of Assisted Living Facilities – www.eldernet.com
Disney Institute – www.disneyinstitute.com
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Eldercare Locator – www.eldercare.gov
Employee Association – www.eapassn.org
The ESOP Association – www.esopassociation.org
EWomen Network – www.ewomennetwork.com
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Family Caregiver Alliance – www.caregiver.org
FamiliesUSA – www.familiesusa.org
Foundation Center – www.fdncenter.org
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives – www.fwe.org
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Grantsnet – www.grantsnet.com
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation – www.gmhfonline.org
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Healthcare Billing and Management Association – www.hbma.com
Healthcare Compliance Association – www.hcca-info.org
Healthcare Financial Management Association – www.hfma.org
Health Care Reform Educational Institute – www.healthcarereform.com
Home Care Association of Florida – www.homecareFLA.org
Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) – www.hcaw.org
Home Care Mastermind Groups – www.homecaremastermind.com
Home Care Technology Council – www.homecaretechnology.com
Home Health Aide Finders – www.homehealthaidefinders.com
Home Health Provider – www.homehealthprovider.com
Home Healthcare Solutions Provider – www.home-health-care-solutions.com
Hospice Letter – www.healthresourcesonline.com/hospice/3nl.htm
Hospice Resources.Net – www.hospiceresources.net
The Human Anatomy Online – www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
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Institution of Internal Auditors – www.theiia.org
Institute of Management Accountants – www.imanet.org
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The Joint Commission – www.jointcommission.org
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Ladies Who Launch – www.ladieswholaunch.com
The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – www.lighthouse-sf.org
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Maine Windjammer Cruises – www.mainewindjammercruises.com
Medical Billing Advocates of America – www.billadvocates.com
Medical Group Management Association – www.mgma.com
Medicare Rights – www.medicarerights.org
Mental Health America – www.nmha.org
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys – www.naela.org
National Alliance for Hospice Access (NAHA) – www.hospiceaccess.org
National Association of Adult Day Services – www.nadsa.org
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – www.n4a.org
National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators – www.nabweb.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) – www.naic.org
The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations – www.napeo.org
National Association of Women Business Owners – www.nawbo.org
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare – www.ncpssm.org
National Center for Assisted Living – www.ncal.org
National Center for Employee Ownership – www.nceo.org
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform – www.nccnhr.org
National Coalition on Healthcare – www.nchc.org
National Council on Aging – www.ncoa.org
National Directory of U.S. Home Care and Health Care Service Providers – www.seniormag.com
National Endowment for Financial Education – www.nefe.org
National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association – www.nhcaa.org
National Family Caregiver Association (NFCA) – www.nfcacares.org
National Federation of Independent Business – www.nfib.com
The National Home Infusion Association – www.nhianet.org
National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health – www.nimh.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine – www.nlm.nih.gov
National Small Business Association – www.nsba.biz
National Union of Healthcare Workers – www.nuhw.org
Non-Profit Resource Center – www.nonprofitresource.com
Nursing Home Info – www.nursinghomeinfo.com
Nursing Network – www.radiologyworkers.com
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Office of Women Business Ownership (OWBO) – www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – www.peta.org
Posit Science – www.positscience.com
Positive Aging Resource Center – www.positiveaging.org
Power Home Health Referrals – www.powerreferrals.com
Project for Financial Independence – www.consultaplanner.org
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The Qui Tam Information Center – www.quitam.com
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The Ripon Society – www.riponsociety.org
Rural Healthcare Resources
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP/HRSA) – www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
Health Resources and Human Services – Grants & Cooperative
Agreements – bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm
Healthfinder – DHHS – www.healthfinder.gov
National Association of Community Health Centers – www.nachc.com
National Association of Rural Health Clinics – www.narhc.org
National Rural Health Association (NRHA) – www.nrharural.org
National Rural Health Resource Center – www.ruralcenter.org
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network – www.3rnet.org
North Carolina Research Center – www.shepscenter.unc.edu
Rural Health Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) – www.rupri.org
Rural PSYCH – Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health – www.apa.org/rural
Universal Service Administration Company/Rural Health Care – www.rhc.universalservice.org
WWAMI Research Center – depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc
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Screening for Mental Health – www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Service Employees International Union – www.seiu.org
60 Plus Association – www.60plus.org
Small Business Association – www.sba.gov
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council – www.sbsc.org
Society for Human Resource Management – www.shrm.org
Springboard Enterprises – www.springboardenterprises.org
Stony Hill Management – www.hitcvendors.com/1/firm_stonyhill.html
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Taxpayers Against Fraud – www.taf.org
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) – www.tahc.org
Trust For America's Health – www.healthyamericans.org
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United States Chess Federation – www.uschess.org
United States Lighthouse Society – www.USLHS.org
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The Virtual Hospital – www.vh.org/index.html
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Women's Business Center at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center – www.rencenter.org/wcenter.htm
Women's Initiative for Self-Employment – www.womensinitiative.org
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement – www.wiserwomen.org
Women's Institute for Financial Education – www.wife.org
World Business Services, Inc. – www.worldbusinessservices.com
The World Health Organization – www.who.int/home-page
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| Veteran’s Associations |
American Legion – www.legion.org
Disabled American Veterans – www.dav.org
Fisher House – www.fisherhouse.org
Hire Vets First – www.HireVetsFirst.gov
Lets Say Thanks – www.letssaythanks.com
Veterans of Foreign Wars – www.vfw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America – www.vva.org
WWII Pilots Group – www.worldwar2pilots.com
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