Industry Support

Finding a Doctor

Search for a doctor by location or specialty. Provides physician profiles.
Sponsor: American Medical Association: www.ama-assn.org

Information on doctor’s certifications. Search By Specialty.
Sponsor: American Board of Medical Specialties: www.abms.org

Information of disciplinary actions against doctors.
Sponsor: Administrators in Medicine: www.docboard.org

Government Links

• Administration on Aging (NJ): www.state.nj.us/health/senior/index.shtml
• Administration on Aging (PA): www.aging.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/
  department_of_aging_home/18206
• Clinical Research Studies: www.clinicaltrials.gov
• Compare Medicare Prescription Drug Plans: www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Home.asp
• Conditions, diseases, drug information, medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary: www.medlineplus.gov
• US Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.gov
• Department of Health and Human Services – kids smallstep: www.smallstep.gov
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): www.fda.gov
• Healthfinder – US – Department of Health: www.healthfinder.gov
• New Jersey Hospital Report Card: web.doh.state.nj.us/apps2/hpr/index.aspx
• 20 Tips to avoid medical errors: www.ahrq.gov/consumer/20tips.htm
• National Center for Disease Control and Preventions: www.cdc.gov
• National Committee for Quality Assurance: www.ncqa.org
• National Council on Disability: www.ncd.gov
• National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
• National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
• National Library of Medicine: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: www.samhsa.gov
• Surgical Safety: Questions to ask your doctor before surgery: www.ahrq.gov/consumer/
  surgery/surgery.htm
• The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: www.ahrq.gov
• Tips and Warnings for Consumers – Buying medicines online: www.fda.gov/
  oc/buyonline
• Toxmap – Environmental Health e-maps: toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp
• Women’s Health: www.4women.gov
• Your guide to choosing quality health care : www.ahcpr.gov/consumer

Patient Information Sites

• Alzheimer’s Disease: www.alz.org
• American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
• Breast Cancer – Network of Strength: www.networkofstrength.org
• Cancer – American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
• Health Information: www.leapfroggroup.org
• Health Information for kids, teens and parents: www.kidshealth.org
• Information on nursing homes: www.ncqa.org
• The Joint Commission: www.jointcommission.org
• Journal of the American medical association: www.JAMA.ama-assn.org
• Parkinson’s Disease: www.parkinson.org

Patient Safety Sites

• National Patient safety foundations: www.npsf.org
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Quality: www.rwjf.org
• The Institute for Safe Medication Practice: www.ismp.org
• The Institute of Medicine: www.iom.edu
• US Pharmacopeia: www.usp.org

Health Plan Agencies

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: www.cms.hhs.gov
• Choosing Quality Care: www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qualcare.html
• National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC): www.freeclinics.us