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Physician and Hospital Locator |
- ADA Member Directory (American
Dental Association)
http://www.ada.org/public/disclaimer.asp
- AMA
Physician Select
http://dbapps.ama-assn.org/iwcf/iwcfmgr206/aps?22115537 - The AMA maintains this site as a reference for the general public to allow quick access to demographic and professional information on physicians in the U.S. You can search by name or medical specialty, and there is a FAQ section to help, with links to other AMA pages that provide information on current topics.
- American Hospital Directory
http://www.ahd.com/
- Blue Cross/Blue
Shield
http://www.bluecrossblueshield.com/ - A national list of included healthcare providers and an international list of hospitals.
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska
http://www.bcbsne.com/ - A list of included Nebraska healthcare providers.
- Case Management
Resource Guide
http://www.cmrg.com/cmrg_cfmfiles/sm.cfm - This is a huge searchable database of over 11,000 specialty healthcare services, facilities, businesses, and organizations with 11 for-profit sponsors. The emphasis is on homecare and/or rehabilitation and self-care and services or businesses that aid in that. You may also search for companies and networks, product manuals, information and support resources, or disease management resources. There are also articles provided by the sponsors for continuing education credit in disease management.
- DIRLINE
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dirlinfs.html - National Library of Medicine database with information on research and health organizations.
- DocFinder
http://www.docboard.org/docfinder.html - Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors
- HealthGrades
http://www.healthgrades.com/ - Claiming to be "The Healthcare Quality Experts", this site gives quality ratings on hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, hospices, and other medical areas. It also gives information about its products and services.
- HospitalWeb
http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebworld.html - A listing of links to hospital websites, not just of U.S. hospitals, but 48 other countries as well, naming their cities and provinces (but no other information).
- Metro Omaha Medical Society
http://www.omahamedical.com/default.asp - Gives medical information about physicians, research, etc for the Omaha Metropolitan area.
- Nebraska
Health and Human Services License Information System
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/lis/lisindex.htm - Enter the name of a Nebraska health care professional or facility and obtain information about the status of their license and any disciplinary action that has occurred.
- PPAD:
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Achievement and Discipline Database
http://www.nabp.net/index.asp?target=/ppad/intro.asp - This site is from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and lists pharmacists who have credentials in specialty areas. It also lists information about interns, technicians, and pharmacies. You can search by individual name, facility, and achievement.
- Quality
Check
http://www.qualitycheck.org/ - From the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, this site offers a directory of information for about 18,000 healthcare organizations.
Consumer Health Disclaimer:
This information is intended to provide general information for you. Some material may contain information that is the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of your physician. Only a health professional (physician, nurse, etc.) can interpret and individualize the information for a specific person's condition and situation. Please consult your health professional on specific medical questions.
