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50 Useful Sites - as detailed by Mindi K. McKenna in the April 2001 Issue of Family Practice Management
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Medication Assistance Programs to top of page
1. www.rxassist.org - information about over 100 pharmaceutical patient assistance programs - sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
2. www.needymeds.com - provides drug information as well as how to enroll in the charitable programs - co-operated by a physician
3. www.pharmapath.com - posts free customizable form letters for use by physicians to document medical necessity or appeal denial of coverage. Discusses documentation that health plans are likely to require - hosted by Health Strategies Network Inc.
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Senior Care
Resources
4. www.roseplace.com - fact sheets for families and individuals looking for elder care options including home care, assisted living, continuing care, skilled nursing care, respite, adult day care and hospice care.
5. www.caregiverzone.com - not available anymore
6. www.careguide.com - not available anymore
7. www.carethere.com - not available anymore
8. www.elderweb.com - well established comprehensive website with excellent resources for both patients and physicians alike. Also contains extensive links to sites dealing with seniors
9. www.extendedcare.com - site that focuses on finding appropriate care facilities for a patient. Has extensive listing of most of the care facilities in the US with descriptions of what each place offers. The listings can be searched by locale. Site also has a good online library of patient information on various diseases as well as an extensive "Ask the Doctor" archive of different questions
10. www3.health-center.com/senior/ - not available anymore
Multilingual Patient Education Resources to top of page
11. www.immunize.org - multilingual patient information on immunization in 17 languages - reviewed by CDC for technical accuracy
12. www.noah-health.org - Spanish and English information on 24 health topics by the New York Online Access to Health organization
13. www.drpen.com - multilingual patient information book that lets you access the web for high quality information on any condition. Requires you to order the book.
14. www.familydoctor.org - excellent AAFP site for patient information handouts in both Spanish and English
Literature Search / Resource Sites to top of page
15. igm.nlm.nih.gov - not available anymore
16. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi - PubMed literature search site - free to use
17. www.guideline.gov - National Guideline Clearinghouse - access to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from a variety of medical organizations
18. www.epocrates.com - ePocrates is a free must-have drug reference guide that all Palm users should have - updated weekly - far more useful than a PDR
19. www.carescience.com - database of Medicare morbidity and mortality statistics (CaduCIS) - requires registration to use
Professional Development Sites to top of page
20. www.aafp.org - American Academy of Family Practice site
21. www.familypractice.com - sponsored by American Board of Family Practice - practice management information, CME online courses including cardiac auscultation, and ABFP news
22. www.credentialinfo.com - HCPro site with articles and "white papers" on credentialing and privileging process
23. www.accreditinfo.com - HCPro site on ambulatory center accreditation and how to meet JCAHO guidelines
24. www.urac.org - American Creditation Healthcare/Commission - accredits managed care organizations
25. www.ncqa.org - NCQA is an independent non-profit organization that rates different health plans for consumers
26. www.medjet.net - physician developed site that e-mails information to physicians on a weekly basis at no charge. Over 200 journals covered - mails titles of the most recent articles with quick access to the abstracts. Also has medical forums
27. www.eHealthCoach.com - site that includes articles about using the internet in Medical Practice with thousands of links
28. www.medicalcomputingtoday.com - gateway site for physicians with links to physician sites, journals, CME - appears to not be updated anymore
29. www.physiciansguide.com - free online listings of upcoming medical meetings and CME as well as general medical links
30. www.medicalconferences.com - free online listings of upcoming medical conferences and CME
31. www.cmesearch.com - online listings of upcoming CME
32. www.aafp.org/cme - listings of upcoming medical meetings and CME as well as free online CME based on AFP journal and Family Practice Management journal
33. www.medscape.com/home/cmecenter/cmecenter.html - not available anymore
34. www.cmecourses.com - quality online CME courses - modest fees for most of the credit courses
35. www.cmegateway.com - not available anymore
36. www.cmeweb.com - excellent online CME site - review of recent studies and articles in different specialties with CME credit as low as $5.00 per Category 1 CME / AAFP credit hour
37. www.mdconsult.com - online CME
38. www.medcases.com - online CME with Pediatric and OB/Gyn case studies at this time - plans for other specialties in the works - pay site but free sample case studies available
39. www.mypatient.com - online CME with variety of case studies available - pay site but free sample case studies available
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Career
Information Sites
40. www.miracleworkers.com - taken over by career builder
41. www.mgma.com - medical management site - may be useful if you are looking for a new practice administrator
42. www.acpe.org/career/index.html - American College of Physician Executives - resources for physicians in management including listings of career opportunities
43. www.ama-assn.org/apps/webad_ama/webad - AMA online site - moved
44. www.aafp.org/cgi-bin/ps.pl - AAFP site moved
45. www.healthcarematch.com - free listing of healthcare opportunities including physicians - must provide a brief online CV
46. www.hospitalhub.com - gone
47. www.mddirect.com - gone
48. www.medcareers.com - extensive free listing of physician opportunities including government and military positions
49. www.medsearch.com - physician and other healthcare positions listed on Monster.com
50. www.physemp.com - oldest established online listings of physician opportunities
51. www.therecruiter.com - online version of the Physician Recruiter a journal with extensive listings of physician opportunities
52. www.medbulletin.com - online listings of physician practice opportunities - no registration needed - large listing of opportunities nation-wide