Resources
Medical Resources
http://emedicine.medscape.com/
http://www.fpnotebook.com/index.htm
- Great sites to research medical diagnoses, injuries and diseases. They include recommendations for management/treatment.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- Medline Plus - Research medical topics
http://www.guidelines.gov/browse/browsecondition.aspx
- Research site
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/
- Research PubMed for medical articles
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/image_index/index.html
- All about electrocardiograms - more than you ever wanted to know!
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php
- Medical abbreviations
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php
- Medical dictionary
http://www.medilexicon.com/icd9codes.php
- Find out what those ICD-9 (diagnosis codes) mean
http://www.audiologynet.com/audiological-tests.html
- Audiology Tests
http://www.acatoday.org/pdf/PDR/CommonTerminology.pdf
- Chiropractic Terminology
http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article337.html
- Chiropractic diagnostic tests and treatment
http://www.stanleyconsulting.ns.ca/Files/Neuro_Ortho_Tests.pdf
- Common Neurological and Orthopedic tests
http://www.rmtstudents.com/studyguide/clinical_assessment/orthopedic_tests.php?oid=3#L/SPINE_KEMPS
- Orthopedic tests
http://www.triadpublishing.com/eyeglossary.shtml
- Eye and Vision terms
http://www.knowyoureyes.com/eye-care-glossary/o.php
- Eye health glossary
http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/gait_abnormal.html
- Neurological examinations
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/WhatYouCanDoToPreventFalls.htm
- Fall Prevention information from the CDC
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/NSAIDmedguide.htm
- FDA Medication Guide for non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/ODS/medication_guides.htm
- FDA Medication Guide
http://sinoemedicalassociation.org/orthopedicsurgery/pelvicfractures.html
- Pelvic Fractures
http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=39308
- Hip disorders
http://www1.va.gov/visn8/patientsafetycenter/bedsafe/HBSWClinicalGuidanceMay22003FINAL.doc
- Clinical Guidance for assessment and implementation of side rails in the hospital, home care or long term care
- FDA - Information on bed safety
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html
- HIPAA
http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/back-surgery/microdiscectomy-microdecompression-spine-surgery
- Microdiscectomy
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/779097-overview
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/gen-info/facts.htm
- Avian Flu
http://www.nursinghomealert.com/stoppingabuse/federalregulations.html
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare...
- HHS.gov - Nursing Home Compare
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SNFPPS/01_overview.asp
- Skilled Nursing Facility PPS
http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
- American Geriatrics Society
- Alzheimer's Association
http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec1/ch4/ch4a.jsp
- Merck Manual of geriatric care
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/ps/2007/mid/2006/MID17.pdf
- PDF paper on Sepsis Syndrome
http://www.fda.gov/cder/regulatory/default.htm
- FDA Regulatory Information
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
http://www.cms..hhs.gov/SMDL/downloads/SMD073108.pdf
- CMS letter outlining non payment for Never Events (No payment for hospital errors)
Hand Hygiene
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5116a1.htm
- Center for Disease Control hand hygiene guidelines in a health care setting
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5116.pdf
- PDF Guidelines for hand hygiene in health care setting
Health Care Provider Investigation
http://www.boardcertifieddocs.com/default.asp
- Research board certified physicians. You must sign up to use this service.
http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/pharmacy/default.htm
- Virginia Board of Pharmacy
http://www.physicianreports.com/
- Basic physician information for free. Requires payment for detailed information including sanction history and comparison to similar physicians.
https://secure01.virginiainteractive.org/dhp/cgi-bin/search_publicdb..cgi
- Look up license information for healthcare providers in Virginia
http://www.vahealthprovider.com/
- Virginia Board of Medicine - look up physician licensure information
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/nursing/
- Virginia Board of Nursing Home Page
Joint Commission Resources
http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/DoNotUseList/
- "Do Not Use" Abbreviations
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FAQs/2009+Standards+FAQs.htm
- Joint Commission Frequently Asked Questions page for the 2009 Standards
http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/
- 2009 Patient Safety Goals
http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/
- What is a Sentinel Event?
http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/
- Sentinel Event Alerts (examples of sentinel events)
Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)
http://www.chapinc.org/aboutus.htm
- Accreditation of community based health care organizations.