NCAHQ provides this Link page
for your information only. The appearance of
a link on this page does not necessarily indicate
an endorsement.
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Consultants |
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| NUCC - National Uniform Claim Committee |
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This organization is considered the data
content experts for the professional claim
and acts as a consultant to SDO's and HHS
on HIPAA regulations. |
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| NUBC - National Uniform Billing Committee |
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This organization is considered the data
content experts for the institutional claim
and acts as a consultant to SDO's and HHS
on HIPAA regulations. |
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| NCVHS - National Council on Vital and
Health Statistics |
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The NCVHS serves as the statutory
(42 U.S.C. 2442k(k)) public advisory
body
to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services in the area of health data
and statistics.
In that capacity, the Committee provides advice and assistance to the Department
and serves as a forum for interaction with interested private sector groups
on a variety of key health data issues.
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| The Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) |
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The Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare
industry's membership organization exclusively
focused on providing leadership for the
optimal use of healthcare information technology
(IT) and management systems for the betterment
of healthcare. |
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| National Association for Healthcare Quality
(NAHQ) |
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This is the National Association web
site. Check it out. |
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HIPAA |
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US Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Administrative Simplication Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Education |
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The Regulations are posted on this site.
The difinitive source for up-to-date
information regarding HIPAA security
and privacy compliance. |
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| HIPAA Comply |
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This site focuses mostly on privacy
and security.
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HIPAA Alive
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This is an email discussion list site
and provides an opportunity for healthcare
managers and professionals to discuss health
information security and privacy issues
and events related to HIPAA. |
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Office
for Civil Rights
National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information |
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This site contains clarification
of key provisions of the privacy requirements.
It is a new government site. |
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| Washington Publishing Company |
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The X12N HIPAA Transaction Implementation
Guides and some standard non-medical code
sets are posted to this site. |
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| Laws/Bills/Regulations |
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| American Hospital |
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AHA provides updates and alerts about
current legislation affecting healthcare.
Also provides a legal resource library
and numerous other resources to assist
the user in related research. |
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| FindLaw |
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Can find laws from any state and from
federal sources. |
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| The Center for Health and Health Care
in Schools (CHHCS) |
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HHS Proposes Rules for Medicaid Managed
Care: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services in the Department of Health and
Human Services published new regulations
to protect Medicaid recipients who are
enrolled in managed care plans. |
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| North Carolina |
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| NCASHRM - NC Chapter of ASHRM |
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This site has some great links. Check
it out. |
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| NCHICA North Carolina Healthcare Information
and Communication Alliance |
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NCHICA works to improve healthcare through
information technology and secure communciations.
leading providers, payers, corporate partners,
professional associations, and government
agencies have joined forces in this non-profit
consortium to steer the direction of and
facilitate innovative pilot projects and
focused programs. |
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| North
Carolina Association of Health Plans |
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This site refers to Health Plans. |
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| North Carolina Alliance for Healthy Communities |
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An affiliate of the NCAHQ, NCAHC’s
goal is to improve educational opportunities
for North Carolina communities and find
solutions to North Carolina’s healthcare
challenges through collaboration among
the many providers and resources across
the state. |
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| Safety and Staffing |
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| The
Joint Commission |
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An accreditation agency with the goal
of improving quality of care |
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| Association of Women's Health, Obsetric
and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) |
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Staffing for OB. |
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American Association of Critical Care
Nurses
(AACN) |
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Staffing issues and actions. |
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| American Society of Health System Pharmacists |
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AHRQ's web site with article on 73 practices
outlined by new report "Making
Health Care Safer...."
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| Institue for Healthcare Improvement |
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| National Coordinating Council for Medication
Errors Reporting and Prevention |
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The National Coordinating Council for
Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
has developed a set of recommendations, which call on the FDA and US Pharmacopeia
to establish bar coding standards for medications. |
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| American Hospital Association |
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Articles regarding quality and patient
safety include medication safety and culture
of safety. |
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| American Nurses Association |
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Site includes:
Staffing -
- ANA's State Legislative Trends (Excellent Info)
- Principles of Nurse Staffing includes policy and 9 principles identified
by ANA Board
Safety and Quality -
- List and discusses policy/legislative both Federal and State and liason
activities.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) Quality Research
for Quality Healthcare |
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AHRQ provides numerous information and
documents on patient safety and medical
errors. Includes the National Summit of
Patient Safety Data as well as variety
of congressional hearings. ALL INFORMATION
IS FREE OF CHARGE. |
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| Volunteer |
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| Inside Health Care |
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This site has lots of links. |
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| Foundation for Health Care Quality |
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The Foundation for Health Care Quality
topics: electronic commerce, quality measurement,
and consumer affiars. Accomplishes most
of its work through sponsore programs focusing
on three main areas. |
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| WEDi - Workgroup for Electronic Data
Interchange |
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An organization of industry volunteers
that support the adoption of electronic
commerce within healthcare focusing on:
- Resolving implementation issues
- Educating industry
- Serving as a consultant to HHS on HIPAA regulation
- Assisting in the definition anda prioritization of electronic commerce
business and technical issues and more.
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| CHITA - Community Health Information
Technology Alliance |
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Member driven alliance of healthcare
technology and business organizations,
providing marketplace activities and leadership
on e-business in healthcare. |
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| MHDC - Massachusetts Health Data Consortium |
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This Consortium collects data, publishes
comparative reports, promotes electronic
standards, educates through information
exchange events and research. |
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| The Center for Health and Health Care
in Schools (CHHCS) |
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HHS Proposes Rules for Medicaid Managed
Care: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
services in the Department of Health and
Human Services published new regulations
to protect Medicaid recipients who are
enrolled in managed care plans. |
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| Additional Sites for General Information |
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| National Committee for Quality Assurance |
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NCQA is an independent, non-profit organization
whose mission is to evaluate and report
on the quality of the nations managed care
organizations. It provides information
for use to help decide which health plan
you want to cover you, your family, or
your employees. |
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| CareScience |
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CareScience is the provider of online
care management services. Its mission is
to transform the quality and efficiency
of care delivery by providing innovative
clinical information technology to the
healthcare industry. CareScience markets
its products to hospitals, health systems
and pharmaceutical manufacturers. |
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| National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) |
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A public resource for evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines. NGC is sponsored
by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (formerly the Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research) in partnership
with the American Medical Association and
the American |
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| Association of Health Plans. The National
Quality Forum |
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A not-for-profit membership organization
created to develop and implement a national
strategy for health care quality measurement
and reporting. A shared sense of urgency
about the impact of health care quality
on patient outcomes, workforce productivity,
and health care costs prompted leaders
in the public and private sectors to create
the National Quality Forum as a mechanism
to bring about national change. |
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| MEDSTAT |
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The MEDSTAT Group is a health information
company that provides decision support
systems, market intelligence, benchmark
databases, and research for managing the
purchase, administration, and delivery
of health services and benefits. |
