Name |
Description |
Category |
| American
Board of Medical Specialties - ABMS |
The
American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS) is the umbrella organization for
the 24 approved medical specialty boards
in the United States. Established in
1933, the ABMS serves to coordinate the
activities of its Member Boards and to
provide information to the public, the
government, the profession and its Members
concerning issues involving specialization
and certification in medicine. The mission
of the ABMS is to maintain and improve
the quality of medical care in the United
States by assisting the Member Boards
in their efforts to develop and utilize
professional and educational standards
for the evaluation and certification
of physician specialists.
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Quality |
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| American
Health Information Management Association -
AHiMA |
AHIMA is the premier association
of health information management (HIM)
professionals. AHIMA's 50,000 members are
dedicated to the effective management of
personal health information needed to deliver
quality healthcare to the public. Founded
in 1928 to improve the quality of medical
records, AHIMA is committed to advancing
the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic
and global environment through leadership
in advocacy, education, certification,
and lifelong learning. |
Quality |
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| American
Medical Association - AMA |
The American Medical Association
helps doctors help patients by uniting
physicians nationwide to work on the most
important professional and public health
issues. AMA policy on issues in medicine
and public health is decided through its
democratic policy-making process, in the
AMA House of Delegates. The AMA's activities
with for-profit entities are directed by
AMA guidelines for corporate relationships,
and its Internet products follow AMA guidelines
for health and information Web sites. |
Quality,
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Arizona
Board of Medical Examiners
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TThe
Arizona Medical Board protects the public
through the judicious licensing and regulation
of allopathic physicians (M.D.'s). This
website is designed to educate the public
and physicians about our role and to
make accessing our services as simple
as possible.
Several national
organizations have noted our website
as a model for
other state
medical boards. We encourage you to
take advantage of the information
provided.
Many users simply visit this site to "check
up on their doctor" by looking
at his or her profile. While this is
a valuable
resource, it is only one of many.
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Quality.
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| Arizona
Board of Psychologist Examiners |
The Board's mission is to
protect the health, safety and welfare
of Arizona citizens by regulating the psychology
profession. |
Legal |
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| Arizona
Chiropractic Board |
The mission of the Board
of Chiropractic Examiners is to protect
the health, welfare, and safety of Arizona
citizens who seek and use chiropractic
care. Regulation exists to protect the
public's health, safety and welfare. In
the State of Arizona, statute provides
for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners
to handle the licensing and regulation
for the chiropractic profession. |
Legal |
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| Arizona
Community Information & Referral |
Founded in 1964 and incorporated
as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
in 1979, Community Information & Referral
is a vital link between people who need
help and the organizations which provide
that help. |
Advocacy |
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| Arizona
Department of Health Services |
The Arizona Department of
Health Service’s motto is "Leadership
for a Healthy Arizona." This site
will provide you with information on how
to obtain certificates of birth and death
through the Office of Vital Records. You
will find many other ways to improve the
lives of all Arizonans by learning about
controlling epidemics, ensuring safe food
and water, testing virtually all newborns
for seven metabolic disorders and by monitoring
hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living
centers, child care centers and other licensed
facilities. |
Quality,
Legal |
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| Arizona
Foundation for Medical Care |
Founded
in 1969 by 800 local physicians, Arizona
Foundation for Medical Care (Arizona
Foundation) has grown to be one of the
oldest and largest managed care network
and medical management companies in Arizona.
Unlike other health plans, Arizona Foundation
is not a benefit plan or insurance company.
We offer Arizona freedom of choice by endorsing
a variety of health plans offered through
local insurance agents or brokers. Whether
you need individual, family or group insurance
coverage, there is an Arizona Foundation
endorsed plan
available to
fit your needs.
This website is designed to give
our clients and business partners
all of the necessary
information regarding Arizona Foundation
products and services. Please refer
to the section appropriate for your
needs
to learn about the options available
to you.
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Quality,
UM |
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| Arizona Homeopathic Board |
The Arizona
Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
licenses Homeopathic Physicians and registers
Homeopathic Medical Assistants. Licensing
by the Homeopathic Board is independent
of licensure by allopathic or osteopathic
boards.
The scope of a homeopathic license includes
the practice of acupuncture, chelation,
homeopathy, minor surgery, neuromuscular
integration, nutrition, orthomolecular
therapy and pharmaceutical medicine (see
A.R.S. § 32-2901(22)).
Homeopathic Physicians who intend to dispense
general, homeopathic or nutritional medications,
substances or devices from an office, must
apply for and receive a dispensing permit.
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Legal |
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| Arizona
Hospital and HealthCare Association - AzHHA |
As a
public/private partnership, healthcare
is always under the legislative, regulatory
and public microscope. The Arizona Hospital
and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) unites
hospitals and health systems into a powerful
and effective advocacy force – one
organization with one voice.
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
is an organization of hospitals and health
systems dedicated to providing leadership
on issues affecting the delivery, quality,
accessibility and cost effectiveness of
healthcare. The Association accepts and
shares in the responsibility for improving
the health status of the people of Arizona.
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Quality,
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| Arizona
Medical Association - ARMA |
The
mission of the Arizona Medical Association
is to promote and provide leadership
in the art and science of medicine; to
preserve and improve the health of all
the people in Arizona by developing and
maintaining the highest standards; to
represent the physician and the profession
in the public forum; and to defend the
freedom and ability of the physician
to practice medicine in the best interests
of the patient. Goals
- To promote optimal health and medical
services
- To determine the most effective organizational
structure and communication
mechanisms for the association
- To represent the entire medical profession,
including medical students,
in Arizona.
- To expand the role of the association in
promoting the standards and
clarifying the scope of medical ethics
- To provide to individual members benefits
and services to aid them in
their professional pursuits
- To represent the membership in matters
pertinent to the economics
of medicine
- To represent the membership in matters
pertaining to medical education,
scientific affairs and promotion of the art and science
of medicine.
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Quality,
Legal, UM |
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| Arizona
Nurses Association - AzNA |
Arizona
Nurses Association (AzNA) is the only statewide
professional association of registered
nurses, and is a constituent member of
the American Nurses Association (ANA).
Since 1919, the Arizona Nurses Association
has been helping nurses navigate an increasingly
complex healthcare environment. AzNA is
the largest and most widely recognized
professional nursing organization in Arizona
with members from all practice roles and
settings. While many organizations talk
about what they will do for their members,
AzNA has been delivering results benefiting
nurses for over 85 years.
Mission: "To advance, promote and
protect the value, contributions and development
of Arizona's professional nurses. "
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Quality,
Legal, UM |
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| Arizona
Osteopathic Board |
The AZ
Board of Osteopathic Examiners licenses
and regulates over 1,800 doctors of osteopathic
medicine (D.O.). In addition, the Board
regulates over 200 osteopathic interns
and residents receiving post-graduate training
in Arizona hospitals and clinics.
The mission of the Board is to protect
the public by setting educational and training
standards for licensure, and by reviewing
complaints made against osteopathic physicians,
interns, and residents to ensure that their
conduct meets the standards of the profession,
as defined in law (A.R.S. § 32-1854). |
Legal |
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| Arizona
State Board of Nursing |
Our mission is to protect
the public health, safety and welfare through
the safe and competent practice of nurses
and nursing assistants.
The State Board of Nursing assures that
standards of practice are met and that
persons engaged in the practice of nursing
are competent. It approves individuals
for licensure, registration and certification,
approves educational programs for nurses
and nursing assistants, investigates complaints
concerning licensee's compliance with the
law, and determines and administers disciplinary
actions in the event of proven violations
of the Nurse Practice Act. |
Legal,
Quality |
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| Arizona
State Board of Pharmacy |
The Arizona State Board
of Pharmacy protects the health, safety
and welfare of the citizens of Arizona
by regulating the practice of pharmacy
and the distribution, sale and storage
of prescription medications and devices
and non-prescription medications. The
Board accomplishes its mission by:
- Issuing licenses to pharmacists, pharmacy
interns and pharmacy technicians,
- Issuing permits to pharmacies, manufacturers,
wholesalers and distributors,
- Conducting compliance inspections of permitted
facilities, and
- Investigating
complaints & adjudicating
violations of applicable state
and federal laws and rules.
- Promulgating and reviewing state rules
and regulations.
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Quality,
Legal, UM |
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| Baldridge
National Quality Program - BNQP |
The Baldridge Award is given
by the President of the United States to
businesses—manufacturing and service,
small and large—and to education
and health care organizations that apply
and are judged to be outstanding in seven
areas: leadership; strategic planning;
customer and market focus; measurement,
analysis, and knowledge management; human
resource focus; process management; and
results.
Malcolm Baldridge was Secretary of Commerce
from 1981 until his death in a rodeo accident
in July 1987. Baldridge was a proponent
of quality management as a key to this
country’s prosperity and long-term
strength. He took a personal interest in
the quality improvement act that was eventually
named after him and helped draft one of
the early versions. In recognition of his
contributions, Congress named the award
in his honor.
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Quality,
Legal |
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| Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention -
CDC |
The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is one of the 13 major operating
components of the Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), which is the
principal agency in the United States
government for protecting the health
and safety of all Americans and for providing
essential human services, especially
for those people who are least able to
help themselves.
Since it was
founded in 1946 to help control malaria,
CDC has remained
at the forefront
of public health efforts to prevent
and control infectious and chronic
diseases,
injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities,
and environmental health threats. Today,
CDC is globally recognized for conducting
research and investigations and for
its action oriented approach.
CDC applies
research and findings to improve
people’s
daily lives and responds to health
emergencies—something
that distinguishes CDC from its peer
agencies.
CDC is committed
to achieving true improvements in people’s
health. To do this, the agency is defining
specific health
impact
goals to prioritize and focus its
work and investments and measure progress.
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Quality,
Prevention |
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| Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services -
CMS |
CMS'
Mission: We assure
health care security for beneficiaries.
CMS' Vision: In serving beneficiaries,
we will open our programs to full partnership
with the entire health community to improve
quality and efficiency in an evolving health
care system.
CMS' Goals
- Protect and improve beneficiary health
and satisfaction.
- Foster appropriate and predictable payments
and high quality care.
- Promote understanding of CMS programs among
beneficiaries, the health care community,
and the public.
- Promote the fiscal integrity of CMS programs
and be an accountable steward of
public funds.
- Foster excellence in the design and administration
of CMS programs.
- Provide leadership in the broader health
care marketplace to improve health.
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Legal,
Quality |
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| COLA |
COLA is the premier clinical
laboratory education, consultation, and
accreditation organization. The organization
is an independent accreditor whose practical,
educational standards have a positive and
immediate impact. Available services enable
clinical laboratories and staff to meet
CLIA and other regulatory requirements,
act in accordance with Quality Systems,
and provide the best possible patient care. |
Quality,
UM, UR |
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| Commission
on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities - CARF |
The mission of CARF is to
promote the quality, value, and optimal
outcomes of services through a consultative
accreditation process that centers on enhancing
the lives of the persons served.
Through responsiveness to a dynamic
and diverse environment, CARF serves
as a catalyst
for improving the quality of life of
the persons served by CARF-accredited
organizations
and the programs and services they
provide.
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Quality,
UM, UR |
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| Donor
Network of Arizona - DNAZ |
Donor
Network of Arizona is the federally designated,
not-for profit organ recovery organization
for the state of Arizona. As a full-service
organ, tissue, and eye recovery organization
working cooperatively with Arizona hospitals,
transplant centers and the United
Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Donor Network
of Arizona participates in the equitable
distribution of organs, tissues, and
corneas for transplant. In addition,
Donor Network of Arizona offers donor
family support services, community and
healthcare education, and presentations.
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Quality,
Utilization |
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| Health
and Medicine Directory |
This site provides links
to third party web sites on MedMark.org
and are provided solely as a user feature.
If you use these links, you will leave
Medmark.org and enter a third party site.
Medmark.org is not responsible for any
of these sites or their content and does
not endorse or make any representations
about them, or any information, products
or materials found there, or any results
that may be obtained from using them. If
you decide to access any of the third party
sites linked to Medmark.org, you do this
at your own risk. |
Information |
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Healthcare
Quality Certification Board
HQCB (of the National Association for
Healthcare Quality) |
The Healthcare Quality Certification
Board is a globally recognized leader dedicated
to improving the quality of healthcare
by providing a valid process for assessing
the competency of professionals in healthcare
quality. The mission of the Healthcare
Quality Certification Board is to improve
the quality of healthcare by advancing
the theory, practice and professional growth
of healthcare quality professionals through
a credible certification process. |
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| HealthWeb |
HealthWeb is a collaborative
project of the health sciences libraries
of the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) of
the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
(NN/LM) and those of the Committee for
Institutional Cooperation. Currently there
are over twenty actively participating
member libraries. This project is supported
by the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
under contract #N01-LM-6-3523 with the
University of Illinois at Chicago. |
Information |
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| HIPAA
Advisory (from Phoenix Health Systems) |
Our HIPAA team is widely
quoted by industry press, gives numerous
presentations at national HIPAA conferences
and has already performed HIPAA consulting
at large provider organizations. Phoenix
Health Systems is the HIMSS Knowledge Partner,
presenting the Flash Sessions following
the publication of each HIPAA rule. |
Information |
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| Hospital
Public Reporting Project |
This
website was created through the efforts
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS) along with the Hospital Quality
Alliance (HQA). The HQA is a public-private
collaboration established to promote
reporting on hospital quality of care.
The HQA consists of organizations that
represent consumers, hospitals, doctors,
employers, accrediting organizations,
and Federal agencies. The information
on this website can be used by any
adult needing hospital care.
Hospital Compare
has quality measures on how often hospitals
provide
some of the
recommended care to get the best results
for most patients. You will see some
of the recommended care that
an adult should
get if being treated for a heart attack,
heart failure or pneumonia, or having
surgery.
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Quality,
Information |
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| International
Organization for Standardization (i.e.,
ISO 9000) |
Because "International
Organization for Standardization" would
have different abbreviations in different
languages ("IOS" in English, "OIN" in
French for Organisation internationale
de normalisation), it was decided at
the outset to use a word derived from
the Greek isos, meaning "equal".
Therefore, whatever the country, whatever
the language, the short form of the
organization's name is always ISO.
How
it all started: International standardization
began in the
electrotechnical field: the
International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) was established in 1906. Pioneering
work in other fields was carried out
by the International Federation
of the National
Standardizing Associations (ISA), which
was set up in 1926. The emphasis within
ISA was laid heavily on mechanical
engineering. ISA's activities
came to an end in 1942.
In 1946, delegates
from 25 countries met in London and
decided to create
a new international
organization, of which the object would
be "to facilitate the international
coordination and unification of industrial
standards". The new organization,
ISO, officially began operations on
23 February 1947.
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Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations - JCAHO |
The
Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit
organization, established more than 50
years ago. Joint Commission is governed
by a board that includes physicians,
nurses, and consumers. Joint Commission
sets the standards by which health care
quality is measured in America and around
the world.
Joint Commission evaluates the quality
and safety of care for more than 15,000
health care organizations. To maintain
and earn accreditation, organizations must
have an extensive on-site review by a team
of Joint Commission health care professionals,
at least once every three years. The purpose
of the review is to evaluate the organization's
performance in areas that affect your care.
Accreditation may then be awarded based
on how well the organizations met Joint
Commission standards.
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Quality,
Information |
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| Maricopa
County Medical Society - MCMS |
The Maricopa County Medical
Society was founded in February of 1892.
The lack of any clear medical standards
for practice, the lack of licensing criteria,
and the need to share medical solutions
to the pressing problems of frontier health
care, were the motivating factors for the
birth of this 110-year old physician organization. |
Quality |
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| MEDNDX - Medical Search Engine |
This
site provides links to obtain information
about medical news and access to medical
search tools.
All information
provided on this site, particularly
any information
relating to
specific medical conditions, health
care, preventive care, and healthy
lifestyles,
is presented for general informational
purposes only. It should not be considered
complete or exhaustive and does not
cover all disorders or conditions
or their treatment,
nor all health-related issues.
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Information |
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| NAHQ
Affiliate Organizations |
This site provides links
to organizations affiliated with the National
Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ). |
Information |
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| National
Association for Healthcare Quality -
NAHQ |
The National Association
for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is the nation's
leading organization for healthcare quality
professionals. Founded in 1976, NAHQ currently
comprises more than 5,000 individual members
and 100 institutional members. Its goal
is to promote the continuous improvement
of quality in healthcare by providing educational
and development opportunities for professionals
at all management levels and within all
healthcare settings. |
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| National
Committee for Quality Assurance - NCQA |
MISSION:
To improve the quality of health care.
VISION: To transform health care quality through measurement, transparency
and accountability.
CORE VALUES:
- Our passion
is improving the quality of health
care.
- We stand
for accountability throughout the
health care system.
- NCQA’s
information empowers people to
make informed decisions.
- We are
committed to providing excellent
service to all customers, both
internal and external.
- We realize
our mission through the invaluable
commitment and contributions of
diverse stakeholders.
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Quality,
Utilization |
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| National
Institute of Mental Health - NIMH |
The National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is
one of 27 components of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal
government's principal biomedical and
behavioral research agency. NIH is part
of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
NIMH Mission: The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and
behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public
health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve
better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling
conditions that affect millions of Americans. |
Quality,
Information, Education,
Research |
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| National
Institutes of Health - NIH |
The National
Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of
the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services,
is the primary Federal agency for conducting
and supporting medical research.
Helping to lead the way toward important
medical discoveries that improve people’s
health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease
as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases.
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Quality,
Information, Education, Research |
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| NLM
Databases and Electronic Resources |
This link
will take you to the National Library
of Medicines site that lists many online
databases and other resourses such
as
- Clinical
Trials
- NLM Catalog
- Medline
Plus
- Visible
Human Project
- PubMed/Medline
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Information |
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| Pima
County Medical Society - PCMS |
The purpose of the Society
shall be to secure unity and harmony in
the medical profession in Pima County;
to bring together in one organization all
reputable, ethical and competent physicians
of Pima County for the purpose of maintaining
high standards in the medical profession
in Pima County, and for the purpose of
promoting the respected high reputation
to which the medical profession's history
and achievement entitle it, and to promote
the science and art of medicine; to develop
a high type of ethical practice among its
members; and to conserve and promote the
public health. |
Information,
Quality |
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| Private Health Advice |
PrivateHealthAdvice website
was formed to offer a unique reference
point on how private healthcare works in
the United Kingdom.
PrivateHealthAdvice
was founded by John Rowlinson, the
founder of
PtS. John, through
PtS, is involved in a number of ventures
including software and property companies.
A small percentage of revenue from
these activities goes towards
funding PrivateHealthAdvice
and a number of similar sites.
There is no drive to generate profit
and the focus is simply on creating
the highest
quality information possible that
is widely read.
A sample of topics found on the site
include: NHS patient treatments in the
private sector, employment in private
hospitals, access to specialists in private
health, and many more. The topics change
regularly as new articles are published. |
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| U.S
Dept of Health and Human Services |
THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United
States government's principal agency
for protecting the health of all Americans
and providing essential human services,
especially for those who are least able
to help themselves.
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Legal,
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