A Doctor Whistle Blower tells all, working from within the medical profession for your rights and protection.
Download the Consumer Protection Healthcare Handbook (over 100 pages of detailed information to help you deal with your healthcare issues) online, through secured and encrypted transaction protocol.
Why you should be concerned about the Healthcare you receive from your HMO, Insurance Company and Doctor.
Everything you need to know about protecting your healthcare in one easy to read handbook. (Excerpts from the handbook are available here on the site)
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Sites on the web which Dr. A recommends to complement and supplement the information in the handbook.
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Some facts to empower you in dealing with your HMO
With an HMO or medical insurance policy, you have to protect yourself. The Consumer Protection Healthcare Handbook is a full-lenth (over 100 pages) book designed to help you do just that. Dr. A recommends the following sites as an adjunct to her handbook - to help you find a doctor or choose a plan, to let you read up on an illness, etc. Dr. A wants you healthy and happy, and wants to help you receive the best health care possible!
[ Mgd. Care Info. | Policy | Info. for MDs | MD directories | Med. Info. | Indices | Nifty ]
Dr A's Blogs
Information about Managed Care and Managed Care Plans
- http://www. acponline.org/running_practice/ethics/issues/managed_care/ - American College of Physicians Managed Care Resources
- www.urac.org - "Accreditation Programs for Health Care Providers - Check to see if your health care plan is accredited."
Health Care Policy
- http://mimh200.mimh.edu/mimhweb/pie/ - Policy Information Exchange
- http://www.hcqualitycommission.gov/ cborr/chap7.html - "HMO Consumers at Risk: States to the Rescue"
- http://www.uic. edu/sph/prepare/courses/ph430/resources/exeresource.htm - Health Policy and Advocacy Resources
Information aimed primarily at medical professionals
- http://harp.org/ - Health Administration Responsibility Project. HARP is a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of Managed Health Care Organizations and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions.
- http://www.mcol.com/ - "Managed information for the managed care community"
- http://www.pubmed.org - thousands of peer-reviewed articles, medical news, and more
- http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/practice_management/payment_coding /commercial/mgdcare_rates.htm - American College of Physicians Managed Care Resources
Help finding medical professionals and medical resources
- http://doctorline.com/ - a directory for finding Doctors, Dentists, Medical Facilities and Care Plans
- http://www.familyhealthinsurance.org/ - The site contains Information about Family Health Insurance. They Provide Comprehensive guide on Insurance Coverage options available for families with health insurance.
Medical Information for the Lay Person
- http://www.sph.emory.edu/PHIL/ - Public Health Information Links
- http://www.yahoo.com/headlines/health - selected current articles concerning health
- http://www.healthlibrary.emory.edu/ - Emory University Health Sciences Center Library
- http://www.iom.edu/ - National Academy of Sciences: Institute of Medicine
- http://www.healthworld.com/ - "Health, like happiness, is a journey not an end."
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ - Medline - articles, journals, drug information, you name it.
- www.citizen.org - Protecting Health, Safety & Democracy
- www.justice.org - American Association for Justice - Protecting America's Civil Justice System
- www.tlpj.org - Public Justice - America's Public Interest Law Firm
- www.consumerwatchdog.org - Consumer Watchdog Website
- www.familiesusa.org - Families USA - A Voice for Health Care Consumers
- www.quackwatch.org - Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions
Indices
- http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/ - A meta-index! An index of health indices
- http://www.mwsearch.com/ - A World Wide Web Medical search engine