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People, Places, Processes & Products that Influence the Supply Chain

AGENCY LISTINGS  
ASSOCIATIONS
(clinically & operationally oriented)
ASSOCIATIONS
(administrative & business-oriented)
Trade Groups, Activist/Advocacy Groups and Noteworthy Online Information Sources
Online Communities & Exchanges
Regulatory Agencies
RESEARCH
SEARCH ENGINES

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Agency Listings
GPO Facts & Figures
Hospital Ranking
Live Legislative Check
Live Regulatory Check
Show Calendar
Inflationary Indices

Associations
(clinically & operationally oriented)

• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy - www.amcp.org

• American Academy of Medical Administrators - www.aameda.org

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - www.aaos.org

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry - www.aacc.org

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy - www.aacp.org

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - www.aacn.org

• American Association for Respiratory Care - www.aarc.org

• American College of Clinical Pharmacy - www.accp.com

• American College of Surgeons - www.facs.org

• American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org

• American Nurses Association - www.nursingworld.org

• American Pharmacists Association - www.pharmacist.com

• American Society for Radiation Oncology - www.astro.org

• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists - www.ascp.com

• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) - www.nutritioncare.org

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. - www.apic.org

• Association for the Advancement of Wound Care - www.aawconline.org

• Association of American Physicians & Surgeons - www.aapsonline.org

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses - www.aorn.org

• Association of Surgical Technologists - www.ast.org

• The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution Inc.
   (CBSPD)
- www.sterileprocessing.org/cbspd.htm

• DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance
   (formerly Disease Management Association of America)
- www.dmaa.org

• Emergency Nurses Association - www.ena.org

• International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management -
   www.iahcsmm.org

• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy - www.nabp.net

• Radiological Society of North America - www.rsna.org

• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Inc. - www.shea-online.org

• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - www.sages.org

• Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc. - www.sgna.org

• Society of Hospital Medicine - www.hospitalmedicine.com

• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - www.sls.org

• Wound Healing Society - www.woundheal.org

Associations
(administrative & business-oriented)

• Alliance for Healthcare Reform - www.allhealth.org

• American Academy of Medical Administrators - www.aameda.org

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association - www.ascassociation.org

• America’s Health Insurance Plans - www.ahip.org
(formerly American Association of Health Plans - www.aahp.org)

• American Association of Healthcare Consultants - www.aahc.net

• American Bar Association – The Health Law Section - www.abanet.org/health/home.html

• American College of Healthcare Executives - www.ache.org

• American Health Information Management Association - www.ahima.org

• American Health Care Association - www.ahcancal.org

• American Health Lawyers Association - www.healthlawyers.org

• American Hospital Association - www.aha.org

• American Medical Informatics Association - www.amia.org

• American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services - www.ashes.org

• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - www.ashrm.org

• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - www.ashp.org

• America’s Blood Centers - www.americasblood.org

• Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management - www.ahrmm.org

• Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals - www.ahvap.org

• Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems - www.amdis.org

• The Council of Supply Chain Executives - www.councilhome.com

• Healthcare Financial Management Association - www.hfma.org

• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - www.himss.org

• Institute for Supply Management - www.ism.ws

• Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers - www.ihesllc.com

• International Association for Ambulatory Surgery - www.iaas-med.com

• International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety - www.iahss.org

• The Laser Institute of America - www.laserinstitute.org

• Medical Group Management Association - www.mgma.com

• National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - www.naph.org

• Physician Hospitals of America - www.physicianhospitals.org

Trade Groups, Activist/Advocacy Groups and Noteworthy Online Information Sources

• Advanced Medical Technology Association - www.AdvaMed.org

• Advanced Precautions for Today’s OR - www.orprecautions.com

• American Latex Allergy Association - www.latexallergyresources.org

• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - www.aami.org

• Association of Medical Device Reprocessors - www.amdr.org

• Association of Needle-Free Injection Manufacturers - www.anfim.com

• Bellwether League Inc. - www.bellwetherleague.org

• Committee for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS) (part of HIGPA) - www.chestandards.org

• Convenient Care Association - www.convenientcareassociation.org

• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals - www.cscmp.org

• ECRI Institute - www.ecri.org

• Federation of American Hospitals - www.fah.org

• GS1 Healthcare US (includes Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition) - www.uc-council.org

• Healthcare Leadership Council - www.hlc.org

• Health Industry Distributors Association - www.hida.org

• Health Industry Group Purchasing Association - www.higpa.org

• The Healthcare Management Council Inc. - www.hmc-benchmarks.com

• Health Care Without Harm - www.noharm.org

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement - www.ihi.org

• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices - www.ismp.org

• International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers & Servicers - www.iamers.org

• International Sharps Injury Prevention Society - www.isips.org

• The Joint Commission - www.jointcommission.org

• The Leapfrog Group - www.leapfroggroup.org

• Medical Device Manufacturers Association - www.medicaldevices.org

• National Association of Health Data Organizations - www.nahdo.org

• National Committee for Quality Assurance - www.ncqa.org

• National Patient Safety Foundation - www.npsf.org

• Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures - www.osap.org

• Patient Safety Officer Society - www.psos.org

• Premier Safety Institute - www.premierinc.com/safety

• Service Employees International Union - www.seiu.org

• The Strategic Marketplace Initiative - www.smisupplychain.com

• The United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. - www.usp.org

Online Communities & Exchanges

• AuctionMart.com - www.auctionmart.com

• Cardiology Shop - www.cardiologyshop.com

• DOTmed.com Inc. - www.dotmed.com

• ErgoWeb - www.ergoweb.com/ergobuyer

• Forbes Consulting Inc. - www.medmatrix.com

• GHX - www.ghx.com

• Intellamed Inc. - www.intellamed.com

• MD Depot - www.ecall.net/MDdepot/index.htm

• MD Doctors Direct - www.doctorsdirect.md

• MedCatalog.com - www.medcatalog.com

• Medcompare.com - www.medcompare.com

• MEDeDEX.com - www.mededex.com

• MEQL - www.meql.com

• Medical Equipment Finders - www.mefx.com

• MedicalMailorder.com - www.medicalmailorder.com

• Medical Resources.com - www.medicalresources.com

• Medicalsuppliesusa.com - www.medicalsuppliesusa.com

• Medical Supply Chain Inc. - www.medicalsupplychain.com

• The Medical Supply Group - www.medicalsupplygroup.com

• MedicExchange Inc. - www.medicexchange.com

• MedMarketplace.com - www.medmarketplace.com

• MedMart - www.medmart.worldmedic.com/index.html

• MedPricer.com - www.medpricer.com

• MedStore - www.medstore.com

• Physicianequipment.com - www.physicianequipment.com

• SoluMed.com - www.solumed.com

• Surgical911.com - www.surgical911.com

• VertMarkets LLC - www.hospitalnetwork.com - www.nurses.com

Regulatory Agencies

• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) - www.ahrq.gov

• The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - www.astho.org

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - http://stats.bls.gov

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - www.cdc.gov

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - www.cms.hhs.gov

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO) - www.cbo.gov

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - www.os.dhhs.gov

• Department of Justice (DOJ) - www.usdoj.gov

• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) - www.va.gov

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - www.epa.gov

• Federal Register - www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

• Fedstats - www.fedstats.gov

• FedWorld (Department of Commerce) - www.fedworld.gov

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - www.fda.gov

• Government Accountability Office (GAO) - www.gao.gov

• Government Printing Office (GPO)
   (Federal Register - Code of Federal Regulations) - www.access.gpo.gov

• IGNet Federal Inspectors General - www.ignet.gov

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - www.irs.gov

• The Joint Commission - www.jointcommission.org

• Library of Congress - lcweb.loc.gov

• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) - www.medpac.gov

• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - www.cdc.gov/nchs

• National Center for Preparedness - Detection - and Control of Infectious Diseases
   (NCPDCID) - www.cdc.gov/ncpdcid

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) - www.nih.gov

• National Library of Medicine (NLM) - www.nlm.nih.gov

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - www.osha.gov

• Thomas – Legislative Information from The Library of Congress - thomas.loc.gov

• Federal Citizen Information Center National Contact Center - www.info.gov

• U.S. House of Representatives - www.house.gov

• U.S. National Archives & Records Administration - www.archives.gov

• U.S. Senate - www.senate.gov

• White House - www.whitehouse.gov

• World Health Organization (WHO) - www.who.int/en

RESEARCH

ABI Research - www.abiresearch.com

The Advisory Board Co. - www.advisoryboardcompany.com

The Camden Group - www.thecamdengroup.com

Dorland Healthcare Information - www.dorlandhealth.com

ECRI Institute - www.ecri.org

Forrester Research Inc. - www.forrester.com

The Freedonia Group Inc. - www.freedoniagroup.com

Frost & Sullivan - www.frost.com

Hoover’s Online - www.hoovers.com

Hayes Inc. - www.hayesinc.com

IDC - www.idc.com

IMS Health Inc. - www.ims-america.com

IMV Limited - www.imvlimited.com

MD Buyline - www.mdbuyline.com

Management Research Group - www.mrg.com

Millennium Research Group - www.mrg.net

ORC Guideline - www.guideline.com

SDI Health LLC - www.sdihealth.com

Sg2 - www.sg-2.com

StratCenter.com - www.stratcenter.com

Thomson Reuters - www.thomsonreuters.com/business_units/healthcare

U.S. Lifeline Inc. - www.uslifeline.com

World Research Group - www.worldrg.com

SEARCH ENGINES

A9.com - www.a9.com

Alltheweb - www.alltheweb.com

AltaVista - www.altavista.com

AOL LLC - www.netscape.com

Answers.com - www.answers.com

Ask - www.ask.com

Business.com - www.business.com

CBS Interactive Inc. - www.search.com

DeeperWeb - www.deeperweb.com

Dogpile - www.dogpile.com

Ecocho - www.ecocho.com

Excite - www.excite.com

Forestle - www.forestle.com

Go - www.go.com

GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com

Google - www.google.com

GoPubMed - www.gopubmed.com

Healia - www.healia.com

Hotbot - www.hotbot.com

Info.com - www.info.com

Ixquick - www.ixquick.com

LeapFish - www.leapfish.com

LexisNexis - www.lexisnexis.com

Lycos - www.lycos.com

Mamma - www.mamma.com

Metacrawler - www.metacrawler.com

MSN - www.msn.com

NextBio - www.nextbio.com

Northern Light - www.northernlight.com

PubGene - www.pubgene.com

SearchMedica - www.searchmedica.com

The Search Engine List - www.thesearchenginelist.com

ThomasNet - www.thomasnet.com

Vadlo - www.vadlo.com

Vivνsimo - www.vivisimo.com

WebCrawler - www.webcrawler.com

WebMD - www.webmd.com

Yahoo - www.yahoo.com

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

• Charity Navigator - www.charitynavigator.org

• Direct Relief International - www.directrelief.org

• Doctors without Borders - www.doctorswithoutborders.org

• Feed the Children - www.feedthechildren.org

• Global Hand - www.globalhand.org

• Globus Relief - www.globusrelief.org

• Hire Heroes USA - www.hireheroesusa.org

• International Medical Equipment Collaborative (IMEC) - www.imecamerica.org

• MAP International - www.map.org

• MediSend International - www.medisend.org

• Profiles in Caring - www.profilesincaring.com

• Project HOPE - www.projhope.org

• Project Perfect World Foundation - http://www.ahrmm.org/ahrmm_app/about_ahrmm/
  philanthropies/project_perfect_world/index.jsp

• REMEDY - www.remedyinc.org