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.org

American College of Surgeons, www.facs.org

American Medical Association, www.ama.org

American Nurses Association, www.nursingworld.org

American Pharmacists Association, www.aphanet.org

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, www.ascp.com

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

American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals, www.ashcsp.org

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

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, www.aawcone.com

Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, www.aapsonline.org

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, www.aorn.org

Association of Surgical Technologists, www.ast.org

Disease Management Association of America, www.dmaa.org

Emergency Nurses Association, www.ena.org

International Asociation of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management, www.iahcsmm.com

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, www.nabp.net

National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel, www.sterileprocessing.org

Radiological Society of North America, www.rsna.org

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

The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, www.sages.org

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc., www.sgna.org

Society of Hospital Medicine, www.hospitalmedicine.com

Society of Laparoscopic 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

American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, www.aaasc.org

American Association of Health Plans, www.aahp.org

American Association of Healthcare Consultants, www.aahc.net

American Bar Association - Health Law Section, www.abanet.org/health/home.html

American College of Healthcare Executives, www.ache.org

American College of Integrated Delivery Systems, www.acids.org

American Health Information Management Association, www.ahima.org

American Health Care Association, www.ahca.org

American Health Lawyers Association, www.healthlawyers.org

American Hospital Association, www.aha.org

American Medical Informatics Association, amia2.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

American Surgical Hospital Association, www.surgicalhospital.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

Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, www.fasa.org

Healthcare Financial Management Association, www.hfma.org

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, www.himss.org

Institute for Supply Management, www.napm.org

International Association for Ambulatory Surgery, www.iaascongress.org

International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety, www.iahss.org

International Hospital Federation, www.hospitalmanagement.net

International Society for Healthcare Value Analysis, www.ishva.org

The Laser Institute of America, www.laserinstitute.org

Medical Group Management Association, www.mgma.com

National Association of Public Health Systems, www.naph.org

Advanced Medical Technology Association, www.AdvaMed.org

Alliance for Safe Alternatives, www.safealternatives.org

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/

Council of Logistics Management, www.clm1.org/

ECRI, www.ecri.org

Federation of American Hospitals, www.fahs.com

Healthcare Leadership Council, www.hlc.org

Health Industry Distributors Association, www.hida.org

Health Industry Group Purchasing Association, www.higpa.org

Health Insurance Association of America, www.hiaa.org

Health Care eBusiness Collaborative, www.hcec.org

The Healthcare Management Council Inc., www.hmc-benchmarks.com/

Health Care Without Harm, www.noharm.org

Institute for Healthcare Improvement, www.ihi.org

Institute for Safe Medication Practices, www.ismp.org

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

International HealthCare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia (home of EPINet), www.med.virginia.edu/medcntr/centers/epinet/

International Sharps Injury Prevention Society, www.isips.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, www.jcaho.org/

The Leapfrog Group, www.leapfroggroup.org

Medical Device Manufacturers Association, www.medicaldevices.org

National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries, www.nappsi.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

Nurse Forum, www.nurse-forum.com

OR Precautions, www.orprecautions.com

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 United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc., www.usp.org

Virtual Hospital, www.vh.org

Online Communities & Exchanges

Amazing Medical Equipment Guide,
www.amazingmedicalequipmentguide.com

AuctionMart.com, www.auctionmart.com

Cardiology Shop, www.cardiologyshop.com

Cottonballs.com, www.cottonballs.com

Discount Medical Supplies,
www.medicalsuppliesplus.com

DOTmed.com Inc., www.dotmed.com

Ergobuyer.com, www.ergobuyer.com

Esurg.com, www.esurg.com

Forbes Consulting Inc., www.medmatrix.com

Global Healthcare Exchange LLC, www.ghx.com

Intellamed Inc., www.intellamed.com

MD Depot, www.mddepot.com

MD Doctors Direct, www.doctorsdirect.md

MedCatalog.com, www.medcatalog.com

Medcompare.com, www.medcompare.com

MEDeDEX.com, www.mededex.com

Med-E-Quip Locators Inc., www.meql.com

Medical Equipment Finders, www.mefx.com

Medical Equipment HQ,
www.medicalequipmenthq.com

Medical EquipNet, www.solumed.com

MedicalMailorder.com, www.medicalmailorder.com

Medical Resources.com, www.medicalresources.com/

Medicalsuppliesusa.com, www.medicalsuppliesusa.com

Medical Supply Chain Inc., www.medicalsupplychain.com

Medicalsupplyline.com, www.medicalsupplyline.com

Medigear.com, www.medigear.com

MedPricer.com, www.medpricer.com

PhyBuy.com, www.phybuy.com

Physicianequipment.com, www.physicianequipment.com

Surgical911.com, www.surgical911.com

The ASC Network.com, www.theascnetwork.com

VertMarkets LLC,
www.hospitalnetwork.com, www.nurses.com

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), 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, www.fedworld.gov

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), www.fda.gov

Government Accountability Office (GAO), www.gao.gov

Government Information Xchange, www.info.gov

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

IGnet - Internet for Federal Inspectors General, www.ignet.gov

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), www.irs.gov

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, www.jcaho.org

Library of Congress, lcweb.loc.gov

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), www.pprc.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 Infectious Diseases (NCID), www.cdc.gov/ncidod

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 on the Internet, thomas.loc.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/

Dorland Healthcare Information, www.dorlandhealth.com

ECRI, www.ecri.org

Forrester Research Inc., www.forrester.com

Frost & Sullivan, www.frost.com

Guideline, (Formerly FIND/SVP) www.guideline.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

Millennium Research Group, www.mrg.com

Sg2, www.sg-2.com

Solucient, www.solucient.com
(Recently acquired by The Thomson Corp.)

StratCenter.com, www.stratcenter.com

The Advisory Board Co., www.advisoryboardcompany.com

The Camden Group, www.thecamdengroup.com

The Freedonia Group Inc., www.freedoniagroup.com

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

Verispan, www.verispan.com

World Research Group, www.worldrg.com

AltaVista, www.altavista.com

Ask, www.ask.com

Backwash, www.backwash.com

Excite, www.excite.com

Go, www.go.com

Google, www.google.com

Hotbot, www.hotbot.com

Lycos, www.lycos.com

MSN, www.msn.com

Netscape, www.netscape.com

Northern Light, www.northernlight.com

Search.com, www.search.com

Thomas Register, www.thomasregister.com

Vivísimo, vivisimo.com

WebCrawler, www.webcrawler.com

WiseNut, www.wisenut.com

Yahoo, www.yahoo.com

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Charity Navigator, (Evaluates charity performance) www.charitynavigator.org

Direct Relief International, www.directrelief.org

Doctors Without Borders, www.doctorswithoutborders.com

Feed the Children, www.feedthechildren.org

Global Hand, www.globalhand.org

Globus Relief, www.globusrelief.org
(Includes DreamWeaver Medical Foundation, www.dwmedical.com)

HANDS Across the Sea, handsacrossthesea.org (For a comprehensive list, visit http://handsacrossthesea.org/materials.htm#)

International Medical Equipment Collaborative (IMEC), www.imecamerica.org

MAP International, www.map.org

Project Hope, www.projhope.org

Project Perfect World Foundation, www.ahrmm.org/ahrmm/aboutus/
project_perfectworld_foundation.html

REMEDY, www.remedyinc.org