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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

EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAMS

Agency Listings
GPO Facts & Figures
Hospital Facts & Figures
Live Legislative Check
Live Regulatory Check
Show Calendar
Inflationary Indices/ Capital Equipment Planning Services
HPN Buyer's Guides

Associations
(clinically & operationally oriented)

• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), www.amcp.org

• American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA), www.aameda.org

• American Academy/Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), www.aaos.org

• American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), www.aacc.org

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), www.aacp.org

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), www.aacn.org

• American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC), www.aarc.org

• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), www.accp.com

• American College of Surgeons (ACS), www.facs.org

• American Medical Association (AMA), www.ama-assn.org

• American Nurses Association (ANA), www.nursingworld.org

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA), www.pharmacist.com

• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), www.astro.org

• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), www.ascp.com

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

• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. (APIC), www.apic.org

• Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), www.aawconline.org

• Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS), www.aapsonline.org

• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), www.aorn.org

• Association of Surgical Technologists (AST), www.ast.org

• Care Continuum Alliance, www.carecontinuum.org

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

• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), www.ena.org

• International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM),
                 www.iahcsmm.org

• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), www.nabp.net

• Online Surgical Technician Courses, http://onlinesurgicaltechniciancourses.com

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), www.rsna.org

• The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Inc. (SHEA), www.shea-online.org

• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), www.sages.org

• Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc. (SGNA), www.sgna.org

• Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), www.hospitalmedicine.com

• Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), www.sls.org

• Wound Healing Society (WHS), www.woundheal.org

Associations
(administrative & business-oriented)

• Alliance for Healthcare Reform, www.allhealth.org

• American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA), www.aameda.org

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASC), www.ascassociation.org

• America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), www.ahip.org

• American Association of Healthcare Consultants (AAHC), www.aahc.net

• American Bar Association (ABA) – The Health Law Section,
               www.abanet.org/health/home.html

• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), www.ache.org

• American Health Information Management Assoc. (AHIMA), www.ahima.org

• American Health Care Association (AHCA), www.ahcancal.org

• American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), www.healthlawyers.org

• American Hospital Association (AHA), www.aha.org

• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), www.amia.org

• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM), www.ashrm.org

• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), www.ashp.org

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

• The Association for Operations Management (APICS), www.apics.org

• Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), www.ahe.org

• Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) http://www.healthcarefoodservice.org

• Association for Healthcare Resource and Material Management (AHRMM), www.ahrmm.org

• Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP), www.ahvap.org

• Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS), www.amdis.org

• The Council of Supply Chain Executives (CSCE), www.councilhome.com

• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), www.hfma.org

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

• Institute for Supply Management (ISM), www.ism.ws

• Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers (IHES), www.ihesllc.com

• International Association for Ambulatory Surgery (IAAS), www.iaas-med.com

• International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS), www.iahss.org

• The Laser Institute of America (LIA), www.laserinstitute.org

• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), www.mgma.com

• National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH), www.naph.org

• Physician Hospitals of America (PHA), www.physicianhospitals.org

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

• Advanced Medical Technology Association (ADVAMED), www.AdvaMed.org

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

• American Latex Allergy Association (ALAA), www.latexallergyresources.org

• American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA), www.arta1.com

• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), www.aami.org

• Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR), www.amdr.org

• Association of Needle-Free Injection Manufacturers (ANFIM), www.anfim.com

• Bellwether League Inc. (BLI), www.bellwetherleague.org

• Committee for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS), www.chestandards.org

• Convenient Care Association (CCA), www.convenientcareassociation.org

• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), www.cscmp.org

• ECRI Institute, www.ecri.org

• Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), www.fah.org

• GS1 Healthcare US, www.uc-council.org

• Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC), www.hlc.org

• The Healthcare Management Council Inc. (HMC), www.hmc-benchmarks.com

• Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), (formerly the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association), www.supplychainassociation.org

• Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), www.noharm.org

• Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA), www.hida.org

• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), www.ihi.org

• The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), www.ismp.org

• International Association of Medical Equipment Remarketers & Servicers (IAMERS),
                   www.iamers.org

• International Sharps Injury Prevention Society (ISIPS), www.isips.org

• The Joint Commission, www.jointcommission.org

• The Leapfrog Group, www.leapfroggroup.org

• Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), www.medicaldevices.org

• National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO), www.nahdo.org

• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), www.ncqa.org

• National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), www.npsf.org

• Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP), www.osap.org

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

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU), www.seiu.org

• The Strategic Marketplace Initiative (SMI), www.smisupplychain.com

• Supply-Chain Council (SCC), www.supply-chain.org

• The United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. (USP), 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 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.com

• MedPricer.com, www.medpricer.com

• MedStore, www.medstore.com

• Mercedes Medical, www.mercedesmedical.com

• OpenMarkets LLC, www.openmarketshealth.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), 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.hhs.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

• TimeEdition, www.timeedition.com/en/index.html

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

• World Research Group, www.worldrg.com

SEARCH ENGINES

• A9.com, www.a9.com

• AltaVista, www.altavista.com

• AOL LLC, www.netscape.com

• Answers.com, www.answers.com

• Ask, www.ask.com

• Bing, www.bing.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.org

• 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.wbmd.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

• New Covenant World Outreach, www.newcovenantworldoutreach.com

• Profiles in Caring, www.profilesincaring.com

• Project HOPE, www.projecthope.org

• Project Perfect World Foundation, www.ahrmm.org/ahrmm_app

about_ahrmm/philanthropies/project_perfect_world/index.jsp

• REMEDY, www.remedyinc.org

EDUCATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAMS

• Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, http;//wpcarey.asu.edu/hsrc-asu/index.cfm

• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, scm.ncsu.edu

• Marquette University, Milwaukee, www.marquette.edu/explore/major_ops.shtml

• Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, www.supplychain.broad.msu.edu

• Stonehill College, Easton, MA, www.stonehill.edu/x24267.xml

• University of Arkansas Center for Innovation in Healthcare Logistics, Fayetteville, AR,
             cihl.uark.edu/2336.php

• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, www.business.uc.edu

• University of Pennsylvania- The Wharton School, Philadelphia, hcmg.wharton.upenn.edu