| Links to other Sites |
| Below are other sites on the Internet that
may be of interest to allied health professionals: |
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ABHES - Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools |
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ASAHP - Association of Schools of Allied
Health Professions |
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COLA - An accrediting organization whose
purpose is to promote excellence in medicine and patient care
through programs of voluntary education, |
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NAACLS - The National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Science site contains information
regarding the accreditation of laboratory science education
programs. |
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NCCLS - The National Committee for Clinical
Laboratory Standards promotes the development and use of
voluntary consensus standards and guidelines for patient testing
and related healthcare issues. |
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NCQA - National Committee for Quality
Assurance |
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National Parkinson Foundation-
National Parkinson Foundation Research,
Care, and Hope Worldwide |
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Government Resources |
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CDC - Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention |
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CLIA
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
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CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid |
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FDA - Food and Drug Administration |
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GAO - General Accounting Office |
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HHS -
Department of Health and Human Services |
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MEDLINEplus
- Extensive information on over 450 health topics. Includes
encyclopedia, dictionaries, drug and clinical trial information,
health news, and much more. |
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NIH - National Institutes of Health |
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United States National
Library of Medicine (NLM) - An authoritative
resource of medical information. In addition to providing direct
access to
MEDLINEplus,
this site can be consulted for literature searches, to access
medically-related images, to obtain information on policy and
administration, and much more. |
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| HIPAA
Resources |
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AHIMA - American Health Information
Management Association |
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AHA - American Hospital Association |
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HIPAA - Alert (Phoenix Health System) |
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HIPAA Privacy
Joint Information Center - (Bricker & Eckler / Ohio
Hospital Association) |
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HHS
- United States Department of Health and Human Services
Administrative Simplification |
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Laboratory Associations and Societies |
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AACC - American Association for Clinical
Chemistry |
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AAPOL - American Association of Physician
Offices and Laboratories |
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ASCP - American Society for Clinical
Pathology |
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ASM - American Society for Microbiology |
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CLMA - Clinical Laboratory Management
Association |
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PAMET-NY
- Philippine Association of Medical Technologists - New York |
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SAFMLS - Society of Armed Forces Medical
Laboratory Scientists |
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