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VITAL LINKS:
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NPPES field descriptions
USEFUL RESOURCES:
            
            
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AcademyHealth - Non-partisan health research and policy site for health services researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners
AHA Central Office (ICD-9-CM, HCPCS, coding) - Coding resource center for HIM professionals
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - National association representing more than 1200 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans
American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM)
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Advocates for patient-centered electronic medical records approach
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) - Membership organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to developing and using information technologies to improve health care
Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS)
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) - An international network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals, and organizations dedicated to improving health by promoting excellence in healthcare management education.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Health Issues
C
Center for Studying Health System Change
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
CIO Healthcare Summit - Annual gathering of healthcare IT leaders
Coalition for Healthcare e-Standards
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) - An interdisciplinary group of educational, professional, clinical, and commercial organizations is devoted to accountability and quality improvement of education for healthcare management and administration professionals.
D
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
E
eHealth Initiative (eHI)
Emdeon - Revenue and Payment Cycle Management
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Galen Institute (health policy)
GE Healthcare
Government Health IT
Government Information Xchange
H
Health Forum
Health Privacy Project - Georgetown University
Health Services Research
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS and CHIM)
Hospital Administration.org - An unbiased and up-to-date listing of schools offering hospital administration degrees in nthe U.S.
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IHE - Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
Insurance Information Institute (III)
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Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
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Medical Assistant Colleges - Online listing of programs offering medical assistant degrees.
Medical Records Institute (MRI)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
MEDLINEplus Health Information
Most Wired Magazine (information systems, technology)
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National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)
National Electronic Billers Alliance (NEBA)
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
NPPES field code values
NPPES field descriptions
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OpenClinica: Professional open source solutions for the clinical research enterprise
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Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) - National organization promoting professionalism in physician office practice management.
PubMed/MEDLINE Database (includes former HealthSTAR database)
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Scottsdale Institute (IT issues)
Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD)
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WorldVistA - Nonprofit organization formed to extend and improve the free open source VistA EHR software for use outside of its original setting in the Veterans Administration. Vist this link for VisA software downloads.
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