Directories of Healthcare Providers
- AMA Physician Select
- http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.jsp
- American Medical Association directory of licensed U.S. physicians
- Directory of America's Hospitals
- www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hospitals/alpha_dir.htm
- Short hospital profiles from US News & World Report
- Search for a hospital
- www.ahd.com/freesearch.php3
- Nationwide directory from the American Hospital Association
- Board Certified Medical Specialists
- www.abms.org/login.asp
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- HPQA Provider Credential Search
- https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/providercredentialsearch/SearchCriteria.aspx
- Washington State Department of Health Database of licensed health care providers including physicians, pharmacists and other licensed professions
- Find a Dentist
- www.ada.org/public/directory/index.asp
- American Dental Association directory
- AMA Physician Select
Directories of Healthcare Services
- Directory of Health Organizations
- dirline.nlm.nih.gov
- National Library of Medicine
- Directories: MedlinePlus
- www.cdc.gov/az.do
- Links to health professionals, services and facilities
- Win211 – Washington Information Network
- test.resourcehouse.com/en/WA/cgi-bin/location.asp
- Comprehensive directory of information and referral services in Washington
- Mental Health Consumer Connection
- www.athealth.com/Consumer/
- Directory of mental health practitioners and facilities
- Directory of Health Organizations
Communicating With and Selecting Healthcare Providers
- AskMe3
- www.askme3.org
- The 3 most important questions you should ask your doctor, nurse or pharmacist
- Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service
- A Guide To Understanding Informed Consent
- www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/AGuidetoUnderstandingInformedConsent/Page1
- From the National Cancer Institute
- Advanced Directives and Do Not Resuscitate Orders
- familydoctor.org/003.xml
- From familydoctor.org
- Personal Medical Records
- www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/personalmedicalrecords.html
- From familydoctor.org
- Hospital Compare
- www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
- Information on how well the hospitals in your area care rate for certain treatments
- AskMe3
Health Insurance
- Understanding Your Health Insurance
- Medicare
- Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
- Understanding the US COBRA Law
- Washington State BenefitsCheckUp
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
- medlineplus.gov
- From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
- MayoClinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
- MedlinePlus
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