Division of Laboratory Systems Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides standards and guidelines for laboratories as well as training.
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Provides multidisciplinary leadership and programs that enhance the ability of the professions, health care institutions, and industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively.
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Health Services Research Promotes oncology research, developing standards for quality patient care, and facilitating oncology health policy at state, national and international levels. Contains information on research programs, policy statements, and publications.
Medical Outcomes Trust Dedicated to improving health and health care by promoting the science of outcomes measurement, and the development, evaluation and distribution of standardized, high quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of medical care. Includes online publications.
ECRI Provides publications, information, and consulting services internationally for healthcare technology assessment and cost effectiveness, risk and environmental management, and patient safety; site includes Includes classification guides, evaluation services, clinical alerts, data bases, and links to related sites.
NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance Provides information about the quality of national managed care plans to enable consumers to evaluate health plan performance. Includes links to accreditation and certification programs, compliance audits, health plan report cards, and credentialing data.
Cerner Corporation Designs clinical information systems and financial applications to improve health care delivery. Products and services integrate information technology and health care issues, such as patient safety, e-health, and operational performance, for use by physicians, hospital administrators, pharmacists, and patients.
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Provides leadership in healthcare for the management of technology, information and change through publications, educational opportunities and advocacy. Includes publications, research, online course, and related resources.
International Association of Health Policy International network of scholars, health workers and activists with the aim of promoting the scientific analysis of public health issues.
Health Policy Monitor Provides reports on health policy reforms from 15 industrialized countries to enhance global discussions on policy making; resources include current health policy ideas, approaches, model projects, and legislation.
MCHB Webcast View live webcasts, webcast archives, conference archives and training resources from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Health Policy Institute of Ohio An independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies, and other decision makers.
Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl Consulting Provides consulting assistance for health care management and public health; services include management and administrative support, needs assessment, literature reviews, research analysis, and grant writing assistance.
National Association for Public Health Policy Provides resources, services, and links for public health professionals concerned with issues of public health policy and legislation.
Tanzania District Health Resource Provides information on district health services in Tanzania; resources include policy, regulation, experiences, and innovations.
Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, Inc. Provides information on benefits of stem cell research and how to support public funding for stem cell research.
Stresscodes Provides consulting services in assessing, measuring, auditing stress & pressure at work; resources focus on person-centred development and training remedies.
Center for Advancement of Health Translates to the public the latest evidence-based research on health, health care, prevention and chronic disease management, with an emphasis on how social, behavioral and economic factors affect illness and well-being.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ Povides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
