SAVE THE PATIENT is pleased to provide you with these non-commercial websites for use when searching for health information on the Internet. These web links are updated in January, April, July, and October of each year.

SAVE THE PATIENT does not practice medicine, nor represent or endorse professional diagnosis or treatment options.

The Websites are organized into:

Government Websites
Health Plan Agencies
Patient Safety Organizations
Patient Information Help Websites
Finding A Doctor

Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI) -Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/hospital/

FREE SEARCHABLE DATABASE REGARDING SPECIFIC HEALTH TOPICS developed by health related agencies of the Federal Government

COMBINED HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASE
www.chid.nih.gov

GOVERNMENT GUIDES
www.governmentguide.com
www.4women.gov

healthfinder® - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
www.healthfinder.gov

CONDITIONS, DISEASES, DRUG INFORMATION, MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA, MEDICAL DICTIONARY
www.medlineplus.gov

THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
www.ahrq.gov

NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (NCCAM)
www.nccam.nih.gov

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

MEDICAL ERRORS: THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM - AHRQ
www.ahcpr.gov/qual/errback.htm

YOUR GUIDE TO CHOOSING QUALITY HEALTH CARE
www.ahcpr.gov/consumer

TIPS AND WARNINGS FOR CONSUMERS - BUYING MEDICINES AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS ONLINE - FDA
www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline

SURGICAL SAFETY: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE YOU HAVE SURGERY
www.ahrq.gov/consumer/surgery.htm

FDA'S TIPS FOR TAKING MEDICINES
www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/medtips.html

FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
www.fda.gov

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY (NCD)
www.ncd.gov

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METAL HEALTH
www.nimh.nih.gov

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
www.nih.gov

SUBSTANCE ABUSE & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
www.samhsa.gov

CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES - A SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
www.clinicaltrials.gov

ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
www.aoa.dhhs.gov

COMPARE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS
www.medicare.gov/MPDPF/Home.asp

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH ANXIETY
www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - HEALTH RELATED TOPICS
www.smallstep.gov

NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
www.cdc.gov

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
www.cms.hhs.gov

CHOOSING AND USING A HEALTH PLAN
www.ahcpr.gov:80/consumer/hlthpln1.htm

MEDICARE
www.medicare.gov

NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION
www.npsf.org

PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENT SAFETY
www.npsf.org

THE INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICE
www.ismp.org

THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
www.iom.edu

U.S. PHARMACOPEIA
www.usp.org