Governmental Organizations

Disclaimer:  The following links are provided for convenience only.  Mellott & Associates does not own any of the referenced sites and does not make any promises as to the quality of the information, services or products.

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) - "Child Health Quality Toolbox" 

American College of Emergency Physicians

Americans with Disabilities 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC - Clinical Registry for Terrorism and Emergency Response Updates and Training Opportunities

CDC - Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities  

CDC - Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infections Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007

CDC - Health Alert - against the use of Amantadine and Rimantadine for the Treatment or Prophylaxis of Influenza 

CDC - ICD-9 Codes

CDC - Interim guidelines for the use of antiviral medications for influenza  

CDC - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

CDC - Updated management of influenza in long-term care settings 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (HCFA-Health Care Financing Administration)

CMS - Caregivers - Provides information to help family members and friends care for Medicare beneficiaries

CMS - CLIA Laboratory Regulations  

CMS - COPs for different types of healthcare facilities

CMS - EMTALA

CMS - EOC:
             LSC Page:  This gives an overview of CMS' enforcement of LSC provisions for hospitals, nursing
             homes, ambulatory surgical centers, and other medical settings
            
             Memos to state agencies:  These memos outline CMS rulings or interpretations of LSC requirements
             and are useful documents to have handy before and during inspections.  You'll see they've already been
             busy with two postings from January.  You may need to play with the sorting tool to view the most recent
             posts.

CMS - Fact Sheets - CMS has provided a location on their web site where anyone can obtain Fact Sheets regarding what
                                     CMS is ruling

CMS - Government  

CMS - Hospital Conditions of Participation 

CMS - Hospital Quality Initiative (HQI)  

CMS - Long Term Care COPs 

CMS - Long Term Care Hospital PPS 

CMS - National Provider Identification Application

CMS - Preventative Services Information and Free Items   

CMS - RAC Status Document

CMS - State Operations Manual  (pdf) 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 

General Accounting Office 

Health and Human Services Department 

Health Management Technology - Supplies a guide on what's new in health care information technology. 
Good source for HIPAA updates. 

National Institutes of Health 

National Library of Medicine (Grateful Med & MedLine)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Best Practices for the Safe use of
Glutaraldehyde in Health Care  pdf   

US Food and Drug Administration 

If you experience problems opening any of the links above please contact the Webmaster by clicking here.

For Healthcare Quality Organization Links Click Here

For Other Resource Links Click Here

For Quality Links Intro Page Click Here