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General medical/health resources

 

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

www.aacp.org

 

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/

 

Association of Clinical Research Professionals

http://www.acrpnet.org/

 

American Diabetes Association

www.diabetes.org

 

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

http://www.aami.org/

 

American Heart Association

www.americanheart.org

 

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org/

 

American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

http://www.ascpt.org/

 

American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists

http://www.ashp.org/

 

American Society of Transplantation

http://www.a-s-t.org/

 

Drug Information Association

www.diahome.org

 

International Society for Hemodialysis

http://www.ishd.net/

 

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis

www.ispd.org

 

Medical Education Institute

www.meiresearch.org

 

Government-funded agencies

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

http://www.ahrq.gov/

 

CDC’s Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings

http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/healthcare/default.htm

 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formerly known as HCFA

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

 

Fistula First

http://www.fistulafirst.org/

 

Medicare Information - The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicine

http://www.medicare.gov/

 

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

http://www.medpac.gov/

 

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/

 

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

http://www.unos.org/

 

United States Renal Data System (USRDS)

http://www.usrds.org/

 

Nephrology information resources

 

AAMI Dialysis Standards

http://www.aami.org

 

CyberNephrology

http://www.cybernephrology.org/

 

Electronic Dialysis & Nephrology Clinical and Billing Service

http://www.renalmd.org

 

Foundation Rehab Staffing

http://www.foundationphysician.com/

 

Hypertension, Dialysis, & Clinical Nephrology (HDCN)

http://www.hdcn.com/

 

Home Dialysis Central

http://www.homedialysis.org/

 

Kidney Times

http://www.ikidney.com/

 

International Society of Nephrology

www.isn-online.org

 

Kidney School

http://www.kidneyschool.org/

 

KTV: Free Dialysis Adequacy Software

http://www.renalmd.org/resources/index.cfm

 

National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants

http://www.ichbc.org/

 

NephrologyChannel

http://www.nephrologychannel.com/

 

Nephrology News and Issues (NNI)

http://www.nephronline.com/

 

Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission

http://www.nncc-exam.org

 

NephrologyUSA

http://www.nephrologyusa.com/

 

Nephron Information Center

www.nephron.com/

  

Professional Associations of Helathcare Coding Specialists (PAHCS)

http://www.pahcs.org/

 

RenalWEB

http://www.renalweb.com/

 

RenalWorld

http://www.renalworld.com/

 

Social Work Today

http://www.socialworktoday.com/

   

Training Modules for Dialysis Patient Care Staff

http://www.esrdnet5.org/inservice.asp

 

World Kidney Fund

http://www.worldkidneyfund.org/

 

Renal-related organizations

 

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

http://www.aakp.org/

 

American Kidney Fund (AKF)

http://www.kidneyfund.org/

 

American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)

http://anna.inurse.com/

 

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)

http://www.asaio.com/

 

American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (DIN)

http://www.asdin.org/

 

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

http://www.asn-online.org/

 

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)

http://www.aspneoh.com/

 

DaVita

www.davita.com/

 

Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC)

http://www.dialysispatients.org/

 

National Forum of ESRD Networks

http://www.esrdnetworks.org/

 

Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS

http://www.atypicalhus.org/

 

IBP Medical

http://www.ibpmt.com/

 

National Kidney Foundation

http://www.kidney.org/Professionals/kdoqi/

 

Kidney & Urology Foundation of America

http://www.kidneyurology.org/index.php

 

Life Options Rehabilitation Program

http://www.lifeoptions.org/

 

Lifelink Foundation

http://www.lifelinkfound.org/

 

NANT

http://www.nant.org/

 

National Anemia Action Council (NAAC)

http://www.anemia.org/

 

National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)

http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/

 

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

http://www.kidney.org/

 

National Organization for Renal Disease (NORD)

http://stop-esrd.org/home.html

 

National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA)

http://www.nraa.org/

 

Northwest Kidney Centers (NKC)

http://www.nwkidney.org/nkc/aboutUs/research/index.html

 

Renal Physicians Association (RPA)

http://www.renalmd.org/

 

The Renal Network

http://www.therenalnetwork.org/

 

St. Clair Specialty Physicians

http://www.scsp.net/

 

The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation

http://www.pkdcure.org/

 

The Renal Physicians Association of Michigan (RPAM)

http://home.earthlink.net/~rpam/

 

Ultracare-dialysis.com

https://www.ultracare-dialysis.com/engine/renderpage.asp

 

Coding and billing resources

 

CPT® coding information—American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/cpt.shtml

 

ICD-9-CM coding information—American Hospital Association

http://www.ahacentraloffice.org/

 

CMS ESRD Center—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/esrd.asp

 

Coding Seminars—Renal Physicians Association

http://www.renalmd.org/seminars/index.cfm