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General medical/health resources
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/
Association of Clinical Research Professionals
American Diabetes Association
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
American Heart Association
American Medical Association
American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists
American Society of Transplantation
Drug Information Association
International Society for Hemodialysis
International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
Medical Education Institute
Government-funded agencies
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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
Fistula First
Medicare Information - The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicine
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
Nephrology information resources
AAMI Dialysis Standards
CyberNephrology
http://www.cybernephrology.org/
Electronic Dialysis & Nephrology Clinical and Billing Service
Foundation Rehab Staffing
http://www.foundationphysician.com/
Hypertension, Dialysis, & Clinical Nephrology (HDCN)
Home Dialysis Central
Kidney Times
International Society of Nephrology
Kidney School
KTV: Free Dialysis Adequacy Software
http://www.renalmd.org/resources/index.cfm
National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants
NephrologyChannel
http://www.nephrologychannel.com/
Nephrology News and Issues (NNI)
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
NephrologyUSA
Nephron Information Center
Professional Associations of Helathcare Coding Specialists (PAHCS)
RenalWEB
RenalWorld
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)
American Kidney Fund (AKF)
American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (DIN)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
DaVita
Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC)
http://www.dialysispatients.org/
National Forum of ESRD Networks
Foundation for Children with Atypical HUS
IBP Medical
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/Professionals/kdoqi/
Kidney & Urology Foundation of America
http://www.kidneyurology.org/index.php
Life Options Rehabilitation Program
Lifelink Foundation
NANT
National Anemia Action Council (NAAC)
National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
National Organization for Renal Disease (NORD)
http://stop-esrd.org/home.html
National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA)
Northwest Kidney Centers (NKC)
http://www.nwkidney.org/nkc/aboutUs/research/index.html
Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
The Renal Network
http://www.therenalnetwork.org/
St. Clair Specialty Physicians
The Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
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
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


