Health Information Websites

These websites include disease control and government reporting resources.

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the nation's leading Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. They produce numerous clinical practice guidelines on various topics, such as pressure ulcer treatment, early Alzheimer's Disease, urinary incontinence in adults, depression, and acute pain management.

• Blood Borne Fact Sheets
  U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) PDF Fact Sheets by number.

• CMS Policies and Memos to States and Regions Search
  Search CMS Survey and Certification memoranda, guidance, clarifications and instructions to State Survey Agencies and CMS Regional Offices.

• CMS Transmittals Archive
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses transmittals to communicate new or changed policies or procedures that will be incorporated into the CMS Online Manual System.

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

• MEDLINEplus: Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
  This site provides consumer health information from The National Library of Medicine. It allows 25 million annualized searches for up-to-date and authoritative information on various health topics and drug information. It also contains a dictionary for spellings and definitions of medical terms, a directory of professional services, and other resources.

• Minimum Data Set (MDS)
  The latest Minimum Data Set (MDS) version is available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  Up-to-date news and information on various allergies and infectious diseases from the NIAID.

• Nursing Home Compare
  This U.S. government Medicare site provides detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.