Resources

Health Care Organizations

  • www.ahip.com (America's Health Insurance Plans)
  • www.cms.hhs.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  • www.health.state.ny.us (New York State Department of Health)
  • www.hhs.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  • www.pbmi.com (Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute)
  • www.medicare.gov (US Government site for Medicare)

Health Care Quality

  • www.leapfroggroup.org (The Leapfrog Group For Patient Safety)
  • www.healthgrades.com (HealthGrades - The Healthcare Quality Experts)
  • www.dph.state.ct.us (Connecticut Department of Public Health)
  • www.cthosp.org (Connecticut Hospital Association)
  • www.ncqa.org (National Committee for Quality Assurance)
  • www.jcaho.org (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
  • www.nlm.nih.gov (National Institutes of Health - MedlinePlus)
  • www.bridgestoexcellence.org (Rewarding Quality Across the Healthcare System)
  • www.veriskhealth.com - is the leading independent provider of risk management, risk assessment and decision analytics to the global healthcare industry
  • www.extendhealth.com (Find high quality, low priced health care)

Human Resources & Benefits

  • www.ifebp.org (International Foundation of Benefits - General information on Employee Benefits and Human Resources)
  • www.medscape.com (Medscape - Current Health Care and Benefit Information; free sign up)
  • www.ifebp.org/knowledge/ichothcc.asp (International Foundation of Benefits - Health Care Cost Management)
  • www.businessgrouphealth.org (Includes Employer's Guide to Health Improvement and Preventive Services-and much more)
  • www.ibiweb.org (IBI calculator for health, productivity, disability and absence issues)

Employee Benefits Law

  • www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html (Legal Information Institute - Legal issues relating to Employee Benefits and Insurance by State)
  • www.benefitslink.com (Benefits Link - A free employee benefits site concentrating on compliance issues and current legislation)

General Insurance Information

  • www.naic.org (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)

Employee Benefits Surveys

  • www.uschamber.com/resources/research/benefits.htm (The US Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefit Study)
  • www.ifebp.org/knowledge/00census1.asp (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - Prescription Drug Plan Survey)

HIPAA

  • www.cms.hhs.gov (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
  • www.hl7.org (Health Level Seven)
  • www.HIPAA.com or www.HIPAA.org (HIPAA checklist and a variety of information)