Links

Healthcare Administration

Websites

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

American Hospital Directory - Without subscribing to the for-fee service, this site provides free hospital look-up with basic statistics.

Best Hospitals - US News and World Reports

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 

DocInfo.org reports on physician disciplinary actions for a fee.

Federation of State Medical Boards

HealthGrades - Grades the performances of hospitals, physicians, health plans, nursing homes and other health care facilities. 

Hospitals Worldwide

JCAHO Quality Check 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations 

Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

NCQA - NCQA is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to evaluate and report on the quality of the nation’s managed care organizations. 

Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs License Verification

Hospital Compare from Health and Human Services

Databases

HealthSTAR/Ovid Healthstar : citations to the published literature on health services, technology, administration, and research.

Hoover's provides company and industry information.