Websites
Our goal is to provide healthcare professionals with the best information
possible. We believe our products have value because we find resources
and get the information into a useable format. Healthcare Almanac
monitors a number of these websites for information. We want
Healthcare Almanac to have all publicly available information.
Additionally, we are members of these healthcare organizations. Through our memberships, we have access to valuable information. We
receive the newsletters and look for new sources of information for Healthcare
Almanac. Please go though this list of websites. If you are new to
the healthcare industry, this is a good place to start.
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HFMA - Healthcare Financial Management Association
Membership in this organization is important to professionals in the financial
management of a healthcare organization. This organization has an annual
conference and training sessions each quarter. There are state chapters
that provide additional networking opportunities and training
events. There are over 36,000 members.
www.hfma.org
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AHA - American Hospital Association
Almost all hospitals are a member of the American Hospital Association.
The principle purpose of this organization is to represent and lobby for
hospitals. This organization has an annual meeting. The daily newsletter of healthcare news is quite complete. Many healthcare
professionals are members of the sub organizations within AHA. These sub
organizations or societies also have annual meetings and monthly
newsletters. All the states have their state chapters which are
loosely related to the AHA. The American Hospital Association also has
related for profit companies that have healthcare information similar to
Healthcare Almanac.
www.aha.org
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SHSMD - Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
SHSMD is a society within the American Hospital Association. This
organization has an annual meeting and a monthly newsletter. We are
members of this group. This group has over 3,600 members.
www.stratsociety.org
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FHA - Florida Hospital Association
FHA has about 220 hospitals as members. The primary purpose of FHA is to
represent and lobby for Florida hospitals. FHA has an annual meeting
with a tradeshow and many newsletters. Healthcare Almanac is located in
Florida and we are members. Our membership is in the FSHPRM group. This is the Florida Society
for Hospital Public Relations and
Marketing. FHA has information products that are similar to
Healthcare Almanac but only for Florida.
www.fha.org
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CMS - Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services
CMS website has a lot of information about the Medicare and Medicaid
programs. There is information about how to do business with CMS.
Also, there is information on services offered by CMS.
CMS is a primary source of information for Provider Almanac. You can
go to the site and see the available information. This site has
access to documentation and descriptions of files used in Provider
Almanac.
www.cms.gov
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Census Bureau
The Census Bureau is responsible for taking the decennial census, providing
information about the population and redistricting of congress. There is
a vast amount of information available on this web site. Typically, you
must have a specific information requirement to benefit from using the American
Atlas or other information retrieval services. The site does not offer
any analytical or comparative analysis.
The Census Bureau is a primary source of information for Population
Almanac. You can go to this site and see the available information.
This site has access to documentation and descriptions of files used in
Population Almanac.
www.census.gov
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