Physician's Resources
NewsRounds
www.newsrounds.com
NewsRounds is an independent, personalized, Internet news service created to keep busy physicians up-to-date with current information from the medical community and healthcare organizations. The service is free and can be personalized for daily news tailored to your own interests.
The New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine
Their search page allows for searches by topic and by article. You may also register for a weekly update of the table of contents and summaries of each issue.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance
The National Committee for Quality Assurance
This is the national organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans. Here you'll find information about managed care quality and NCQA programs organized in a way that's relevant to physicians, nurses, hospitals, and other health care providers.
The Health Care Financing Administration
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
This site is one of the government's best sites for healthcare information. HCFA is the federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance Programs. Available information on their site includes Medicare regulations and rates, recent HCFA initiatives, quarterly health care indicators and fraud and abuse information.
The Medical Group Management Association
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
The premier group practice association that is well known for their educational services and many resources for the clinician and the office manager. There are search capabilities, educational items and very practical information for administrators, physicians, nursing and other clinical personnel.
Medscape
Medscape Managed Care
This page of Medscape's site is specifically directed to the managed care professional. The rest of their site includes tremendous amounts of material and search capabilities on all medical topics. One of the best!