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Abbey Home Health Home Health. Our aides
provide supportive care for people who are recovering
from illness or surgery or to the elderly who are unable
to effectively perform basic activities of daily living.
Supportive care services are available as a two hour
visit, a four hour block of time, or around the clock
live-in.
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Academy for International Health Studies, Inc.
The Academy arranges trade/study missions for senior US
healthcare executives.
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Accessible Home Health We provide health care
professionals: RN'S, LPN's, CNA's, HHA's, Companions,
and Therapist for Private Duty Home Care and
Supplemental Staffing.
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Administration on Aging An overview of topics,
programs and services related to aging.
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Advance Personal Fitness Consulting Fitness
solutions for older adults, including personal training,
group classes, indoors and in the pool.
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Advisory Board Company The Advisory Board provides
best practices research and analysis to the health care
industry, focusing on business strategy, operations and
general management issues
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Advocare, Inc. Medical Management Of Senior Clients.
Elderly care, medical care managers that
coordinate medical care and daily living
decisions for the elderly.
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Age of Reason Gives Seniors a "Web of Your Own" and
serves as the Main Hub of the many Seniors Related Web
Sites that makes up the wiredseniors.com Web Network.
Just like any other network, they make a wide variety of
Seniors Oriented information and programs available to
their audience.
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Ageless Design They answer questions on how to
create a home to care for someone with an age-related
condition such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease.
Also how to help your parents or client remain at home
and maintain the quality of life they want and deserve.
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Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality The
health services research arm of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), complementing the
biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the
National Institutes of Health.
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Aging & Disability Services Administration Topic
Centers contain in depth referral links for aging,
caregiving, chronic illness, in home care, insurance,
residential care, signs of abuse.
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Aging with Dignity Provides
you with the practical information, advice and legal
tools you need to ensure your wishes and those of your
loved ones will be respected. By helping you improve
your own quality of care, they can bring about dramatic
change, one person at a time.
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Alternative Home Health Licensed home health
Agency. Specializing in Aides, Companions & Live-Ins.
We specialize in providing assisted-living services that
allow seniors, elderly, or disabled individuals to stay
in the comfort of their own homes whenever possible. We
provide companions, home health aides, and live-in care.
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American Associates of Geriatric Psychiatry, The The
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is
dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being
of older people and improving the care of those with
late-life mental disorders. AAGP’’s mission is to
enhance the knowledge base and standard of practice in
geriatric psychiatry.
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American Association of Health Plans (AAHP)
Welcome to America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the
voice of America's health insurers. AHIP is the national
trade association representing nearly 1,300 member
companies providing health insurance coverage to more
than 200 million Americans.
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American Demographics A unique and
indispensable marketing resource that business leaders
and marketing executives rely on to stay ahead of the
trends that are reshaping America's consumer
marketplace.
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American Enterprise Institute The American
Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is
dedicated to preserving and strengthening the
foundations of freedom--limited government, private
enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions,
and a strong foreign policy and national defense-through
scholarly research, open debate, and publications.
Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is
one of America's largest and most respected "think
tanks."
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American Medical Association Website with
information on doctors, and health related issues.
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American Public Health Association APHA has been
influencing policies and setting priorities in public
health for over 125 years. Throughout its history it has
been in the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent
disease and promote health.
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AM Recht & Associated, Inc Assessments, care plans,
case management, placement services for nursing home or
assisted living communities and medicaid applications.
Located in New York and Florida.
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Bay Pointe Terrace Assisted Living facility
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Benefits Checkup Benefits CheckUp helps thousands
every day to find programs for people ages 55 and
over that may pay for some of their costs of
prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other
essential items or services. Please fill out our simple
questionnaire to find programs that can assist you or
your loved ones.
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Biotechnology Industry Organization
The Biotechnology Institute offers educational and
research programs for teachers, students, opinion
leaders and general audiences to raise awareness and
understanding of biotechnology.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association The Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Association, the trade association
for the independent, locally operated Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Plans. They are the proven consumer health
advocates, always with the public's best interests at
heart.
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Bristol Park Assisted Living Residences in Coral
Springs & Tamarac.
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British Medical Journal This site launched in
May 1995 and contains the full text of all articles
published in the weekly BMJ since January 1994.
In addition, it contains material that is unique to the
website. Currently access to the entire site is free.
From 2005, some users will have to pay for some content
on bmj.com.
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Brookings Institution The Brookings
Institution, one of Washington's oldest think tanks, is
an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to
research, analysis, and public education, with an
emphasis on economics, foreign policy, and governance.
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Broward Grandparents Annually, these programs
provide over 250,000 hours of person to person support
and assistance to the most needy children, disabled
adults, and frail elderly individuals in Broward County.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) The Bureau of Labor
Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the
Federal Government in the broad field of labor
economics and statistics.
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Caregiving The National Alliance for Caregiving is
dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and
the professionals who help them and to increasing public
awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
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Care giving
The Healthy Caregiver
Community Foundation is dedicated to Building Better
Communities through Faith Based and Community Outreach
Initiatives.
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Care giving Solutions to your caregiving situations
throughout your caregiving years.
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Center for Studying Health System Change The mission
of the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) is
to inform health care decision makers about changes in
the health care system at both the local and national
levels and the effects of such changes on people. HSC
seeks to provide objective, incisive analyses that lead
to sound policy and management decisions, with the
ultimate goal of improving the health of the American
public.
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Center for Medicare Advocacy It is the Center for
Medicare Advocacy's mission to increase access to proper
Medicare coverage and quality health care for elders and
people with disabilities. To accomplish its mission the
Center strives to provide the highest quality
representation, education and advocacy.
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Center for Health Care Strategies
Since 1995, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
has strived to continuously improve the quality of
health and health related services for beneficiaries of
our nation’s health coverage safety net Medicaid and the
State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Centers for Disease Control & Prevention The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized
as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and
safety of people - at home and abroad, providing
credible information to enhance health decisions, and
promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves
as the national focus for developing and applying
disease prevention and control, environmental health,
and health promotion and education activities designed
to improve the health of the people of the United
States.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities The Center on
Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation’s
premier policy organizations working at the federal and
state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that
affect low- and moderate-income families and
individuals.
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Chesterfield Diabetic Shoe Co. Distributor of Dr.
Zen and Etonic Diabetic Shoes. All shoes were designed
with input of diabetic patients, podiatrists and board
certified pedorthists.
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Comfort Keepers Affordable, non medical in-home
services, such as transportation, meal prep, grocery
shopping, houskeeping, laundry, errands, TLC telephone
calls, grooming & dressing guidance, organize incoming
mail, clothing shopping, recreational activities, in
home companionship care, periodic review with family, 24
hr. emergency response system.
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Commonwealth Fund, The he Commonwealth Fund is a
private foundation that supports independent research on
health and social issues and makes grants to improve
health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated
to helping people become more informed about their
health care, and improving care for vulnerable
populations such as children, elderly people, low-income
families, minority Americans, and the uninsured.
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Congressional Budget Office CBO aims to provide the
Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan
analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and
with the information and estimates required for the
Congressional budget process. Compared with the missions
of the Congress's other support agencies--the
Congressional Research Service and the General
Accounting Office--CBO's mandate is relatively narrow.
But its subject matter gives it a broad reach,
reflecting the wide array of activities that the federal
budget covers and the major role the budget plays in the
U.S. economy.
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Coordinating Consultants Consortium, Inc Geriatric
Care Managers, Professional Guardians
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Cornell Legal Information Institution Legal
Information Institute website by Cornell Law School with
links to law research.
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Covenant Village Of Florida From the first community
established in Chicago in 1886, they have become a
nationwide network of 14 communities in eight states. A
not-for-profit ministry of The Evangelical Covenant
Church, their mission is to assist residents in
achieving their maximum physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual well-being.
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Department of Health and Human Service The
Department of Health and Human Services is the united
states government's principal agency for protecting the
health of all Americans and providing essential human
services, especially for those who are least able to
help themselves.
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Diabetes The American Diabetes Association is the
nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing
diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in
1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts
programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,
reaching more than 800 communities.
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Duke Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management
The Center for Health Policy, Law and Management is an
instigator and facilitator of a broad range of research
related to public health and the policies that address
it. It was created as a joint venture in 1998 among
Duke's College of Arts and Sciences, the Law School, and
the Fuqua School of Business. Our faculty members
collaborate with research colleagues across schools and
disciplines and teach many of the university's course
offerings in health policy. Administratively, we are one
of several centers within the Terry Sanford Institute of
Public Policy.
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Eldercare Connection, The Care Management /
Corporate Guardian; a service and information resource
for care and support of the elderly and disabled in
South Florida.
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Employee Benefit Research Institute Established in
1978, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is
the only nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed
exclusively to data dissemination, policy research, and
education on economic security and employee benefits.
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Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement The
mission of the Environmental Alliance for Senior
Involvement is to build, promote, and utilize the
environmental ethic, expertise, and commitment of older
persons to expand citizen involvement in protecting and
caring for our environment for present and future
generations.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission U.S. equal
employment opportunity commission website with
information regarding Federal Laws and Discrimination.
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Families USA Foundation
Families USA
is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable
health care for all Americans. Working at the national,
state, and community levels, we have earned a national
reputation as an effective voice for health care
consumers for over 20 years.
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Fed World The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to
government information. This site is managed by the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of
it's information management mandate.
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Alice Reiter Feld, PA Legal issues affecting the
elderly and the laws and rules affecting these issues,
such as Medicaid, Medicare, Asset Protection,
Incapacity, Guardianship. Offices assist families in
acquiring information, integrating these facts, and
making the right decisions.
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Finance For Seniors A financial planning firm
working with retirees and senior to protect their
financial assets and increase their standard of living.
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FirstGov.gov The U.S. Government’s official web
portal. FirstGov, the official U.S. gateway to all
government information, is the catalyst for a growing
electronic government. Our work transcends the
traditional boundaries of government–connecting the
world to all U.S. government information & services.
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FirstGov for Seniors An internet website geared
specifically toward seniors and the demand for obtaining
information about government services.
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Firstat Rn Care Management Services We specialize in
providing round the clock care, critical care and
continuous nursing care to patients in their homes.
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Florida Health Care Your on-the-web guide to long
term care.
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Florida Department of Health: County Health Departments
To promote and protect the health and safety of all
people in Florida through the delivery of quality public
health services and the promotion of health care
standards.
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Frontiers of Health Services Management Founded in
1933, the American College of Healthcare Executives is
an international professional society of 30,000
healthcare executives who lead our nation's hospitals,
healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations.
ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and
educational programs and its annual Congress on
Healthcare Management, which draws more than 4,000
participants each year.
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General Accounting Office The General Accounting
Office is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm
of Congress. GAO exists to support the Congress in
meeting its Constitutional responsibilities and to help
improve the performance and ensure the accountability of
the federal government for the American people. GAO
examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal
programs and activities, and provides analyses, options,
recommendations, and other assistance to help the
Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding
decisions.
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Gerontological Society of America, The The
Gerontological Society of America is a non-profit
professional organization with more than 5000 members in
the field of aging. GSA provides researchers, educators,
practitioners, and policy makers with opportunities to
understand, advance, integrate, and use basic and
applied research on aging to improve the quality of life
as one ages.
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Hamilton, The Independent and upscale Assisted
Living Retirement Community.
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Hazel/Irving Cypen Towers- Miami Jewish Home For The
Aged Miami Jewish Home For The Aged is the largest,
most comprehensive not-for-profit, non-sectarian,
geriatric healthcare center in the Southeast U.S. MJHHA
offers a full menu of residential and community-based
services, including skilled nursing care, Alzheimer's
care, assisted & independent senior living,
rehabilitation, adult day care, home care, hospice,
mental health services and case management.
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Health Care Policy Report Providing intensive
coverage of legal developments for professionalism
business & Government. BNA is the foremost publisher of
print & electronic news, analysis, & reference products,
providing intensive coverage of legal & regulatory
developments for professionals in business & government.
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Health Economics The Professional's guide to health
economics.The
mission of HealthEconomics.Com is to be the premier web
site devoted to internet resources focused on health
care value. With resources ranging from job
opportunities to journals reporting on the
cost-effectiveness of a new pharmaceutical, potential
interest.
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Health Forum Journal The Health Forum provides
communications, information, education, research
products & services that advance leadership for health.
These services empower health care providers, suppliers,
payers & consumers with new knowledge & learning toward
the advancement of organizational leadership, market
leadership, clinical & medical leadership & community
leadership.
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Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)
America’’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the voice of
America's health insurers. AHIP is the national trade
association representing nearly 1,300 member companies
providing health insurance coverage to more than 200
million Americans.
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Health Service Journal
Health Service Journal is an independent weekly news &
current affairs magazine about health policy &
management published in London. The magazine's
associated web site is aimed at everyone, at any level &
from any discipline, with an interest in these fields,&
it is the place of first resort for contributions to the
healthcare debate. And it is an important means of
disseminating good practice, new ideas, and research
findings.
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Healthcare Trends Report MedPrescribe.com is
dedicated to providing cutting-edge medicine through
Internet technology. The MedPrescribe.com physicians
specialize in consulting with privacy-minded individuals
& prescribing popular medications. These medications,
"embarrassment" drugs, are prescribed & dispensed by our
physicians & pharmacists! If you have had a physical
exam recently & are healthy, you do not necessarily
require another physical exam in order to obtain the
medications we offer. Online consultations are
available.
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit,
private operating foundation focusing on the
major health care issues facing the nation. The
Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts
and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health
care community, and the general public.
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Heritage Foundation A research & educational
institute, whose mission is to formulate & promote
conservative public policies based on the principles of
free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom,
traditional American values, & a strong national
defense.
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Kathryn Holtzman, Esq. Legal representation in
Estate Planning Probate, Estate and Trust
Administration; Guardianship, Incapacity and Medicaid
Planning, Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Business
and Corporate Law.
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Home Alert Medical alert. Medical ID ServiceNot
merely a bracelet but the emblem of the emergency
medical response service. helping to save thousands of
lives. MedicAlert serves as the leading repository for
personal medical information.
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Home Alert Life Alarm Service, a provider of quality
medical alarm/personal emergency response systems. They
provide medical alarm/personal emergency response
service throughout the United States & Canada. Their
product is a very installer-friendly plug & play system.
The two-way voice communication system assures quick and
efficient response to any in-home emergency.
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Home Alert Personal Emergency Response Company. A
medical alarm that provides help by pressing a button.
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Home Care To provide health & medical care
information, support, training, & other resources for
parents, caregivers, nurses, professionals, consumers,
seniors, family members, & the disabled. The goal is to
supply the resources in order to assist in home health
care, long term care, nursing home care, & all levels of
assisted living. These include, medical training, long
term care,/ nursing home insurance/healthcare support &
services.
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Homeward Bound Services, Inc. Homeward Bound
Services, Inc. was established to provide quality home
services that offer an alternative to the warehousing
and confinement in nursing homes of our senior
Americans.
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Hospitals & Health Networks HospitalConnectTM
links together the Internet sites for dozens of
organizations serving health care providers. This health
leadership portal, found at hospitalconnect.com, makes
it faster and more convenient for you to access
information from member sites, no matter where you are
going within the HospitalConnectTM family.
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Huffinton Center on Aging The Huffington Center on
Aging has one of the most advanced aging research
programs in the country. Especially prominent are their
programs in cell and molecular biology of aging,
cardiovascular diseases, ethics and outcomes research.
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Inquiry This site serves as a Journal of Health Care
Organizations, Provisions and Financing.
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Institute for Alternative Futures The Institute for
Alternative Futures (IAF) is a nonprofit research and
educational organization specializing in aiding
organizations and individuals to more wisely choose and
create their preferred futures.
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Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
The National Academies are Advisers to the Nation on
Science, Engineering and Medicine. The National
Academies perform an unparalleled public service by
bringing together committees of experts in all areas of
scientific and technological endeavor.
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Intergovernmental Health Policy Project The National
Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan
organization that serves the legislators and staffs of
the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and
territories. NCSL provides research, technical
assistance and opportunities for policymakers to
exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues.
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International Council on Active Aging Assists
organizations in developing facilities & implementing
wellness & fitness programs.
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InterStudy
InterStudy Publications is a leading researcher and
publisher of data, directories, and analysis for the HMO
and preferred provider organizations (PPO) industries.
InterStudy Publications tracks trends in HMO services,
enrollment, changes, and profitability.
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research The Inter-university Consortium for
Political and Social Research (ICPSR), is an integral
part of the infrastructure of social science research.
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of
social science data for research and instruction, and
offers training in quantitative methods to facilitate
effective data use.
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Jacobs Institute of Women's Health The Jacobs
Institute of Women's Health (JIWH) is a nonprofit
organization working to improve health care for women
through research, dialogue, and information
dissemination.
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations The Joint Commission evaluates and
accredits more than 16,000 health care organizations and
programs in the United States. An independent,
not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's
predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in
health care.
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Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
Journal of the American Medical Association key
objective is to promote the science and art of medicine
and the betterment of the public health.
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Journal of Health Care Finance Aspen Publishers is a
leading information provider for attorneys, business
professionals, and law students. Written by preeminent
authorities, their products consist of analytical and
practical information covering both U.S. and
international topics.
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Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal The Joseph P.
and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of Ethics was established
at Georgetown University and is the world’s oldest and
most comprehensive academic bioethics center. The
Institute and its library serve as an unequalled
resource for those who research and study ethics, as
well as those who debate and make public policy.
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L & M Directory L & M Directory was created to
provide the senior community of South Florida, their
families, caretakers, and elder care professionals with
basic guidelines for living accommodations and
nursing/retirement options available in the tri-county
area.
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League for the Hard of Hearing The world’s leading
not-for-profit hearing rehabilitation and human services
for the hearing impaired; offers hearing aides at
reasonable costs; amplified telephones at no cost.
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Irving Levin Associates, Inc. Irving Levin
Associates is the leading publisher of merger,
acquisition and venture capital data on the health care
industry. Since 1948, Irving Levin has been providing
Wall Street, investors and health care executives with
timely, accurate and reliable market intelligence on
mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, mortgage
financing, private placements, IPOs
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Levin Home Care Levin Home Care is a Nurse registry
specializing in quality nursing and home health aide
services to the elderly and homebound in South Florida.
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Lifeline Systems A national medical emergency alarm
system response company serving over ½ million
subscribers.
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Living Options of Florida An independent placement
agency designed with care and dedication to assist the
aging and disabled who are in need of
long
term care housing.
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Long Term Care Extended Care Information Network, (ECIN),
is the first company and market leader to offer Internet
solutions and resources that connect hospitals and
consumers with extended-care providers, including
nursing homes, assisted-living and other senior-living
residences, and home health care agencies. Founded by
healthcare professionals, ECIN’s products and services
improve the discharge-planning process for hospitals,
enhance the admissions process and improve business
efficiencies for extended-care providers.
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Managed Care Outlook Managed Care Outlook helps you
identify the opportunities in your industry to develop
products and services and increase your market share. It
gives you the tools you need to understand consumer,
provider, purchaser and competitive trends as well as
emerging legislation and policy in your market, or
markets in which you plan to do business.
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Managed Healthcare Advanstar provides multiple
access points to 20 key industries through integrated
marketing programs that are flexible and customized to
meet any need. Our market reps are specially trained to
provide access within discrete markets or across related
industries utilizing our extensive portfolio of
publications, expositions, conferences, and targeted
marketing services. Each issue of Managed Healthcare
Executive provides the industry's decision makers and
policy shapers with trends, issues and vital resource
information.
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Mature Resources National monthly internet magazine
on positive ways of aging.
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Medical Care Research and Review Medical Care
Research and Review (formerly Medical Care Review) has
evolved from monthly abstracts to a
well-respected journal carrying critical reviews of
literature on organizational structure, economics, and
the financing of health and medical care systems. Today,
the journal's focus has expanded to reflect the growth
of the field and the increasing importance of health
services research -- while still maintaining the high
standards that have kept it at the forefront of health
care research for over half a century.
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Medicare (the official government site) The Official
U.S. Government site for people with Medicare. Medicare
issues are addressed at this site.
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Medicare Medscape offers specialists, primary
care physicians, and other health professionals the
Web's most robust and integrated medical information and
education tools. After a simple, one time, free
registration, Medscape automatically delivers to you the
specialty site that best fits your profile.
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Medicare Social Security network, source for
information analysis, and expert commentary on the
Social Security debate.
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission The Medicare
Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an independent
federal body which advises the U.S. Congress on issues
affecting the Medicare program. The Commission's
statutory mandate is quite broad: In addition to
advising the Congress on payments to health plans
participating in the Medicare+Choice and providers in
Medicare's traditional fee-for-service program, MedPAC
is also tasked with analyzing access to care, quality of
care, and other issues affecting Medicare.
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Medical Economics PDR.net, the online home of the
PDR®, allows its users to access the full power of the
PDR by offering integrated medical information and
education tools. Updated frequently, this site contains
the drug information and resources needed daily by its
prescriber user base arranged together in one site for
convenience and ease-of-use.
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Medicine and Health Thomson Media, a division of The
Thomson Corporation, is a leading provider of
information, data and software tools for professionals
in the financial services and related technologies
markets. More than 750,000 clients use Thomson Media's
publications, databases and work solutions worldwide.
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Medic Pharmacy and Surgical Pharmacy, medical &
surgical; products for treatment and personal care.
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Med Visits Primary care, acute & chronic care
treatment and management in the convenience of your own
home.
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Memory Disorder Center at N.Broward Medical Center A
comprehensive, diagnostic center, partially funded by
the State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs,
evaluates and treats the possible causes of memory
impairment. We assist families in dealing effectively
with living with a memory disorder, including
Alzheimer’s.
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Mental Health In September 1995 CMHC Systems chief
John Paton decided to develop a web site on the topic of
mental health as a free service to the worldwide mental
health community of professionals and laypeople.
Officially launched in November 1995, Mental Help Net
has since gone on to become one of the premier mental
health sites on the web today. Mental Help Net is the
most comprehensive source of online mental health
information, news and resources.
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Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare, the only health
care business news weekly, provides hospital executives
with reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive healthcare
news. Modern Healthcare's well-focused and
concise editorial coverage enables hospital leaders to
take constructive action and improve performance.
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Moving Ideas Network (MIN)
The Moving Ideas Network (MIN), formerly the
Electronic Policy Network! MIN is dedicated to
explaining and popularizing complex policy ideas to a
broader audience. Our goal is to improve collaboration
and dialogue between policy and grassroots
organizations, and to promote their work to journalists
and legislators.
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My Florida The official portal of the State of
Florida
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National Technical Information Service The National
Technical Information Service serves our nation as the
largest central resource for government-funded
scientific, technical, engineering, and business related
information available today. For more than 50 years NTIS
has assured businesses, universities, and the public
timely access to well over 2 million publications
covering over 350 subject areas.
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National Committee for Quality Assurance NCQA’s
World Wide Web site is the premier source for
information about the quality of the nation’s managed
care plans. NCQA is an independent, 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization whose mission is to improve
health care quality everywhere. This Web site is a key
part of that effort. It allows them to provide you and
millions of other visitors with information you can use
to help decide which health plan you want to cover you,
your family, or your employees.
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National Center for Biotechnology Information
Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular
biology information, NCBI creates public databases,
conducts research in computational biology, develops
software tools for analyzing genome data, and
disseminates biomedical information - all for the better
understanding of molecular processes affecting human
health and disease.
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National Health Policy Forum The National Health
Policy Forum (NHPF) has conducted more than 800
workshops, technical briefings, and site visits since
its founding in 1971. The Forum's activities give its
audience ready access to the most knowledgeable people
in different levels of government, the health
professions, business, labor, academia, and consumer
groups, providing both information on important research
findings and an infusion of practical experience into
national and regional policymaking.
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National Association of State Budget Officers The
National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
has served as the professional membership organization
for state finance officers for over fifty years. NASBO
is the instrument through which the states collectively
advance state budget practices. As the chief financial
advisors to our nation’s governors, NASBO members are
active participants in the public policy discussions at
the state level. The major functions of the organization
consist of research, policy development, education,
training, and technical assistance.
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine he National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is 1 of the 27 institutes
and centers that make up the National Institutes of
Health (NIH). NCCAM is dedicated to exploring
complementary and alternative healing practices in the
context of rigorous science, training complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and
disseminating authoritative information to the public
and professionals.
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National Association of Elder Law Attorneys The
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a
non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar
organizations and others who work with older clients and
their families. Established in 1987, the Academy
provides a resource of information, education,
networking and assistance to those who deal with the
many specialized issues involved with legal services to
the elderly and people with special needs.
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National Rural Health Association The National Rural
Health Association is a national membership
organization, whose mission is to improve the health and
health care of rural Americans and to provide leadership
on rural issues through advocacy, communications,
education and research. The NRHA is a non-profit
association.
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National Library of Medicine The National Library of
Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes
of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest
medical library. The Library collects materials in all
areas of biomedicine and health care, as well as works
on biomedical aspects of technology, the humanities, and
the physical, life, and social sciences. The collections
stand at more than 7 million items--books, journals,
technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs
and images. NLM is a national resource for all U.S.
health science libraries through a National Network of
Libraries of Medicine®
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National Academy for State Health Policy The
National Academy for State Health Policy is a
non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to
helping states achieve excellence in health policy and
practice. Their 19 member staff, based in Portland,
Maine, conducts policy analysis, provides training and
technical assistance to states, produces informational
resources and convenes state, regional, and national
forums, including their
annual state health policy
conference.
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National Center for Policy Analysis The National
Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit,
nonpartisan public policy research organization,
established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and
promote private alternatives to government regulation
and control, solving problems by relying on the strength
of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
Topics include reforms in health care, taxes, Social
Security, welfare, criminal justice, education and
environmental regulation.
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National Senior Citizens Law Center The National
Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to
promote the independence and well-being of low-income
elderly individuals and persons with disabilities. As a
national support center, NSCLC advocates through
litigation, legislative and agency representation and
assistance to attorneys and paralegals in field
programs. NSCLC's functions vary with the needs of our
clients. NSCLC maintains a national reputation for
professional quality and successful advocacy.
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National Osteoporosis Foundation The National
Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation's leading
resource for people seeking up-to-date, medically sound
information on the causes, prevention, detection and
treatment of osteoporosis.
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National Institute on Aging Information Center The
National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25
institutes and centers of the
National Institutes of Health, leads a
broad scientific effort to understand the nature of
aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
In 1974, Congress granted authority to form the National
Institute on Aging to provide leadership in aging
research, training, health information dissemination,
and other programs relevant to aging and older people.
Subsequent amendments to this legislation designated the
NIA as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease
research.
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National Center for Health Statistics The National
Center for Health Statistics' Web site is a rich source
of information about America’s health. As the Nation’s
principal health statistics agency, they compile
statistical information to guide actions and policies to
improve the health of our people. They are a unique
public resource for health information–-a critical
element of public health and health policy.
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National Hispanic Council on Aging The National
Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA) was founded in 1980 in
Washington, DC as a national membership-based
organization. It is dedicated to improving the quality
of life for Latino elderly, families, and communities
through advocacy, capacity and institution building,
development of educational materials, technical
assistance, demonstration projects, policy analysis and
research.
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National Women's Health Information Center Welcome
to the National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC),
a service of the Office on Women’s
Health in the Department of Health and Human Services.
The NWHIC provides a gateway to the vast array of
Federal and other women's health information resources.
This site on the World Wide Web can help you link to,
read, and download a wide variety of women's
health-related material developed by the Department of
Health and Human Services, other Federal agencies, and
private sector resources.
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National Family Caregivers Association Organization
created to educate, support, empower & speak up for the
millions of Americans who care for un organically ill,
aged or disabled love ones.
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National Bureau of Economics Research
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic
Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research
organization dedicated to promoting a greater
understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is
committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased
economic research among public policymakers, business
professionals, and the academic community.
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National Center for Genome Resources The National
Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) strives to be a
Center of Excellence in bioinformatics, developing and
providing databases and analytical tools that enable
scientists around the world to conduct genomic research.
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National Institutes of Health
NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral research
for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of
fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of
living systems and the application of that knowledge to
extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness
and disability.
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National Institute on Aging Leads a broad scientific
effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend
the healthy, active years of life.
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National Guideline Clearinghouse The mission of NGC
is to provide physicians and other health professionals,
health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery
systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism
for obtaining objective, detailed information on
clinical practice guidelines and to further their
dissemination, implementation and use.
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Nature
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is the scientific
publishing arm of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, combining
the excellence of: Nature, Nature Research
Journals, Nature Reviews, NPG Academic Journals and NPG
Reference publications, to provide the world's premier
information resource for the basic biological and
physical sciences.
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New England Journal of Medicine The New England
Journal of Medicine is where the most influential and
important research is first published and where
physicians receive the most current information.
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NIH Senior Health Heath information from the
National Institute of Health.
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North East Focal Point
The Department of Senior Services/North East Focal Point
provides quality programs and services to promote
social, physical and psychological well-being in
response to the needs of adults, seniors and children of
Deerfield Beach and in the northern portion of Broward.
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North Park A, classic Residence by Hyatt The senior
living affiliate of Hyatt Corporation, Classic Residence
by Hyatt develops, owns, operates and markets upscale
retirement communities throughout the United States.
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Nursing Home & ALF Services Manor Care, through its
operating group HCR Manor Care, is a leading long-term
health care provider, offering skilled nursing,
Alzheimer's care and rehabilitation through
approximately 350 nursing homes and Alzheimer's assisted
living centers. High-quality medical care is provided
through registered (RN) and licensed practical (LPN)
nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in
concert with physical, occupational and speech
rehabilitation therapists.
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Nutrition LifeSpring is the nutrition pioneer
delivering wellness and independence with passion and
care direct to your doorstep. LifeSpring's focus is to
serve the nutrition needs of any consumer interested in
health and wellness, regardless of age.
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Open Minds
OPEN MINDS is a national behavioral health and
social service industry market research and management
consulting firm. Our mission is to provide executives in
the field with the management knowledge and management
tools necessary to create 'best value' for consumers by
facilitating the development of effective systems for
financing and delivering service.
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Osteoporosis The National Osteoporosis Foundation
(NOF) is the leading nonprofit, voluntary health
organization dedicated to promoting lifelong bone health
in order to reduce the widespread prevalence of
osteoporosis and associated fractures, while working to
find a cure for the disease through programs of
research, education and advocacy.
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Parent Services, Inc. Geriatric Case Managers /
Personal Elder Care; help seniors stay independent for
as long as possible by assisting them with basic
elements of daily living.
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Parkinson The Foundation supports researchers;
physicians; occupational, physical and speech therapists
and psychological counseling. It also provides
educational and medical information for the Parkinson
patients, their families, neurologists and general
medical practitioners.
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Parkinson The APDA scientific advisory board
reviews grant requests and submits recommendations for
funding researches whose work shows promise of making
scientific breakthroughs or finding improve
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