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Non-Consumer Websites
AIMDoctor
Finder
(This is
the main page for AIM)
Misconduct
and Physician Discipline
(This is
the webpage for New York Board of Medicine's discipline)
HAROLD
R. SELBY
(This man
is a newly elected state legislator in Missouri. His brother died
due to poor
medical care. Pay special attention to what this site says about
Health and
Hospitals). You may want to contact him.
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Here are the consumer/ advocate websites:
Association
For Responsible Medicine Website
Medical
Malpractice Victims Organization
indexfra
Letter from
Medicare regarding care from Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (peer
review for Medicare). ( will also send you hard copy of this)
The
American Iatrogenic Association
(You may
want to contact Nic Martin, here is his email address: aia@iatrogenic.org
)
Victims
Justice Center
(Contact
Debra Dixon, ask her to send you a copy of "The Journal". (765) 292-2590
)
Dr.
Eileen Wayne Website
Dr. Wayne
is a strong advocate for rigorous informed consent standards, one of the
major ethical issues in medicine. Her site includes proposed legislation
to insure that a patient's right to be fully informed is guaranteed.
The
HMO Page
Physicians
Who Care is a strong group of concerned docs about the HMO problem. (This
site may be of more use to you with the other story we discussed.)
Coalition
for Consumer Rights of Illinois
(this group
helped reverse tort reforms)
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Check on Docs:
Administrators in Medicine's Databank for Consumers
Federation
of State Medical Boards
Governs
all state medical boards to comply with rules set forth.
(All other medical boards online with websites to check on docs)
Health
Grades - The Healthcare Rating Experts
Is an award-winning
Internet service that accurately and objectively grades the performance
of health care providers in the United States. HealthGrades provides comprehensive
health care ratings and profiles to consumers to help them make the most
informed decisions regarding their healthcare. Federation
of State Medical Boards Homepage
Colorado
LAWS
(Colorado
General Assembly can link to all statutes and rules of civil procedure
from here)
Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct by Attorneys
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Internet legal sites that
are good sources of information are:
Ted
Babbitt
He is ARM
general counsel. His web site provides many links to information for medical
consumers.
Scott
McMillen
He is a
malpractice lawyer in Orlando, Florida.
http://www.mcandl.com/
This is
a defense lawyer's website, but it is useful for its compendium of medical
malpractice laws in all states.
http://congress.nw.dc.us/patient/
Use this
site to contact members of Congress and find out about current legislation
of interest to patient advocates.
HCIA
is a company
that provides data services to hospitals. This list of top 100 hospitals
is according to them based on objective standards of quality.
http://plague.law.umkc.edu
The law
professor who maintains this site is a very prolific writer on medical
malpractice and
the law.
http://www.ht.com/
This site
describes patient simulator products available from a company in Rockville,
Maryland. The simulators allow doctors to learn new procedures using virtual
surgery equipment instead of real patients. The simulators are affordable
alternatives to using human guinea pigs.
http://www.knowx.com/
This site
provides information about lawsuits filed in some states as well as many
other kinds of information in public records. Some searches cost money.
http://www.decision.org/
A nonprofit
group working with patients and doctors to provide the necessary information
to
make the
right decision about a serious treatment option.
http://www.hmopage.org/
This site
was established by doctors who are concerned about the take over of medicine
by HMO's.
http://www.prairielaw.com/
This site
lists what they call "heroes" for justice in most states. It may be a good
place to begin a search for a lawyer if no ARM sponsors are in your area.
The site also offers an active discussion of medical malpractice by free
subscription. It is worth your time to investigate this site.
http://www.rmf.org/w7910.html
This site
is a forum used by the Harvard Risk Management Foundation to discuss disclousure
of medical mistakes by resident physicians.
http://www.florenceproject.org
The Florence
Project is a grassroots website put together by nurses.
http://airastur.es/galan
This site
is in Spanish. The webmaster is a doctor and lawyer in Spain.
http://www.wp.com/hcla/page.htm
This site
may be useful for keeping up with legislation at the national level.
http://www.voicenet.com/~nlvn/index.html
A website
for victims of the drug "Lupron"
http://www.mederrors.com
Information
on the prevalence of medication errors.
http://www.healthfinder.gov
A useful
site sponsored by the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services.
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