Resources
MMGMA members have recommended the following websites as valuable resources. MMGMA does not endorse any of these services or companies. If you know of a useful website that you would like to recommend, provide the URL, Company Name and a Brief Description of the website to info@mmgma.org.
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Associations
Medical Alley
Trade association to support Minnesota's health care industry.
Medical Group Management Association
The national association of Medical Group Management.
Minnesota Hospital Association
Trade association for Minnesota hospitals and health systems.
Billing & Coding
American Academy of Professional Coders
The American Academy of Professional Coders (the Academy) provides education and certification for professional medical coders.
American Association of Health Plans
AHIP is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans.
American Compliance Institute
http://compliance.com/index.htm
Provides direction to health care compliance resources.
American Health Information Management Association
The American Health Information Management Association is the community of professionals engaged in health information management, providing support to members and strengthening the industry and profession.
Compliance News
Healthcare Compliance Company home page
Healthcare Financial Management Association
HFMA is the nation's leading personal membership organization for healthcare financial management professionals.
Office of Inspector General
The mission of the Office of Inspector General, as mandated by Public Law 95-452 (as amended), is to protect the integrity of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of the beneficiaries of those programs.
Patient Friendly Billing
http://www.patientfriendlybilling.org/
The Patient Friendly Billing initiative is a nationwide project to ensure patient financial communications are clear, concise and correct. HFMA leads the effort with involvement from AHA and MGMA.
Physicians Practice
http://www.physicianspractice.com
A business resource for physicians.
Wisconsin Physician Services
http://www.wpsic.com/medicare/index.html
Medicare Part B carrier for IL, MI, MN and WI.
Government & Legal
Cigna Physician Settlement
http://www.cignaphysiciansettlement.com
This site informs Class Members about the terms of the Settlement Agreement and how Class Members may submit claims for compensation under the Settlement.
Department Labor and Industry
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/wcac.html
Home page for advisory committee meeting schedules, minutes.
Department Labor and Industry
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/workcomp.html
Home page for workers' compensation, rules, regulations, treatment parameters.
Federal - Medicaid
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/
Reference information for Medicaid information at the federal level.
Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Federal Register for federal laws and regulations.
Medicare
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicare/
Medicare home page for resources.
Microsoft-Minnesota Class Action Lawsuit
http://www.microsoftminnesotasettlement.com/
The Court-ordered notice and other documents at this website explain the settlement, the benefits it provides, and the options that you have, including how to submit a claim form on-line or by mail.
Minnesota Health Information
http://www.minnesotahealthinfo.org/index.html
Created by the MN Governor's Health Cabinet, compare cost and quality of healthcare in Minnesota and link to other similar web sites.
State Healthcare Statutes
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/
Home page for MN state statutes and laws
Human Resources
HR Esquire
HR Legal website to research and find resource for any employee benefit or HR issue.
HR Village
For HR professionals and businesses seeking HR information and support.
HR. Com
HR resources including benefits, staffing, labor relations and legal.
Licensure & Credentialing
Accuchecker.com
http://www.accuchecker.com/default.asp
Free UPIN number search capabilities.
Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
Nationwide universal credentialing process.
Federation of State Medical Boards
http://www.fsmb.org/members.htm
Access the medical boards of all states within the U.S.
Minnesota Association of Medical Staff Services
http://www.mamss-mn.org/Forms.html
Access Minnesota uniform credentialing, re-credentialing and practitioner change forms accepted by virtually all payors and hospitals.
Marketing
Bureau of Labor & Statistics
Cost of living index (CPI)
County Resources
MN Information specific to counties. www."fill in county name".mn.us (Note "fill in county name" i.e.: co.hennepin.mn.us)
News
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota news.
St Paul Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/
Minnesota news
The Business Journal
http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/
Twin Cities business news.
Patient Education
Emedicine.org
Physician web site with Patient Education information and links to "centers" of numerous specialties/diseases.
Family Doctor. Org
Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians, this is a patient health web resource for men, women and children.
Medicare Part D Information
http://www.healthpolitics.com/hrc_medicare.asp?bhcp=1
This website provides Medicare Part D information. There is a downloadable worksheet that you can print out and give to your patients who are struggling to figure out which of the numerous Part D options will work best for them. Please be aware that this website is funded by Pfizer as part of the Pfizer Medical Humanities initiative.
Patient Safety
Institute of Medicine - Healthcare & Quality
http://www.iom.edu/topic.asp?id=3718
This page provides links to current IOM projects, events & reports addressing healthcare services and quality of care.
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety
http://www.mnpatientsafety.org/
A partnership among the Minnesota Hospital Association, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Department of Health and more than 50
other public-private health care organizations working together to improve patient safety.
Practice Management & Administration
looksmart
Free search on over 5.5 million articles from over 900 publications (magazines, journals, etc.)
NexTag
Comparison shopping for any type of product.
Quality, Guidelines, Outcomes
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
A collaboration of health care organizations dedicated to championing health care quality and to helping its members identify and accelerate the implementation of best clinical practices for their patients.
Minnesota Community Measurement
Outcomes data that is un-blinded.
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
Government-sponsored site allows users to gain access to more than 1,400 guidelines and register for e-mail updates on new evidence.
The Cochrane Library
http://www.informedhealthonline.org
Australian site provides information from Cochrane Collaboration, developer of evidence-based guidelines from research world-wide.
Vanderbilt Center for Evidence-Based Medicine
Site has links to information about evidence-based medicine and guidelines issued by specialty medical groups and international organizations.
Reimbursement
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/mpfsapp/step1.asp
Select what year and GPCI, range of codes and fee schedule is provided with Codes, RVUs, Conf Factor, Reimbursement
Johns Hopkins ACG Case Mix System
http://www.acg.jhsph.edu/index.htm
Learn about ACGs and how they impact physician profiling and quality improvement analyses.
Medicare Fee Schedule
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/mpfsapp/step1.asp
Medicare fee schedule, pick year and GPCI
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/cptinfo.html
MN Worker's Compensation fee RVUs (acceptance document which upon acceptance will lead you to the fee schedule RVUs)
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/workcomp.html
Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
Symmetry Health
http://www.symmetry-health.com/index.htm
Information regarding Episode Treatment Group (ETGs).
Search Engine
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Google
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healthfinder
Search for information from the Health Library, Health Care, Health News, Organizations and Health News. A service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Healthtouch Online
A resource that brings together valuable information from trusted sources on topics such as medications, health, diseases, supplements and natural medicine.
HealthWeb
Linking you to the best in health information
MedlinePlus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Search for information from categories including: Health Topics, Drug information, Medical Encyclopedia, Dictionary, News, Directories and Other Resources. A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
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