Important Links

National Associations & Organizations

• Accrediting Agencies
• Consumer Associations
• Expositions
• Home Care Related National Associations
• Infusion Therapy/Pharmacy Associations
• Long-Term Care Associations
• Managed Care Associations

• Physician Associations
• Rehabilitation Associations
• Supplier Associations
• Therapy Associations
• Trade Press
• U.S. Government, License and Regulatory

Home Care Related National Associations

• AAH (American Association for Homecare)
• AMA (American Medical Association)
• NAHC (National Association for Home Care)
• NFCA (National Family Caregivers Association)
• NRRTS (National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers)
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
• VNAA (Visiting Nurses Association of America)

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Managed Care Associations

• CMSA (Case Management Society of America)
• HIAA (Health Insurance Association of America)
• NMHCC (National Managed Health Care Congress)

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Accrediting Agencies

• ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.)
• American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc.
• Board of Certification/Accreditation International
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Community Health Accreditation Program
• HealthCare Quality Association on Accreditation
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
• The Compliance Team, Inc.
• The Joint Commission
• The National Board of Accreditation for Orthotic Suppliers

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Physician Associations

• AAHCP (American Academy of Home Care Physicians)
• AMA (American Medical Association)
• NAMCP (National Association of Managed Care Physicians)

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Rehabilitation Associations

• Amputee Coalition of America
• American Spinal Injury Association
• AOPA (American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association)
• ARN (Association of Rehabilitation Nurses)
• NRA (National Rehabilitation Association)
• National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• National Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)

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Supplier Associations

• Canadian Home Care Association
• NAMES (National Association for Medical Equipment Services)
• NMEDA (National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association)
• State Associations

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Therapy Associations

• AADP (American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists)
• AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• APTA (American Physical Therapy Association)
• APSS (Association of Professional Sleep Societies)
• ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• CAPO (Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists)
• Gerontological Society of America
• ISPO (International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics)
• NPUAP (National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel)
• WOCN (Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society)

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Trade Press

• Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care
• Homecare Magazine
• Home Health Line
• Modern Healthcare

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U.S. Government, License and Regulatory

• CapWeb - The Internet Guide to the U.S. Congress
• CDC (Center for Disease Control)
• CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
• Congressional Quarterly
• Congressional Record
• Code of Federal Regulations

• Department of Education
• Department of Health and Human Services
• DMERC Region A
• DMERC Region B
• DMERC Region C
• DMERC Region D
• Federal Register
• Food and Drug Administration
• General Accounting Office
• Government Information Xchange
• Library of Congress
• NCOA (National Council on the Aging)
• National Institute of Health
• National Library of Medicine
• National Supplier Clearinghouse
• News from the Speaker of the House
• Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information
• Office of Management and Budget
• OIG/HHS (Office of Inspector General)
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• SADMERC
• SSA (Social Security On-Line)
• State Board of Nursing Index
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• White House

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State Associations

• Mesanet

Consumer Associations

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Amputee Coalition of America
• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Disabled Sports USA
• ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization Programs)
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• National Easter Seal Society
• National Family Caregivers Association
• PVA (Paralyzed Veterans of America)
• Project Action/National Institute for Accessible Transportation
• UCPA (United Cerebral Palsy Association of America)

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Expositions

• Heartland Conference
• Abilities Expo
• Medtrade