Ventura County Medical Association Links Page

Links of Interest

Clinical Resources
Government Regulatory Agencies
Health Plans
Health Policy Resources
Legislative
Organized Medicine
Other Links of Interest
Public Health
Worker's Comp Plans
Clinical Resources
Link	Description
Center Watch Service	Listing of clinical trials.
Medscape	Website containing full-text articles, practice guidelines, conference schedules and summaries, patient resources and links.
National Library of Medicine	Online databases including MEDLINE and PubMed
PDR Website	Created by Medical Economics Company, Inc., offering drug information, online journals, CME courses and other information.
Physicians On-Line	Links to medical sites and other sites of interest to physicians.
World Medical Leaders	On-line Continuing Medical Education.
Government Regulatory Agencies
Link	Description
Attorney General, California	Consumer inquiries or complaints.
County of Ventura	County Government Offices and Departments
Department of Managed Health Care	HMO Help Center - Complaints against a health maintenance organization, health plan, or IPA.
FDA	Food & Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Finance Administration	Medicare and Medicaid publications, forms, and regulations
Medical Board of California	Physician Licensing.
National Practitioner Data Bank	Physician Information
State of California Homepage	Provides links to all state agencies.
U.S. Government Printing Office	GPO: Official reports and publications fo U.S. Federal Government.
Health Plans
Link	Description
Aetna	Insurance company.
Blue Cross	HMO & PPO Health plans.
Blue Shield	HMO & PPO Health plans.
CIGNA	HMO & PPO Health plans.
Medi-Cal	Contains Medi-Cal's newsletter and other information about the Medi-Cal program.
Medicare	Website for National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC), the Medicare fiscal intermediary for California, provides access to Medicare billing guidelines and other policies, back issues of Medicare Bulletins, and contact information for NHIC.
Pacificare/Secure Horizons	Health plans.
Ventura County Health Care Plan	Self-insured program for County of Ventura Employees
Health Policy Resources
Link	Description
Agency for Health Care Policy	Federal agency charged with supporting research to promote quality of care.
CDC	Federal center for disease control.
Kaiser Family Foundation	Reports and summaries of publications on health policy.
National Center for Health Statistics	Government source of reports, statistics, tables and publications
National Institutes of Health	Consensus Development Conference guidelines and consumer health topics.
Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development	Source of statewide health information and statistics
U.S. Gopvernment Printing Offices	GPO: Official reports and publications fo U.S. Federal Government.
Legislative
Link	Description
California Code of Regulations	Access to specific provisions of the California Code of Regulations.
California Legislative Information	Information on pending legislation and current activities in the State Legislature; links to State legislators, California law and legislative publications.
California Legislator Contact Info	Not sure who your local representative is? It's easy to find out by visiting.
Federal Legislative Information	Library of Congress: Information on pending federal legislation, current news on Congressional activities, links to members of Congress and the Executive and Judicial branches of government.
Organized Medicine
Link	Description
AMA	American Medical Association
CMA	California Medical Association
Other Links of Interest
Link	Description
American Board of Medical Specialties	24 approved medical specialty boards in the United States.
Community Services in Ventura County	Miscellaneous services providing information and/or advice about consumer rights, business practices, product safety, fraud and filing complaints, voter information, volunteer opportunities and maintaining a healthy environment.
Public Health
Link	Description
Community Health Services	Services that provide information, education and/or treatment for physical related conditions, while assisting people in maintaining physical well-being.
Ventura County Public Health Department	Info on Emergency Medical Services, Ventura County Medical Center, Mental Health, and an array of Community Services.
Worker's Comp Plans
Link	Description
Argonaut Group	Worker's Compensation Programs
California Department of Worker's Compensation	Claims, settlement, benefits and rehabilitation for job-related injuries and illnesses
Fireman's Fund	Worker's Compensation Programs
Fremont	Worker's Compensation Programs
Marsh Affinity	Workers Compensation Programs