ð This resource list is intended to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art of electronic services available for home care programs.

ð It is not intended to endorse any products, services or service providers.

ðThis is a "living document" housed on my web site and can be accessed electronically. You can surf from my own professional web site http://www.servtech.com/~bvalenti/.

Before you read anything else, read this:

Caren Taylorâs article called "The E-volution in Health Care" on the e-offering web site: http://www.eoffering.com/

The article: http://www.eoffering.com/analyst/caren_taylor/pdf/ct_dh_07271999.pdf

Also click on Caren Taylorâs picture or go to list for more on the e-volution: http://www.eoffering.com/analyst/caren_taylor/pdf/ct_dh_07271999.pdf

Then go to "Direct to Michael Dell" who says:

"The Internet is a powerful tool. No other resource allows us to accomplish so much so quickly. Perhaps the most amazing aspect of the Internet is its ability to eliminate time and distance. Global communication and limitless information are available instantly. This opens up a world of possibilities." http://www.dell.com/html/us/corporate/michael/index.htm
 
 

Having said that, try some of these other sites:

Technology sites

Healtheon Web site:

http://www.healtheon.com/

Health Hero Network

http://www.hhn.com/home/index.html

Patient Care Technologes: One of the many private companies in the e-home care business

http://www.ptct.com/index.html

Implantable Insulin Pump Home Page

http://www.minimed.com/files/mmn071.htm

Voice Recognition/ Disctation Software from IBM

http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_MAIN.Entry17c?CID=21914&SID=1839&SP=10007&PN=5&PID=201018
 
 

Wireless Communication Examples

Palm Pilot hand held computer

http://www.palm.com/

Download.com for Software for the Palm Organizer

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10000.html?tag=st.cn.10122-ron.bc.gp

"WardWatch" software for tracking laboratory results

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10122-100-913957.html?tag=st.dl.10002_103_1.lst.titledetail

Sprint Wireless

http://www.sprintpcs.com/wireless/wwconnect.html

Nokia Cellular Modem

http://www.nokia.com/networks/17/index.html
 
 

Merging Techologies

Computer and TV

http://www.tivo.com/what/intro.html
 
 
 
 

A[pplications of the Techology

Web Resources

Home Care On-line

National Association of Home Care

http://www.nahc.org/home.html

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

http://www.jcaho.org/

The National League for Nursing

http://www.nln.org/

and its Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)

http://www.chapinc.org/
 
 

Government

US Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

http://www.hcfa.gov/

Federal Trade Commission: Web site for internet fraud

https://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm

Centers for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/

CDC links to State Health Departments and other public health links

http://www.cdc.gov/other.htm

Contact elected officials

http://government.aol.com/mygov/
 
 

Electronic Risk Management:

MMIâs Web site

http://www.mmicompanies.com/mmicos.nsf?OpenDatabase

Interqual

http://www.interqual.com/
 
 

Education on the Web

Web MD: Has physician, nurse and consumer sites

http://www.webMD.com/

HealthStream: a Web MD lookalike

http://ccc.silverplatter.com/about

Cervical Cancer

www.cervicalcancercampaign.org

One of the best is Dr. Koopâs web site

http://www.drkoop.com/

The American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org/

The American Nurses Association

http://www.ana.org/

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for guidelines for treatment of hyperlipidemia:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htm

National Library of Medicine

http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/

Medscape

http://www.medscape.com/home/journals/medscape-journals.html

Medscape Managed Care

http://ManagedCare.medscape.com/Home/Topics/ManagedCare/ManagedCare.html
 
 

Clinical Pathways and outcomes measurement

A commercial site http://www.cerner.com/ one of whose products includes

home care clinical pathways http://www.cerner.com/2/2b-991011-Pathways.htm

The Center for Case Management

http://www.cfcm.com/

Clinical Pathways: Benefits and Liabilities

Telemedicine and Home Health

http://tie.telemed.org/homehealth/

a component of the Telemedicine Information Exchange of the National Library of Medicine

http://tie.telemed.org/
 
 

Electronic prescriptions

Risk Management and E mail prescriptions: in New York State

http://www.op.nysed.gov:9240/pharmqa.htm

Use of palm size computers for prescriptions

http://www.managedcaremag.com/archiveMC/9910/9910.prescribePDA.html

Commercial site describing hand held computer prescription technology

http://www.allscripts.com/main/home_frames_3.asp

More on the hand held point of service Physicians' Prescription And Referral Information Server (PPARIS) system on Microsoftâs Business Solutions web site

http://www.microsoft.com/Industry/health/press/releases/pstone0712.stm

Buying Drugs On-line

http://www.fda.gov/oc/buyonline/default.htm

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Web site

http://www.nabp.net
 
 

Other medical resources

http://www.docshop.com/index.html

Business News

CNBC

http://www.cnbc.com/

Market Watch

http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/newsroom.htx?dist=nscp-bm

Yahoo Business News

http://quote.yahoo.com/?u&d=t