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American
Health Care Association
www.ahca.org
The American Health Care Association is a
federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing
nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing
facility, and subacute care providers that care for more than one
million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.
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Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
www.cms.gov
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
is a federal agency within the Department of Health and Human
Services. It was created in 1977 to administer the Medicare and
Medicaid programs -- two national health care programs that
benefit more that 72 million beneficiaries.
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Coalition of Women in Long Term Care
http://www.cowl.org
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Eden Alternative, Inc.
http://www.edenalt.com
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Eldercare Web
www.eldercare.com
Eldercare Web is a comprehensive resource for
information and research focused on health services to the
elderly.
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Medicare
www.medicare.gov
The
official federal Medicare website, with useful information for
people with Medicare and anyone involved in helping them with
their health care decisions. The site provides customized
comparative information about Medicare+Choice plans, nursing
homes, supplemental insurance policies for people with Medicare,
local events where Medicare is the topic, and resources for
additional information.
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National Healthcare Services, Inc.
www.nationalhs.com
National Healthcare Services, Inc.,
is a group purchasing program developed to serve the needs of long
term care providers in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Nursing Home Compare
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare
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Office of Licensure and Certification
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/olc
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Pioneer Network
http://www.pioneernetwork.net
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Quality Partners of Rhode Island
http://www.riqualitypartners.org
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SeniorNavigator.com
http://ww.seniornavigator.com
A
unique Internet guide for Virginia's
seniors, their families and caregivers. It is designed to be an easy place
to find the information needed to understand a particular health problem PLUS
find accurate details about local services and providers.
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Virgina Board of Nursing
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/nursing
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Virginia Center on Aging
http://www.vcu.edu/vcoa
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Virginia Department for the Aging
http://www.vda.virginia.gov
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Virginia Department of Health
http://www.vdh.state.va.us
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Virginia Department of Health Professions
http://www.dhp.state.va.us/default.htm
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Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
http://www.dmas.virginia.gov
The Department
of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) administers the Virginia
Medicaid program; the Indigent Health Care Trust Fund; the State
and Local Hospital Program; the Involuntary Commitment Program;
Regular Assisted Living Payments for Residents of Adult Homes;
Health Premium Assistance Program for HIV-Positive Individuals and
the Virginia Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan Trust
Fund.
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Virginia Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.state.va.us
Web page includes regulatory
information and details on other programs within DSS.
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Virginia General
Assembly
http://www.legis.state.va.us
Information on bills and resolutions as well as
schedules of activity.
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Virginia Health
Information
www.vhi.org
Virginia Health Information (VHI) is a
non-profit organization whose Board of Directors represent all
health care stakeholders. VHI was formed to develop information
that will assist consumers and purchasers to make informed health
care decisions. In addition, the information available to health
care providers is designed to help support quality improvement.
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Virginia Health Quality Center
http://www.vhqc.org
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Virginia Pressure Ulcer Resource Team
www.vpurt.org
A Team of dedicated health care
professionals from numerous perspectives who want to improve
quality of care. Of particular interest is the problem of pressure
ulcers (sometimes referred to as decubitus, pressure sores and
bedsores), which can be reduced with improved awareness,
education, and legislation. Team members include doctors, nurses,
aides, administrators, and representatives from state agencies,
professional organizations, and health care manufacturers.
Virginia
Regulatory Town Hall
http://www.townhall.state.va.us/index.cfm
Information on regulations in the
state of Virginia.
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Wellspring Institute
http://www.wellspringis.org
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