This website is dedicated to providing information on assistive technology and equipment to people who are on disability, rehabilitation, or otherwise handicapped. It says it is “maintained for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Dept. of Education.” The site also provides good resources for information on specific disabilities, outreach services and organizations.
This is the trade association for hospitals. It includes press releases for this national organization that represents and serves hospitals, health care networks, their patients and communities. There are many special studies conducted by this organization that give greater insight into the health care industry. Plenty of links on specific ailments as well.
This is a nonprofit member organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations that develop useful information technologies to improve health care. See the page devoted to public policy and legislative updates regarding patient care, public health, teaching, research, administration, and related policy. There is also a link to access the latest health industry news.
This association is just what it says — a professional group for journalists who cover health care. At its website you can find tip sheets , helpful guides for covering health a blog on health issues, web resources and much more. You’ll find information here for backgrounding and story ideas.
Council on Health Care Economics And Policy
This is a scholarly website from a council affiliated with Brandeis University that discusses various issues in contemporary health care. The site contains conference materials on various topics such as retiree health benefits and states’ roles in paying for health care. This is a good starting point for the scholarly prospective and story ideas.
An independent watchdog that evaluates journalism about health care. The site also provides guides for consumer to evaluate news as well as advertising and public relations messages about health and health issues. Winner of one of Newhouse’s own Mirror Awards in 2007.
This website can be referred to as an encyclopedia for law in health care. For example, it covers law related to nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospice facilities. It tracks the latest news releases from state health agencies. It also gives federal statutes enacted since the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
This is the trade union for consultants in the healthcare industry. The site has complied statistics such as overhead percentages, average monthly charges in accounts receivable, full-time-equivalent staff ratios on dental, medical, and other specialties.
This state-sponsored site provides many important links to information for health care providers, NY state laws and regulations on public health. The site is also updated with the latest health news from the state as well information about hospital complaints. Also, the page on programs gives a reporter an indication of state insurance plans that are available for young children and low- income families. The site also reports individuals who commit insurance fraud, as well covering basic insurance rules and regulations.
This website contains a database of each state’s insurance and Medicare information. It also has links for Medicaid spending, health care costs & budgets. This is a great resource for someone looking for data and statistics for the health care industry. The site is very user-friendly and allows users to set up data tables to compare different state’s statistics. The site has a statistical breakdown of the breakdown health insurance coverage for New York.
This government sites breaks down the industry by the different occupation segments. The site is within the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. See the statistics on how many are employed per occupation segment. The website also includes an industry outlook and earnings.
The website for this well-known weekly news magazine offers this source for feature articles in healthcare. It rates the top health insurance companies and plans. The site also includes drug information, hospital directories and provides rankings for best hospitals and children’s hospitals.