The risk management team at BETA Healthcare Group has put together this list of helpful websites and publications. To jump to a specific topic, please click on a link below.

Accreditation
Credentialing
Legislation
Licensing
Patient Safety
Quality Data
Regulations
Risk Management
Societies and Organizations
Other

Other Resources

Risk Management Associations
Suggested Publications
Free Online Resources

Topic	Link/Description
Accreditation	www.aoa-net.org American Osteopathic Association
	www.jointcommission.org Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
	www.ncqa.org National Committee on Quality Assurance
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Credentialing	www.npdb-hipdb.com National Practitioner Data Bank
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Legislation	www.calregs.com California Code of Regulations
	www.leginfo.ca.gov California Law and Bill Information
	www.gpoaccess.gov Code of Federal Regulations/Federal Register
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Licensing	www.pharmacy.ca.gov Board of Pharmacy
	www.rn.ca.gov Board of Registered Nursing
	www.bvnpt.ca.gov Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
	www.dhs.ca.gov Department of Health Services
	www.medbd.ca.gov Medical Board of California
	www.pac.ca.gov Physician Assistant Committee
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Patient Safety	www.micra.org Californians Allied for Patient Protection
	www.rmf.harvard.edu Harvard Risk Management Foundation
	www.icsi.org Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
	www.ihi.org Institute for Healthcare Improvement
	www.iom.edu Institute of Medicine
	www.leapfroggroup.org The Leapfrog Group
	www.macoalition.org Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
	www.medqic.org Medicare Quality Improvement Community
	www.guideline.gov National Guideline Clearinghouse
	www.nih.gov National Institutes of Health
	www.npsf.org National Patient Safety Foundation
	www.p4ps.org Partnership for Patient Safety
	www.premierinc.com Premier Safety Institute
	www.quic.gov Quality Interagency Coordination (QuIC) Task Force
	www.safer.healthcare.ucla.edu Safer California Healthcare: Strategic Alliance for Error Reduction
	www.ahrq.gov The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
	www.ismp.org The Institute for Safe Medication Practices
	www.usp.org U.S. Pharmacopeia
	www.va.gov/ncps Veterans Health Administration
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Quality Data	www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalQualityInits/ CMS Hospital Quality Initiative
	www.medicare.gov Nursing Home Compare: Survey Results
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Regulations	www.fda.gov/cdrh Center for Devices and Radiological Health
	www.cdc.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	www.cms.hhs.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
	www.cms.hhs.gov/clia CLIA Regulations
	www.cms.hhs.gov/GuidanceforLawsAndRegulations/04_CAHs.asp Critical Access Hospital Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines
	www.hhs.gov Department of Health and Human Services
	www.fda.gov Food and Drug Administration
	aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp HIPAA Transaction Standards
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Risk Management	www.medlaw.com COBRA / EMTALA Resources - Frew Consulting Group
	www.foley.com Legal Newsletter - Law Watch
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Societies and Organizations	www.aap.org American Academy of Pediatrics
	www.acep.org American College of Emergency Physicians
	www.ahima.org American Health Information Management Association
	www.aha.org American Hospital Association
	www.ama-assn.org American Medical Association
	www.ana.org American Nurses Association
	www.asahq.org American Society of Anesthesiologists
	www.aorn.org Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
	www.awhonn.org Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses
	www.calhospital.org California Hospital Association
	www.cmanet.org California Medical Association
	www.ena.org Emergency Nurses Association
	www.namss.org National Association Medical Staff Services
	www.nann.org National Association of Neonatal Nurses
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Other	www.hcmarketplace.com Free Health Care Related Newsletters
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Risk Management Associations

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
One North Franklin
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 422-3980
www.ashrm.org

California Society for Healthcare Risk Management (CSHRM)
120 Village Square, PMB #34
Orinda, CA 94563
www.cshrmca.org

Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM)
www.scahrm.org

Suggested Publications

Risk Management Handbook
Carroll, Roberta
Fifth Edition, April 2009

Consent Manual
California Hospital Association, 36^th Edition, 2009

EMTALA
Lipton, M. Steven, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
California Hospital Association, Seventh Edition, 2009.

Minors and Healthcare Law - A Handbook on Consent for Treatment of Infants, Children and Adolescents
California Hospital Association, Sixth Edition, 2004.

Mental Health Law Manual
California Hospital Association, Fourth Edition, 2009

Records Retention Guide
California Hospital Association, Seventh Edition, 2002