General

• American Health Information Management Association - http://www.ahima.org/
  Includes information on conferences, publications, news etc.
• CPT and HCPCS Medical Codes - http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/cpt/
  This database contains a complete listing of CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS codes (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System). This database is fully searchable by code, description, type or category. 
• Current Terms - http://www.hpisum.com/ct_login.ihtml
  Registration required. This helpful site defines recently coined medical terms which are generally too new to be in dictionaries etc.
• HIPAA.org - http://www.hipaa.org/
  Law, guides, checklists, etc.
• Healthcare Informatics Standards - http://www.hl7.org/
  Links to coding systems, etc.
• ICD-9-CM, HCPS and CPT Codes - http://www.eicd.com/
  The mother lode of codes.
• Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
  A good online medical dictionary.
• Medical Record Privacy - http://www.epic.org/privacy/medical/
  From the Electronic Privacy Information Center, this resource provides information on privacy issues.
• Medspeak Terms -
  http://www.mlanet.org/resources/medspeak/medspeaka_d.html
  A helpful glossary of medical terms.
  
  
  
  
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