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Health Care Organizations

www.ahip.com (America's Health Insurance Plans)
www.cms.hhs.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
www.health.state.ny.us (New York State Department of Health)
www.hhs.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
www.pbmi.com (Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute)

Health Care Quality

www.leapfroggroup.org (The Leapfrog Group For Patient Safety)
www.healthgrades.com (HealthGrades - The Healthcare Quality Experts)
www.dph.state.ct.us (Connecticut Department of Public Health)
www.cthosp.org (Connecticut Hospital Association)
www.ncqa.org (National Committee for Quality Assurance)
www.jcaho.org (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
www.nlm.nih.gov (National Institutes of Health - MedlinePlus)
www.bridgestoexcellence.com (Rewarding Quality Across the Healthcare System)

Human Resources & Benefits

www.ifebp.org (International Foundation of Benefits - General information on Employee
Benefits and Human Resources)
www.medscape.com (Medscape - Current Health Care and Benefit Information; free sign up)
www.ifebp.org/knowledge/ichothcc.asp (International Foundation of Benefits - Health Care Cost Management)
www.businessgrouphealth.org (Includes Employer's Guide to Health Improvement and Preventive Services-and much more)

Employee Benefits Law

www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html (Legal Information Institute - Legal issues relating to Employee Benefits and Insurance by State)
www.benefitslink.com (Benefits Link - A free employee benefits site concentrating on compliance issues and current legislation)

General Insurance Information

www.naic.org (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)

Employee Benefits Surveys

www.uschamber.com/resources/research/benefits.htm (The US Chamber of Commerce Employee Benefit Study)
www.ifebp.org/knowledge/00census1.asp (International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - Prescription Drug Plan Survey)

HIPAA

www.afehct.org (Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions)
www.cms.hhs.gov (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
www.hl7.org (Health Level Seven)
www.HIPAAcomply.com (HIPAA compliance information)
www.HIPAA.com or www.HIPAA.org (HIPAA checklist and a variety of information)

Health Care and Insurance Companies

(This list is not limited to the companies C.M. Smith Agency presently works with.)

www.aetna.com (Aetna, Inc.)
www.anthem.com (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)
www.cbia.com/ins/default.htm (CBIA Health Connections)
www.cigna.com (CIGNA Healthplans)
www.connecticare.com (ConnectiCare)
www.deltadental.com (Delta Dental)
www.glic.com (Guardian)
www.highmarklife.com (Highmark)
www.jpfinancial.com (Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company)
www.metlife.com (MetLife)
www.oxfordhealth.com (Oxford Health Plans)
www.phoenixinsurancecompany.com (Phoenix)
www.health.net (HealthNet)
www.prudential.com (Prudential Financial)
www.rsli.com (Reliance Standard)
www.hartfordlife.com (The Hartford)
www.uhc.com (UnitedHealthcare)
www.unum.com (UNUM)
www.vsp.com (VSP - Vision Service Plan)