RESOURCES ON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE/MALPRACTICE

New England Journal of Medicine: One of the nation’s foremost medical journals.
Medical anatomy and terms: Easy explanations of medical terms.
Human Anatomy Online: Helpful anatomy drawings
Medifocus-legal - authoritative medical info for legal professionals
Facts about Lasik Surgery: Government warning and info site about this common but sometime unsuccessful proceedure.
Pharmacy Information: Info on common Prescription drugs.
FDA site for info on drugs and medical devices: Gov site giving info on regulated and recalled drugs as well as defective medical devices like the Sulzer hip.
Emedicine medical info - Medical Articles and research.
Online Medical Dictionary - including cancer topics.
National Library of Medicine - The World's largest medical Library.
Cancer CancerNet - the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) includes many sources of cancer information including CANCERLIT
Drug and Prescription Guide - A guide to more than 9,000 prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia - 4000 Medical Topics with information, illustrations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
MEDLINEplus - provides answers to many health questions, along with Anatomical illustrations.
Health News - Recent Medical news by topic and date.
Illustrations of spinal cord anatomy
United Brachial Plexis network
United Cerebral Palsy web page
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Online (videotapes included of various orthopedic topics, including surgical procedures)
ACEP Online, American College of Emergency Physicians (resource on emergency medicine)
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Mammography Page - Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA) Mammograms information
Article: Interpretation of the Electronic Fetal Heart Rate During Labor
Surgical Eyes site discussing eye surgery
American College of Surgeons - Statements and Guidelines
The Pediatric Database (PEDBASE) (comprehensive alphabetical listing with descriptions of childhood illnesses)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
RMF's Risk Management Library (resources for risk management and dealing with the medical malpractice)
Malpractice Claims - Risk Management Tips and Topics
Primary Care Clinical Practice Guidelines
National Guideline Clearinghouse (U.S. government site)

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assisted Living and Nursing Care - American Health Care Association

  RESOURCES TO INVESTIGATE DOCTORS

Doctors aren't disciplined enough Opinions about bad doctors
Bad Doctors Listed Doctors sanctioned in some manner by state and federal government.
State Medical Board Directories: Check the license status of a Doctor here. Some states offer info about prior medical malpractice suits against the doctor.
AMA Doctor Information: Check the current professional biography and status of a doctor.
The Center for Patient Advocacy: An advocacy group for victims of medical malpractice and doctor neglect.
20,000 questionable doctors: A resource to find doctors who have been disciplined.
DocFinder: (Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors) - health professional licensing listings by state
AIM, Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors, DocFinder   includes a limited number of states, this site provides a database of physicians with credentials and disciplinary actions.

Forbes Online, Article on Investigating Physicians' Background for Disciplinary Proceedings Federation of State Medical Boards - DocInfo (databank of 115,000 physician disciplinary actions open to public)
National Practitioner Data Bank ( federal data bank of medical practitioners and their malpractice judgments and settlements)
Public Citizen - Survey of Doctor Disciplinary Information on State Medical Board Web Sites
DoctorFind.

DoctorDirectory.Com (directory of physicians).
AHRQ - http://www.ahcpr.gov/qual/errorsix.htm  An agency for healthcare research and quality - Medical Errors & Patient Safety