American Medical Association The AMA's site contains a "doctor finder" database where users can find out basic background information about particular doctors.

Centers For Disease Control  This federal agency site contains information about diseases, injuries, disabilities, prevention guidelines and specific population information.

Harvard Medical School Library  A very good medical library web site.

Merck Manual The Merck Manual is a very well known and popular general purpose medical reference book.   It is useful for consumers, lawyers and healthcare professionals.

Medical Board of California Determine if your doctor has been disciplined by the medical board, or has malpractice judgments against him, or to file a complaint against a doctor

Medical Malpractice, Cancer and the Medical Oncologist

Mammography and the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

National Cancer Institute  A great place to start for information about cancer.

National Guidline Clearinghouse U.S. Government site providing a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

National Library of Medicine Free unlimited Medline searches.  This site is sponsored by the federal government and the prestigious National Institutes of Health.

Primary Care Guidelines

  Doctor Evidence Finds medical outcome data about diagnostic specific treatments to improve quality of healthcare.

Legal Resources

Association of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA has a variety of resources available on line.

Consumers For Quality Care  A nationally recognized consumer watchdog group that protects the quality of health care and preserves and expands the legal rights of consumers.

Consumer Resources

Advance Medical Review offers physician peer review, medical chart review, medical record review, medical bill review, & utlization review to Insurance Carriers, TPA's, MSO's, HMO's, Worker Comp, etc.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicares web site offers Nursing Home compare, a database that allows you to find out the past performance of any Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home.

Department of Health and Human Services HHS is responsible for monitoring such health issues as Medicare, health research and patient privacy.

DocInfo  Run by the Federation of State Medical Boards, this site operates the Federal Physician Data Center, which collects and distributes information about physician disciplinary actions taken by state medical boards.

FirstGov The official US gateway to all government information.  This site offers links to local, federal and international government sites.

Food and Drug Administration A site for information on drugs and medical devices.

HealthFinder  This is a gateway consumer health information web site for the United States government, Dept of Health and Human Services.

Health Administration Responsibility Project  Created as a resource for patients, doctors, and attorneys seeking to establish the liability of HMO's, Managed Health Care Organizations and Nursing Facilities for the consequences of their decisions, this site offers links to federal and state codes, cases and other useful information.

Member of the Family This site compiles a national watch list of nursing homes that have been cited for survey violatons or "actual or immediate jeopardy."

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Aimed at consumers, this site provides detailed fact sheets and information on many privacy topics.

Public Citizen Public citizens Health Research Group Web site offers a survey of doctor disciplinary information found on state medical board web sites and updates consumers on health issues.