| [Back to top] | Nursing Links | |
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| 1 | American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants
The AALNC is the professional association for legal nurse consultants. The web site includes information, resources, and links of interest to consultants, nurses, and attorneys. The site also includes the "LNC Locator", a searchable database that can be used to find a consultant or nurse expert. Searches can be customized by clinical nursing specialty and geographic location.
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| 2 | American Nurses Association
This is the official site for the American Nurses Association. Current news in the Nursing World is presented. Included at the site are the ANA by-laws, mission statement, ANA officials, job openings, constituent member associations and the National Awards Program.
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| 3 | American Nurses Credentialing Center
The goal of this organization is to promote excellence in Nursing and health care globally through a credentialing program and related services. The Center deals with accreditation, certification/recertification and international credentialing information. News, future events, lists of certifications and appropriate credentials are provided per specialty.
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| 4 | American Organization of Nurse Executives
The AONE is the professional association for nurse executives. The web site includes resources and links on various practice, regulation, and research issues related to the practice of nursing and the provision of healthcare services. It contains the latest news and announcements regarding advocacy issues and legislation.
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| 5 | Florida Board of Nursing
Topics included at this site include legislative changes or additions for each current year. A self-evaluation tool is available and it will help you determine if you meet Florida’s licensure requirements for the Nursing profession. Licensure renewal informal is discussed. The date, time and place of Board meetings are included. In addition, the quarterly newsletter is available on line.
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| 6 | Florida Nurse Practice Act
This site contains the Statutes governing the practice of Nursing within the State of Florida.
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| 7 | Florida Nurses Association
Themes of local leadership, member services, legislative issues and conferences can all be found on this site’s homepage. Newsletters, FNA publications and Nursing resources are also included. Grants and scholarship opportunities are detailed. Professional advocacy issues are addressed. Career opportunities are promoted.
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| [Back to top] | Legal Links | |
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| 1 | American Association of Nurse Attorneys
This organization is a resource network and support group for nurse attorneys. The organization focuses on educting the public on matters of nursing, health care and the law. The site lists the Board members, education presentations, and a marketplace for related materials.
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| 2 | American College of Legal Medicine
This is the official site for this organization that is comprised of professionals which focus on the important issues where law and medicine converge. It has attorneys, physicians, dentists and other health care professionals as members.
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| 3 | Florida Bar
The organization’s goals and mission are presented. It provides member and consumer services. It contains information about regulation governing professional practice. IT has a Marketplace where vendors are listed that provides services of interest to the legal community.
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| 4 | Florida Legislature
This is the official site of the Florida Legislature. It contains information about both the Senate and the House of Representatives. . The site lists the issues of redistricting and also budget. The legislative sessions are provided as well as pending legislation. Representatives, committees, and session summaries are also presented.
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| 5 | Florida Statutes
This site is self-explanatory and provides the Florida Statutes.
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| 6 | LawOffice.com
The FindLaw Lawyer Directory is a FREE fully searchable database of over 500,000 lawyers and law firms. Find a Lawyer.
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| 7 | Martindale-Hubbell
Use this Locator to find a lawyer by name. Or click the tabs to search by location/area of practice, by firm, or for lawyers in corporations, agencies of the US government, or law school faculty.
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| 8 | Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.
This is the site for the Florida Association of Paralegals. They are affiliated with the National Association of Legal Assistants. (NALA) The site provides a definition of their profession and a notice of upcoming events. It lists the officers of the organization. They had a publication entitled “ In Brief”. They also list cases that may have substantive value.
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| 9 | Social Security Administration
This is the official website for the Social Security Administration. The site contains information about benefits, retirement, disability services, SSI, Medicare and Medicaid. It also contains information about forms, benefit payments and the hearing and appeal process.
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| 10 | The Florida Bar
Official web site of the Florida Bar.
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| 11 | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
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| [Back to top] | Healthcare Links | |
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| 1 | National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals
This organization address the issues of the medicare secondary Payer Statue and it's impact on workers compensation and liability settlements
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| 2 | Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research
Practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
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| 3 | American Association of Health Plans
AAHP is the largest national trade organization representing health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and other similar health plans that provide coverage to more than 140 million Americans.
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| 4 | American Association of Healthcare Consultants
The American Association of Healthcare Consultants (AAHC) is a broad-based professional society for credentialed consultants practicing in all areas of healthcare organization and delivery.
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| 5 | American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. The web site includes information and links related to HIPPA, the healthcare workforce, quality and patient safety.
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| 6 | American Medical Association
AMA - Physicians dedicated to the health of America.
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| 7 | American Medical Informatics Association
The American Medical Informatics Association is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization of individuals, institutions, and corporations dedicated to developing and using information technologies to improve health care.
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| 8 | Center for Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
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| 9 | FedStats
FedStats provides easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 100 U.S. Federal Government agencies.
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| 10 | Food and Drug Administration
Home Page for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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| 11 | General Accounting Office
GAO examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal programs and activities, and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to help the Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding decisions. The General Accounting Office (GAO) is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552). However, GAO's disclosure policy follows the spirit of the act consistent with GAO's duties and functions as an agency with primary responsibility to the Congress.
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| 12 | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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| 13 | MEDLINE / PUBMED
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
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| 14 | National Institute of Health Clinical Research Center
Search for available clinical research studies.
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| 15 | National Institutes of Health
This is the official web site of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. NIH is the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
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| 16 | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA Home Page.
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| 17 | RAND
RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.
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| 18 | Trauma.org
Largest Internet Trauma Care Site - Covers all aspects of injury prevention, evaluation and management. Includes an e-mail Discussion group, Conference listings, Trauma Imagebank, Fellowship database. Home of Trauma Moulage on the Internet.
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| 19 | U.S. National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology. The collections stand at 5 million items--books, journals, technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms, photographs and images. Housed within the Library is one of the world's finest medical history collections of old (pre-1914) and rare medical texts, manuscripts, and incunabula.
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| [Back to top] | Business Links | |
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| 1 | Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.
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| 2 | Findlaw Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business
FindLaw for Business - business articles, forms and web sites covering business formation, finance, human resources, contracts, intellectual property, business operations and more.
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| 3 | Florida Department of State
You're starting a business in Florida, either new or an expansion and you need help finding assistance. This site is here to help with continually updated links to web resources related to business startups.
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| 4 | National Association of Women Business Owners
NAWBO provides a strong and continuing voice and vision for women business owners within the economic, social and political communities. NAWBO exercises leadership to create a business climate that realizes the integration of values, profits, technology and people.
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| 5 | Online Chambers of Commerce
A resource for locating Chambers of Commerce on the Internet.
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| 6 | Small Business Administration
A web site of services and resources provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration Offices and Partners.
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| 7 | U.S. Business Advisor
The U.S. Business Advisor exists to provide business with one-stop access to federal government information, services, and transactions.
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| 8 | U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data, publications, products, and programs.
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| 9 | U.S. House Committee on Small Business
Legislative information of interest to small business owners.
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| 10 | U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Income Tax Forms, Instructions, Publications, Regulations, and other stuff.
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| 11 | U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
This is the only official Web site of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a Performance-Based organization of the Government of the United States of America, and an Agency of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
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| 12 | U.S. Postal Service
This site features online services such as ZIP Code Lookup, Change of Address, Express and Priority Mail Track/Confirm, Post Office Locator, and more.
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| 13 | U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business
On this site you will find information on both hearings and legislation, in addition to press releases of interest to small business owners.
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