WEBWatch - Internet/Web/Online Service Information

Health Management Technology, March, 2000

InsiderAdvantage.com

Healthcare News--Before it's News: InsiderAdvantage.com provides up-to-the-minute information about healthcare issues. The site is updated with new information that will augment efforts to monitor and track legislation, stay aware of government contracts and business opportunities that pertain to healthcare-related companies, and keep users abreast of political trends and activity in the world of healthcare. www.insideradvantage.com

Connected Kids: Pediatric healthcare professionals, parents, teenagers, and children can benefit from the Website from KidsGrowth.com, Tampa, FL. The practice management information on the professional site includes articles, tips, quizzes, polls, and other educational tools to keep pediatric professionals current on issues such as coding, billing, and collections, managed care contracting, staff training, operations, and finance. KidsGrowth has partnered with Healthstream Inc. to provide an online university for pediatric CME and CE courses and credits. www.kidsgrowth.com

Dare to Compare: How does your facility compare to the competition? What are your patients learning about you? The American Hospital Directory from QuadraMed Corp., Richmond, CA, is the source for information compiled from public data sources and annual survey data from the American Hospital Association. Search for information about hospital morbidity and mortality rates, specialty services a facility provides, individual clinical performance compared to other facilities, hospital costs of care, and other utilization statistics. www.AHD.com

Practice Builders Online

Free Help for Doctors: Medical marketing strategies, advice, tips, and ideas are available free online for doctor and other healthcare practitioners to help them grow their practices. The site, created by Practice Builders, offers free features such as a medical marketing home page, an "Ask the Expert" section, a practice building idea of the day, an e-letter, and feature articles and departments. The site also offers a free critique of ads and promotional messages. www.practicebuilders.com

MED BRIEF

15 Minutes A Day to a Smarter Doc: MedBrief is an independent, electronic briefing service designed to keep busy medical professionals abreast of the latest developments in research, drugs, policies and procedures, and general medical news. MedBrief covers all major journals, accredited medical news sources and conference synopses. Each issue can be read in about 10 to 15 minutes and contains 10 to 15 stories and abstracts presented in a format designed to enhance comprehension and retention. Each story is fully referenced to facilitate further research. www.medbrief.com

E-Newsletter: A free E-Care Management e-newsletter from Better Health Technologies, LLC, Boise, ID, tracks a major change in healthcare and managed care-the paradigm shift from "managing cost to managing care." The e-newsletter includes information on e-healthcare trends and links to other healthcare sites, reports, and studies. subscribe@bhtinfo.com

the resource for Medical Office Managers

Medical Office Management: A co-branded Website, launched through a strategic partnership between Medscape, Inc. and National Data Corp. (NDC), offers medical office managers "Coffee Talk" and "Office Tips" features as well as the ability to manage appointments, accounts receivable, personnel, and more. Other features are patient education information, patient tools such as a guide to medical tests, and a drug directory. The site includes a range of NDC services that enable physician offices to benefit from electronic verification of insurance coverage, and claims submission to all payers for reduced paperwork and faster payment. http://MedOffice.Medscape.com

Mobile Motivation: MobileVillage.com offers help for healthcare professionals and others who need successful mobile and wireless data/Internet projects. Listen to the site's free "Mobile University" courses: "Mobile Technology & Healthcare Enterprise Srategies, Out-patient Case Studies," "Smartphones & Two-Way Pagers," and more. Post questions or feedback to special interest groups like "New Technology in Mobile & Wireless," or create your own group.

The site also offers a resource directory, library, and customized daily/news. www.mobilevillage.com

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