Additional Information

The Experience of Professional Trial Lawyers

• Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA)
  www.fdhc.state.fl.us

  Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) champions accessible, affordable, quality health care for all Floridians.

• Florida Search for Physician Professional Liability Closed Claims
  http://www.fldfs.com/Data/Liability/
  

  When you reach this page, click the "OK" button. Then click the Search link which takes you to a page where you can enter a Florida provider category, name and county. Provides a summary of closed claims against physicians, dentists, and hospitals for malpractice claims.

• American Medical Association On-Line Doctor Finder
  http://dbapps.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
  

  Learn more about your physician's training and education.

• The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare
  http://www.medicare.gov/default.asp
• Nursing Home Compare from US Government
  http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp
  

  The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.

• Florida Nursing Home Guide Watch List
  http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Nursing_Home_Guide/index.shtml
  

  Description from Agency for Health Care Administration: "Florida Nursing Home Guide Watch List is published by the state Agency for Health Care Administration to assist consumers in evaluating the quality of nursing home care in Florida."

• Florida's Nursing Home Guide
  http://ahcaxnet.fdhc.state.fl.us/nhcguide/
  

  Description from the Agency for Health Care Administration: "The Florida Nursing Home Guide (the Guide) is part of AHCA's ongoing effort to provide information to consumers faced with difficult health care decisions. This web site allows you to search for a nursing home by geographic region or by the characteristics of the nursing homes."

• Florida Health Finder
  http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/
  

  Connecting Florida with health care information

• Compare Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers
  http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/CompareCare/SelectChoice.aspx
  

  Compare performance and outcome data and view information on selected medical conditions and procedures in different types of health care facilities.

• Find your local Health and Human Services Office
  http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/Contact/Maps/index.shtml
  

  For managed care and health quality, Medicaid, and investigative services

• Floridahealthstat.com
  http://www.floridahealthstat.com
  

  FloridaHealthStat offers links to consumer healthcare information from Florida government health and human service agencies and private companies. This health-oriented web site includes a senior section and offers informative links to several sites including the Nursing Home Guide last updated January, 2004.

• Senior Citizens com
  http://www.seniorcitizens.com/nursinghomes/
  

  Includes a comprehensive listing of nursing homes and other material for the benefit of seniors.

• WebMD
  http://my.webmd.com/
  

  Description from WebMD: "WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information."

• MEDLINEplus
  medlineplus.gov
  

  A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health with information on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues.
  
  Description from MEDLINEplus: MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.