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AMA Physician Check
Check out your doctor here. Are his credentials what you thought they were?
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MediGuide's Doctor/Hospital Locator
Here's a worldwide hospital guide that allows a patient to find a hospital based on various criteria. It also allows you to find out more information about known hospitals. This information may also come in handy for private investigators needing a pretext. You can also use this site to find a doctor.
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RxList Prescription Medication Database
Investigate prescriptions. Find out about what you (or someone you're investigating) is taking. Is your childcare provider taking a prescription drug that could impair her while watching your kids?
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Nursing Board Sites
Wondering about a nurse? Check credentials for nurses here.
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America's Best Hospitals
Check out the U.S. News report about America's best hospitals.
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AIM DocFinder
According to the site, it is "the only combined public online physician database in the nation that has its direct source of data from state government licensing boards and that also remains free of charge to the public. DocFinder contains the licensing background and disciplinary information of physicians and other health care practitioners with much more detailed Medical Malpractice, Hospital Discipline and Criminal Conviction information from Physician Profile Law states."
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Questionable Doctors
Unmask the truth about questionable doctors.
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Worst Pills
Keep abreast of warnings about medications here. You can also get e-mail alerts about new drug dangers and lifesaving information about adverse drug reactions.
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Federation Of State Medical Boards
The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., is a national organization comprised of the 70 medical boards of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Dept. Of Health And Human Services FOIA
Find out how to request information through the Freedom Of Information Act from the Dept. of Health And Human Services here.
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MIB, The Insurance Buyer´s "Advocate"
Here's a database containing insurance claim information on millions of Americans which is available only to member insurance companies; however, you can request your own record.
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National Library Of Medicine
On the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, The National Library of Medicine is the world's largest medical library. The online library allows access to lots of free information.
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PubMed
According to the site, "PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 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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PubMed
Report any adverse reaction you have to a medication to the FDA online.
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National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
According to the site, "... the NPDB is intended to direct discrete inquiry into, and scrutiny of, specific areas of a practitioner's licensure, professional society memberships, medical malpractice payment history, and record of clinical privileges."
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Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
According to the site, "The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Office of Inspector General (OIG), was directed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 to create the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) to combat fraud and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery."
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Operation Cure All
This site offers information for consumers on how to recognize health fraud, guidance for businesses on how to market health products and services truthfully, and information about the FTC's initiatives.
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Health Education Assistance Loan List Of Defaulted Borrowers
Did your doctor fail to pay back an education loan? You may want to consider whether you want to patronize a doctor who would take advantage of the system like this.
