Web Resources for Information on Healthcare Providers
A Note About Fee-Based Referral Services
Many referral services are fee-based, which means that while
they may be free for you to access, health care providers pay a fee to be
listed. Therefore, these services do not guarantee the experience level of the
health care provider, they just provide general information. It is up to you to
find out if a health care provider listed with these services has experience
with hepatitis C.
Information and Referral Resources on the Internet for
Western (Allopathic and Osteopathic) Health Care Providers
American Medical Association
Internet address:
http://www.ama-assn.org
The Doctor Finder link or AMA Physician Select allows you to
search for a physician by name or medical specialty.
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
Internet address:
http://www.certifieddoctor.org
This site has a public education program, a physician locator,
and information services. You can verify the board certification status,
location by city and state, and specialty of any physician certified by one or
more of the 24 member boards of the ABMS. This service is free to consumers but
physicians have subscribed to be listed in this service.
Information and Referral Resources on the Internet for
Non-Western Health Care Providers
American Institute of Homeopathy
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 306
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-246-9501
E-mail:
aih@bigplanet.com
Internet address:
http://www.homeopathyusa.org
American Naturopathic Medical Association
P.O. Box 96273
Las Vegas, Nevada 89193
Phone: 702-897-7053
Internet address:
http://www.anma.com
The American Naturopathic Medical Association will make
referrals to naturopathic physicians and homeopathic practitioners.
HealthWorld On-Line
Internet address:
http://www.healthy.net
This comprehensive site provides links to resources for help in
finding a health care provider in several different disciplines.
Institute for Traditional Medicine (ITM)
Internet address:
http://www.itmonline.org
This site has extensive information about CAM disciplines. There
are also direct links to other sites on topics such as Chinese medicine, Tibetan
medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, Native American medicine, western medicine, and
others.
Healthfinder
Internet address:
http://www.healthfinder.gov
This site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. In addition to a Health Library, the section entitled Health
Care has extensive information about finding quality health care.
