Consumer Health Information

American Heart Association

Information about heart health
www.americanheart.org
1-800-242-8721

American Lung Association

Information about lung health
www.lungusa.org
212-315-8700

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Information for consumers about health and treatment issue, including quality
www.ahrq.gov/consumer

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Information about Medicare coverage, Medicare health plans, Medicare quality initiatives and free publications
www.cms.hhs.gov
The Medicare Helpline: 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
TTY: 877-486-2048

Healthfinder

Health information for consumers
www.healthfinder.gov

Medline Plus

(A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health)
Information about a variety of health issues and medical topics, for consumers
www.medlineplus.gov

NIHSeniorHealth

Health resources and information for older adults, developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

More Quality Information

American Hospital Association (AHA)

Hospital Quality Alliance(HQA); AHA Patient's Bill of Rights; hospital information
http://www.aha.org/
312-422-3000

American Medical Association

Physician information
www.ama-assn.org
312-464-5000

Association of American Medical Colleges

Hospital information
www.aamc.org
202-828-0400

Federation of American Hospitals

Hospital information
www.fah.org
202-624-1500

The Joint Commission

Hospital performance reports
www.jointcommission.org
630-792-5800