Medical Malpractice Resource Links

American Medical Association: www.ama-assn.org
Special patient section dedicated to helping patients find a wealth of information that will help them lead healthy lives and become active participants in their health care from nutritional and fitness articles to content about specific medical diseases and conditions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov
Features information on accident causes and prevention, traffic fatalities, drowning, falls, and more.

Division of Quality Assurance: bhpr.hrsa.gov/dqa/default.htm
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Links to National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank.

DrugIntel: www.drugintel.com
A comprehensive pharmaceutical information and medical product liability website.

The Food And Drug Law Institute: www.fdli.org
Examines the laws, regulations, and policies related to drugs, medical devices, other health care technologies, and foods.

Medication Errors: Frequently Asked Questions: www.ismp.org/Pages/ismp_faq.html
From the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Covers medication errors, frequently confused drug names and more.

National Patient Safety Foundation: www.npsf.org
Features patient safety literature.

U.S. Consumer Gateway: www.consumer.gov/health.htm
Health Features resources on health care, diseases, drugs, insurance and more.