Resources

Articles

• Damages For Fetal Injuries In Utero--An Update, David J. McManus, Esquire
  Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A. (link to PDF file)

Educational Programs

• Virginia Commonwealth University is sponsoring an "Executive Fellowship Patient Safety Program."  See attached Program Information or visit www.had.vcu.edu.

Certifications

• AHA Certification Center - Go to www.aha.org, click on "AHA Certification Center", then click on the icon for CPHRM and take an on line quiz demo.

Regulations

• CMS Interpretive Guidelines -- 2005 revisions effective 9-15-05 [PDF]

Important Decisions

• MD-SHRM ALERT: Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations for Minors.  In Donato Piselli v. 75th Street Medical, et al., C.A. Misc 2, October 8, 2002, Maryland's highest court has once again changed the way in which the statute of limitations on minors' actions can be calculated and actions brought. [summary] [full article]

Patient Safety Resources

• PDF Document

Web Resources

Government Agencies

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/index.htm)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS - formerly HCFA) (www.cms.gov/providers/default.asp)
• Code of Federal Regulations (www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cf)
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (www.dhhs.gov)
• Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (www.fda.gov)
• Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance (www.bpqa.state.md.us)
• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (www.dhmh.state.md.us)
• Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Health Care Quality (www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) (www.nih.gov)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM) (www.nlm.nih.gov)
• Office of Inspector General (OIG) (www.oig.hhs.gov)

National and State Associations

• American Health Lawyers Association (www.healthlawyers.org)
• American Hospital Association (www.aha.org)
• American Medical Association (www.ama-assn.org)
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.ashrm.org)
• The Association of Maryland Hospitals and Health Systems (www.mdhospitals.org)
• Connecticut Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.cshrm.org)
• Georgia Society for Healthcare Risk Managers (www.gshrm.org)
• Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.ghshrm.org)
• Hospital Association of Pennsylvania: Patient Safety (www.haponline.org)
• Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.ishrm.org) 
• Medical Group Management Association (www.mgma.com)
• Michigan Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.mshrm.org) 
• North Carolina Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.nc-ashrm.org) 
• North Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.ntshrm.org) 
• Northern New England Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.nneshrm.org)
• Physician Insurers Association of America (www.thepiaa.org)
• South Carolina Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.midnet.sc.edu/scashrm)
• South Texas Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.stshrm.org)
• Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (www.scahrm.org) 
• Tennessee Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.tshrm.org) 
• Virginia Chapter of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (www.vashrm.org) 
• Washington Health Care Risk Management Society (www.whcrms.com)

Regulatory Bodies

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (www.jcaho.org)

Risk Management

• Harvard Risk Management Foundation (www.rmf.harvard.edu)
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (www.ismp.org)
• Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (www.rims.org)

State and Federal Courts

• Courts.Net, The Nation's Courts Directory (www.courts.net/index.html)
• Maryland Judiciary (www.courts.state.md.us)