Maryland Health Care Commission

Health Care Information Links

Maryland Department of Health Sites

Medicaid Waivers, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/waiverprograms/

Maryland Office of Health Care Quality, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq

Maryland Health Facility Complaints and Licensure, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq

Maryland Licensed Health Care Facilities, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/ohcq/licensee_directory/licensee_directory.htm

Maryland Children's Health Programs, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/mchp/

Maryland Local Health Departments, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mma/lhd/

Maryland Health Insurance Plan (for residents without health insurance), http://www.marylandhealthinsuranceplan.state.md.us/

Maryland Insurance Administration, http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us

Maryland Board of Physicians, http://www.mbp.state.md.us/

Maryland Board of Nursing, http://www.mbon.org/main.php

Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners, http://dhmh.md.gov/dental/

Maryland Department of Aging, http://www.mdoa.state.md.us/

Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission, http://198.173.115.122/index.htm

Maryland Vital Records (birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates), http://www.vsa.state.md.us/

Other Health Links, http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/eis6501/

COMAR Online

Title 10, http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/10_chapters.htm

Patient Safety

Maryland Patient Safety Center, http://www.marylandpatientsafety.org

Hospital Information

Maryland Hospital Association, http://www.mdhospitals.org

CMS Hospital Compare, http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO),http://www.jointcommission.org/

Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalQualityInits/15_HospitalQualityAlliance.asp

Federal Links

Medicaid, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp

Medicare, http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicare.asp

Administration on Aging, http://www.aoa.gov/

Assisted Living Fact Sheet, http://www.aoa.gov/press/fact/pdf/fs_assi_liv.pdf

CMS Nursing Home Compare, http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare

Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging, http://www.aoa.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/

U.S. Bureau of the Census, http://www.census.gov

National Links

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, http://www.aahsa.org/

Health Savings Accounts, http://www.nahu.org/index.cfm