Topic: healthcare
Definition:

  • the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession

    Related tag cloud:

  • health
  • medical
  • hospital
  • health care
  • medicine
  • doctor
  • nursing
  • physician
  • doctors
  • care
  • physicians
  • education
  • insurance
  • nurse
  • consulting
  • hospitals
  • jobs
  • pharmaceutical
  • employment
  • rehabilitation
  • surgery
  • Resources:

    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ
    Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
    http://www.ahcpr.gov/

    Joint Council on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
    Since 1951, the Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
    http://www.jcaho.org/

    Modern Healthcare Newsweekly
    Updated health-care industry news and features from Crain Communications.
    http://www.modernhealthcare.com

    Baxter Healthcare Corporation
    Medical products and services company that focuses on critical therapies for life-threatening conditions, specifically with products and services in blood therapies, cardiovascular medicine, medication delivery and renal therapy. Baxter's website includes information for patients, medical professionals, customers, investors and job seekers.
    http://www.baxter.com