America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
AHIP is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. Member companies offer medical expense insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, dental insurance, supplemental insurance, stop-loss insurance and reinsurance to consumers, employers, and public purchasers.

American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) is an association that leads the nation in certifying medical coders in physician offices, outpatient facilities, and claims processing positions. Founded in 1988 to raise the professional standards and recognition of coders, the Academy offers several avenues to help individuals prepare for employment, certification and enhancement of current coding skills.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS Contact Information Directory
CMS is the federal agency responsible for administering benefits for both Medicare & Medicaid Services. Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), CMS is the federal agency responsible for administering the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and several other health-related programs.

Nursing Home Surveys
The National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) Web site is a rich source of information about America’s health. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, NCHS compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. NCHS is a unique public resource for health information–-a critical element of public health and health policy.

Office of Inspector General
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The department includes more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities.

American Health Informational Management Association (HIM)
AHIMA is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals. AHIMA's 50,000 members are dedicated to the effective management of personal health information needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public. Founded in 1928 to improve the quality of medical records, AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning.

HealthDecisions.org
HealthDecisions.org aims to be the leading source of health care and insurance information available, while focusing on matching user needs with health care information. Backed by the best and most in-depth industry resources available, HealthDecisions.org connects users directly to 1300 health plans and tens of thousands of agents and brokers nationwide. Our up to the minute original and broad content provides a vast network of healthcare information, data, and commentary.

American Association of Medical Audit Specialists (AAMAS)
The American Association of Medical Audit Specialists (AAMAS) is a national organization composed of healthcare professionals from various health care reimbursement backgrounds. Professional member disciplines that are represented within AAMAS include but are not limited to hospital bill audit, compliance, healthcare internal audit, utilization review, case management, risk management, health information management, quality improvement, workmen’s compensation, representatives from health plans, insurance carriers, fiscal intermediaries, government and regulatory bodies, and healthcare consulting agencies.

Texas Medical Auditors Association
The Texas Medical Auditors Association provides a forum for an open exchange of information and helps to develop cooperation and communication among hospitals, insurance companies, auditing and/or cost containment firms. They collect, analyze, and disseminate information regarding medical auditing, develop and promote standards of performance and foster recognition of the advantages resulting from a professional approach to medical auditing. By providing guidelines for instruction and career development they can cooperate with other similar associations in promoting activities and objectives by the interchange of information.

The Department of Health and  Human Services (HHS)
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services from all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination, and that the privacy of their health information is protected while ensuring access to care. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination and by protecting the privacy of individually identifiable health information, OCR helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.