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/// Government
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – www.cdc.gov
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) – www.cms.gov
Congressional Budget Office – www.cbo.gov
Department of Health & Human Services – www.dhhs.gov
Department of Justice – www.usdoj.gov
Business Compliance – www.business.gov
Employee Finder for DHHS Employees – directory.psc.gov/employee.htm
The Federal Register List – www.gpoaccess.gov
Government Accountability Office – www.gao.gov
HHS – OIG – Fraud Prevention & Detection – Exclusion Program – www.exclusions.oig.hhs.gov
HIPAA – www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa
Medicare – www.medicare.gov
Office of Inspector General – www.oig.hhs.gov
Text of Congressional Legislation – thomas.loc.gov
The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal – www.firstgov.gov
The White House – www.whitehouse.gov

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/// Intermediaries
CAHABA GBA – www.cahabagba.com
National Government Services – www.NGSMedicare.com
Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators– www.palmettogba.com
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/// Lighthouse
Cape Annie's Lighthouse
685 R. 6A
East Sandwich, MA 02537
www.capeannieslighthouses.com

The Keeper’s Log
United States Lighthouse Society
244 Kearny Street
San Francisco Ca 94108
www.USLHS.org

Lighthouse Digest

PO Box 427
Wells, Maine 04090
www.lighthousedepot.com

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/// Magazines, Periodicals, Publications and E-Zines, etc.

Business Ethics – www.business – ethics.com
Eli’s Home Care Week – www.eliresearch.com
Homecare Direction – www.beaconhealth.org
Home Care Automation Report – www.homecareautomationreport.com
HomeCare Innovations – www.homecareinnovations.net
Home Healthcare Nurse – www.lww.com
Home Health Line/Decision Health – www.decisionhealth.com
Leading Home Care Report – www.leadinghomecare.com
Private Duty Today – www.privatedutytoday.com
Remington Report – www.remingtonreport.com
Sales Manager Insights – www.salesmanagerinteractive.com

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/// National Home Health Care Associations

American Association for Home Care – www.aahomecare.org
The Home Care and Hospice Financial Managers Association (HHFMA) – www.hhfma.org
National Association for Home Care & Hospice – www.nahc.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization– www.nhpco.org
National Private Duty Association – www.privatedutyhomecare.org
Visiting Nurse Associations of America – www.vnaa.org

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/// Organizations and Associations

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AARP – www.aarp.org
Abbycon.com's Directory of Home Care – www.abbycon.com
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. – www.medicaldesignonline.com
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care – www.achc.org
Administration on Aging – www.aoa.gov
The Administration on Aging – www.eldercare.gov
Adult Care Providers – www.adultcareproviders.com
American Academy of Actuaries – www.actuary.org
American Academy of Professional Coders – www.aapc.com
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging – www.aahsa.org
American Association of Individual Investors – www.aaii.com
American Cancer Association – www.cancer.org
American College of Health Care Administrators – www.achca.org
American College of Medical Coding Specialists – www.acmcs.org
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – www.ache.org
American Compliance Institute – www.compliance.com
American Diabetes Association – www.diabetes.org
American Health Care Association – www.ahca.org
American Health Information Management Association – www.ahima.org
American Health Information Management – www.ahima.org
American Health Lawyers Association – www.healthlawyers.org
American Heart Association – www.amhrt.org
American Hospital Association – www.aha.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – www.aicpa.com
American Management Association – www.amanet.org
The American Medical Association – www.ama-assn.org
The American Small Business League – www.asbl.com
American Telemedicine Association – www.atmeda.org
Analyze Now – www.analyzenow.com
Aspen Publishers – www.aspenpublishers.com Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – www.aafasocal.com
Assist Guide – www.assistguide.com
Assisted Living Directory – www.assisted – living – directory.com
Assisted Living Info – www.assistedliving.com
Associated Home Health Industries of Florida – www.ahhif.org
The Associations of Small Foundations – www.smallfoundations.org

B
The Beacon Institute – www.beaconhealth.org
Briggs Corporation – www.briggscorp.com

C
Care Givers Guide – www.caregiversguide.com
CareGivers USA – www.caregivers-usa.org
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – www.cfenet.com
California Association for Adult Day Services – www.caads.org
California Association for Health Services at Home – www.cahsah.org
California Hospice and Palliative Care Association – www.calhospice.org
Center For Health Transformation – www.healthtransformation.net
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. – www.medicareadvocacy.org
Center for Retirement Research – www.bc.edu/centers/crr/
Citizens Against Government Waste – www.cagw.org
The Commonwealth Fund – www.commonwealthfund.org
Commerce Clearing House – health.cch.com
Community Health Accreditation Program – www.chapinc.org
Coastal Human Resources – www.coastalhr.com
The Council of Foundations – www.cof.org
The Council of State Home Care Associations – www.TheHomeCareCouncil.org
Com Psych – www.compsych.com

D
Directory of Assisted Living Facilities – www.eldernet.com
Disney Institute – www.disneyinstitute.com

E
Eldercare Locator – www.eldercare.gov
Employee Association – www.eapassn.org
The ESOP Association – www.esopassociation.org
EWomen Network – www.ewomennetwork.com

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Family Caregiver Alliance – www.caregiver.org
Foundation Center – www.fdncenter.org
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs & Executives – www.fwe.org

G
Grantsnet – www.grantsnet.com
Geriatric Mental Health Foundation – www.gmhfonline.org

H
Healthcare Billing and Management Association – www.hbma.com
Healthcare Compliance Association – www.hcca-info.org
Healthcare Financial Management Association – www.hfma.org
Home Care Association of Washington (HCAW) – www.hcaw.org
Home Care Mastermind Groups – www.homecaremastermind.com
Home Health Aide Finders – www.homehealthaidefinders.com
Home Health Provider – www.homehealthprovider.com
Home Healthcare Solutions Provider – www.home-health-care-solutions.com
Hospice Letter – www.healthresourcesonline.com/hospice/3nl.htm
Hospice Resources.Net – www.hospiceresources.net
The Human Anatomy Online – www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

I
Institution of Internal Auditors – www.theiia.org
Institute of Management Accountants – www.imanet.org

J
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) – www.jcaho.org

L
Ladies Who Launch – www.ladieswholaunch.com
The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired – www.lighthouse-sf.org

M
Maine Windjammer Cruises – www.mainewindjammercruises.com
Medical Billing Advocates of America – www.billadvocates.com
Medical Group Management Association – www.mgma.com
Medicare Rights – www.medicarerights.org
Mental Health America – www.nmha.org

N
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys – www.naela.org
National Association of Adult Day Services – www.nadsa.org
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – www.n4a.org
National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long – Term Care Administrators – www.nabweb.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) – www.naic.org
The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations – www.napeo.org
National Association of Women Business Owners – www.nawbo.org
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare – www.ncpssm.org
National Center for Assisted Living – www.ncal.org
National Center for Employee Ownership – www.nceo.org
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform – www.nccnhr.org
National Coalition on Healthcare – www.nchc.org
National Council on Aging – www.ncoa.org
National Directory of U.S. Home Care and Health Care Service Providers – www.seniormag.com
National Endowment for Financial Education – www.nefe.org
National Health Care Anti – Fraud Association – www.nhcaa.org
National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health – www.nimh.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine – www.nlm.nih.gov
National Small Business Association – www.nsba.biz
Non – Profit Resource Center – www.nonprofitresource.com
Nursing Home Info – www.nursinghomeinfo.com
Nursing Network – www.radiologyworkers.com

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Office of Women Business Ownership (OWBO) – www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html

P

Posit Science – www.positscience.com
Positive Aging Resource Center – www.positiveaging.org
Power Home Health Referrals – www.powerreferrals.com
Project for Financial Independence – www.consultaplanner.org

Q
The Qui Tam Information Center – www.quitam.com

R
The Ripon Society – www.riponsociety.org

S
Screening for Mental Health – www.mentalhealthscreening.org
Small Business Association – www.sba.gov
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council – www.sbsc.org
Society for Human Resource Management – www.shrm.org
Springboard Enterprises – www.springboardenterprises.org
Stony Hill Management – www.hitcvendors.com/1/firm_stonyhill.html

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Taxpayers Against Fraud – www.taf.org
Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC) – www.tahc.org
Trust For America's Health – www.healthyamericans.org

U
United States Chess Federation – www.uschess.org

V
The Virtual Hospital – www.vh.org/index.html

W
Women's Business Center at the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center – www.rencenter.org/wcenter.htm
Women's Initiative for Self-Employment – www.womensinitiative.org


Women's Institute for Financial Education – www.wife.org
World Business Services, Inc. – www.worldbusinessservices.com
The World Health Organization – www.who.int/home-page

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  /// Vendors and Associates
Clinical Consultants //
The Corridor Group – www.corridorgroup.com
KS Consulting Services – www.ksconsulting.org
McCoy & Connolly – www.mccoyconnolly.com
Marrelli & Associates, Inc. – www.marrelli.com
Weatherbee Resources, Inc. – www.weatherbeeresources.com

Legal //
Arent, Fox, Kinter, Plotkin & Kahn – www.arentfox.com
Fullbright & Jaworski – www.fulbright.com
Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Inc. – www.health-law.com
NAHC/Denise Bonn – denise – bonn@nahc.org
Ober/Kaler – www.ober.com

Lenders //
Alliance Funding Group, Inc. – www.alliancefunds.com
American Capital Group – www.americancapitalgroup.com
Balboa Capital – www.balboacapital.com
Crutchfield Capital Corp. – www.crutchfieldcapital.com
FirstCorp – www.firstcorp.com
Five Point Capital – www.fivepointcapital.com
Genesis Commercial Credit – www.gen-cap.com
LeaseSource Financial Services, Inc. – www.leasesourceinc.com
Meridian Commercial Healthcare Finance – www.meridianchf.com
Presidential Financial – www.presidentialfinancial.com
Priority Leasing, Inc. – www.priorityleasing.com

Management & Financial Consultants //

Birnbaum Associates – www.BirnbaumAssociates.com
Fazzi Associates – www.fazzi.com
** Dixon – Hughes – www.dixon-hughes.com
** Larson, Allen, Weishair & Co., LLP – www.larsonallen.com
Leading Home Care – www.leadinghomecare.com
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Medicare Training & Consulting – www.medicareconsulting.net
** Pat Laff & Associates – www.laffassociates.com
** Simione Consultants, LLC – www.simioneconsultants.com
** VonLehman & Company Inc – www.vlcpa.com

** These consultants also prepare Medicare Cost Reports


Marketing //

The Adam Group – www.theadamgrouphealthcare.com/
H2 Marketing – www.h2 – marketing.com
Sales Manager Interactive – www.salesmanagerinteractive.com


Mergers & Acquisitions //
American HealthCare Capital – www.americanhealthcapital.net
The Braff Group – www.thebraffgroup.com
Fleetridge Pacific – www.fleetridge.com
Healthcare Transactions Group, Inc. – www.healthcaretransactions.com
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin – www.hlhz.com
Opus Partners – www.opuspartners.com
Stoneridge Partners – www.stoneridgeonline.com
Ultimate Resource, Inc. – www.ultimateresource.com

PPS Revenue Recovery //
Acucare Health Strategies – www.acucaregroup.com
Allied Strategies – www.alliedstrategies.net
PPS Consulting – www.ppsconsulting.org
Healthcare Provider Solutions – www.healthcareprovidersolutions.com
McBee Associates – www.McBeeAssociates.com
National Revenue Recovery – www.nationalrevenuerecovery.com

Rural Healthcare Resources //
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP/HRSA) – www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
Health Resources and Human Services – Grants & Cooperative Agreements – bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm
Healthfinder – DHHS – www.healthfinder.gov
National Association of Community Health Centers – www.nachc.com
National Association of Rural Health Clinics – www.narhc.org
National Rural Health Association (NRHA) – www.nrharural.org
National Rural Health Resource Center – www.ruralcenter.org
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network – www.3rnet.org
North Carolina Research Center – www.shepscenter.unc.edu
Rural Health Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) – www.rupri.org
Rural PSYCH – Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health – www.apa.org/rural
Universal Service Administration Company/Rural Health Care – www.rhc.universalservice.org
WWAMI Research Center – depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc

Spiritual //
All Inspiration – www.allinspiration.com
Chicken Soup for the Soul – www.chickensoup.com
The Enchanted Self – www.enchantedself.com
Heather Wilson, Forgiveness Web – www.forgivenessweb.com
Motivational and Inspirational corner – www.motivational-inspirational-corner.com
Unconditional Confidence – www.unconditionalconfidence.com


Tax Preparers //

Bill Behrens – Email: bBehrens@kuntzcpas.com
Joyce & Company, LLC – Email: JoyceCompany@aol.com
Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy – www.k-a.com
McCarthy Kaster – Email: bill@mk – cpa.com
Nick Stameroff, CPA – www.nstameroffcpa.com


Technology //
Dumatek – www.dumatek.com
Global Reliance Associates – www.globalrelianceassociates.net
Health Care Data, Inc. – www.hcdinc.com
Healthcare System Solutions (HSS) – www.healthsystemssolutions.com
Healthcare Synergy – www.2synergy.com
Home Care Information Technology – www.homecaretechnology.com
Home Health Gold – www.homehealthgold.com
Indura Systems, Inc. – www.indurasystems.com
Lighthouse Infomatics – www.lighthouse-infomatics.net
Outcome Concept Systems (OCS) – www.ocsys.com
PPS Plus Software – www.ppsplus.com
PPS Plus University – www.ppsplusu.com
Select Data, Inc. – www.selectdata.com
Strategic Healthcare Programs – www.shpdata.com
Viterion TeleHealthcare – www.viterion.com

Veterans //

America in Uniform – www.americainuniform.com
American Legion – www.legion.org
Fisher House – www.fisherhouse.org
Hire Vets First – www.HireVetsFirst.gov
Lets Say Thanks – www.letssaythanks.com
Veterans of Foreign Wars – www.vfw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America – www.vva.org
WWII Pilots Group – www.worldwar2pilots.com


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