The following is a list of links to key industry resources you may find of use. This list is being maintained for your convenience and should not be interpreted as an endorsement. Please contact CHEF with any suggested additions by sending an email to info@chefchicago.org.

Federal agencies

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – www.cms.gov
Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) – www.ignet.gov
Health & Human Services (HHS) – www.hhs.gov
Federal agencies portal (HHS) - www.health.gov
U.S. Government printing office – www.gpo.gov
National Library of Medicine (NIH) – www.nlm.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health – www.nih.gov
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – www.cdc.gov

Healthcare data & statistics

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics - www.nchvs.hhs.gov
Healthfinder (HHS) – www.healthfinder.gov
FedStats – www.fedstats.gov
Health Research and Educational Trust – www.hret.org
U.S. Census Bureau – population statistics - http://www.census.gov/population/www/
Moodys Economy.com - www.Economy.com

Healthcare management societies & industry organizations

American College of Healthcare Executives – www.ache.org
Medical Group Management Association – www.mgma.org
Healthcare Financial Management Association – www.hfma.org
HFMA 1st Illinois chapter – www.firstillinoishfma.org
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – www.aamc.org
AAMC – Group on Business Affairs – www.aamc.org/members/gba
American Hospital Association – www.aha.org
American Public Health Association - www.apha.org
American Medical Association – www.ama-assn.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans – www.ahip.org
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association – www.bcbs.org
American Association of Nurse Executives – www.aone.org
Medical Device Manufacturers association – www.medicaldevices.org

Graduate Programs in healthcare administration (Illinois)

Association of University Programs in Heath Administration – www.aupha.org
Governors State University (University Park) - http://www.govst.edu/chhs/dha/mha/default.aspx?id=5668
University of Illinois at Chicago – www.uic.edu/sph/mha
Loyola University Chicago – www.luc.edu/healthcaremba
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science (North Chicago) – http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn/chp/home/CHP/IHS/HCAM/tabid/1470/Def...
Rush University (Chicago) -
http://www.rushu.rush.edu/servlet/Satellite?c=RushUnivLevel2Page&cid=119...
University of Chicago - Center for Health Administration Studies - http://www.chas.uchicago.edu/
University of Chicago – Department of Health Studies - http://health.bsd.uchicago.edu/
Northwestern University – Institute for Healthcare Studies - http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/ihs/
DePaul University – Healthcare MBA http://sr.depaul.edu/catalog/catalogfiles/Current/College%20of%20Liberal...

Illinois organizations

Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council – www.mchc.org
Illinois Hospital Association - www.ihatoday.org
Illinois Department of Public Health - www.idph.state.il.us
Illinois State Medical Society – www.isms.org
Chicago Medical Society – www.cmsdocs.org
Illinois Primary Health Care Association – www.iphca.org
Illinois Emergency Preparedness - www.ready.illinois.gov
Illinois Emergency Management Association – www.iema.illinois.gov
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation – www.idfpr.com
State of Illinois – www.illinois.gov
Cook County Health & Hospitals System – www.cookcountyhealth.net

Healthcare media

The Health Show – www.healthshow.org
InTimeTV – www.intimetv.com
Modern Healthcare magazine – www.modernhealthcare.com
Chicago Hospital News – www.chicagohospitalnews.com
Aunt Minnie – www.auntminnie.com
Hospital & Health Networks magazine – www.hhnmag.org
Crains Chicago business – www.chicagobusiness.com

Regulatory/accrediting bodies

The Joint Commission – www.jointcommission.org
American College of Surgeons (ACS) - www.facs.org
College of American Pathologists – www.cap.org
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - www.nrc.gov
Food & Drug Administration – www.fda.gov

Group purchasing organizations and product reviews

University Healthsystem Consortium – www.uhs.org
Novation – www.novationco.com
VHA Inc. – www.vha.com
Provista – www.provistaco.com
KLAS product reviews & research reports - http://www.klasresearch.com
MD Buyline product reviews – www.mdbuyline.com