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Finding Health Care
American Dental Association -
http://www.ada.org/public/index.asp
Find a Dentist, oral health topics, news and media.
Consumer's Checkbook (In Library Use Only) -
http://www.kcls.org/erout/goto.cfm?f=checkbook&d=84
Evaluations and ratings of Puget Sound region businesses and service firms.
Crisis Clinic of Seattle/King County -
http://www.crisisclinic.org/
Connects you to the Crisis Center and Community Information resources.
GovBenefits.gov -
http://www.govbenefits.gov
Government-wide resource for citizen benefit information and eligibility screening. Includes citizen-focused federal benefit programs as well as a number of state benefit programs.
HPQA Provider Credential Search -
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/Application/Credential_Search/profile.asp
From Washington State Department of Health, this is the Health Professions Quality Assurance search engine. Look up the license status of doctors and other health care professionals. Includes restrictions and disciplinary actions, if any. Read the FAQs on this web site for important information about the Provider Credential database.
King County Medical Society: Find a Physician -
http://www.kcmsociety.org/page.php?page=83&
Search by name, zip code, medical specialty, language.
MEDLINEplus Directories -
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
Links to directories of healthcare providers, hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Note links to AMA, ADA, American Chiropractic Association, American Podiatric Medical Association, American Board of Medical Specialists certification verification service, American Hospital Directory and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
Now You Have a Diagnosis: What's Next? -
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/diaginfo.htm
A publication created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) and the Kanter Family Foundation to help patients use research and other information to make the best treatment decisions. Describes where to find reliable information about a disease or medical condition. Cautions about using the Internet for health information and provides a link to a Federal Trade Commission article that discusses how to recognize deceptive and misleading information on Web sites.
Public Health - Seattle & King County -
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/
Local information on services, getting healthcare, obtaining birth and death records and much more.
Washington State Dental Association -
http://www.wsda.org/default.view
Information for Patients and Consumers, contains a list of member dentists.
