Patient Services

This section offers information and assistance for people interested in medical issues and health care.

Certification Lists
This database provides listings of organizations offering certification in a variety of medical skills, plus listings of accredited training facilities offering ancillary medical education in various technologies.

Medical Equipment
This is a forum for buying and selling medical equipment both new and used. This allows you to put the Internet to work for you in meeting your equipment needs.

Support Groups
Here you will find national and international support groups searchable by state or topic. Click on the icon and you will see a text-sensitive map; for listings in any particular state click on that state. For example, If I am searching for a listing of all Florida support groups, I would click on Florida. I can then browse the list of categories, and choose those that look interesting. You may also skim down to "click here for a list of states" that will give you a list of states, then click on the name of the individual state. If you would prefer, you can also search by topic.

LifeLines®
You can keep current about your health care through the LifeLines® Medical Journal. It's an entirely on-line medical journal that provides a summary page written with the patient in mind. You can download articles of interest and take them to your medical caretakers. You find the top ten headlines when you enter the journal, previous articles available through the archive search, and current articles listed by category.

Insurance Commissioner Complaint Forms
If you are having a problem with your insurance company, this section will give you the necessary tools to file a complaint and get your problem solved. Click on the text-sensitive map for your state, or scroll down to "click here for a list of states." In this section, you can download a zip file, then print all of the materials needed to file a complaint in your state.

Certification lists
This database provides listings of organizations offering certification in a variety of medical skills, plus listings of accredited training facilities offering ancillary medical education in various technologies.

Employment Opportunity Postings
Cost:
$25 for 2 months access and 1 month salary/finder's fee.

If an employee is found and hired within one year of posting to these ads by individuals, companies or legal representatives, the employer must pay a finder's fee of one month's salary. In the event of litigation arising from breach of this agreement, the loser of the litigation will pay all legal, other costs and the venue of the suit shall be in Clearwater, Florida. Posting to these forums implies agreement to the above conditions.

State Resources
This database provides listings by state of resources available to assist people with medical and health related difficulties ranging from disabilities to head injuries. You can use the find key on your internet browser search for specific topics or scroll through the state listings.