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1. I would like to research my symptoms and healthcare needs
Medical search: Visible Body, WebMD, YourHealthSearch, Mayo Clinic, Healia, Medical 2.0, iMedix, PersonalMD, MEDgle, RevolutionHealth, HealthCentral, DiscoveryHealth, Medstory, Healthline, MedHelp, OrganizedWisdom, MEDIE: Semantic Web Search, Kosmix, Pogo Frog, WEGO Health, MedicalWikiCentral, eMed TV, TauMed, Informed Decision Making, Dissect Medical News, Medical Dictionary, MedWorm, Simul Consult, Personal risk assessment: YourDiseaseRisk, Cardiac Risk Calculator, Lung Cancer Risk, How-long-will-I-live?,
2. I would like to find and/or rate a doctor, clinic or hospital
Doctor finders: Vimo, FindYourDoc, DoctorFinder, NetDoc, Xoova, RateMDs, CareSeek, ZocDoc, Healthcare, MinuteClinic, RediClinic, MedExpress, TakeCare, ConvenientCare, Enurgi-Home Health Care Search, Consumer Checkbook, 3. I would like to research price and quality for specific health services
Price and Quality forums: OutOfPocket, RateMDs, CareSeek, HealthGrades, J-Commission4. I am looking for diagnostic laboratory services
Diagnostics labs: Medziva, Quest, MyMedLab, 5. I would like to research medications and interactions
Medication info: DrugRatingz, DestinationRx, DrugDigest, DoubleCheckMD, MedTrack Alert,6. I would like to keep track and control of my own health information
Personal health records: MyPersonalHealthRecord, RevolutionHealth, HealthVault, Dossia, LifeSensor, NoMoreClipboard, OpenMedicDrive, MedLineGov, HIPAA, Patient-Privacy-Rights, Subimo, My Family Health Portrait, 7. I would like help budgeting and managing healthcare spending
Financial management info: HSA_FutureValueCalculator, HSA_Calculator, FamilyHealthBudget, MedBillManager, QuickenHealth, MyMedicalControl, 8. I am seeking social networks and support groups
Support groups: Healthfinder, CarePages, DailyStrength, MD_Junction, HealthWorldWeb, CaringBridge, Inspire, SophiasGarden, Trusera, 9. I seek resources for common illnesses
Mental Illness: NAMI, NAMI-Union County,NJ, PsychCentral, Real Mental Health, Mood Garden, Cardiovascular Illness and Diabetes: Blogabetes, SixUntilMe, Chrissie, TuDiabetes, SugarStats,
10. I am interested in going abroad for care (medical tourism)
Medical tourism guides: MedTripInfo, PlanetHospital, PatientsBeyondBorders, Medical Tourism, Medical Travel Authority, Harvard Medical International, 11. I would like to learn more about "consumer-driven" healthcare. How might it affect me?
General CDHC info: Health 2.0 videos, Wikipedia-CDHC, CDHCI, Galen, MedicalProgressToday, AHRQ.gov, ScribeMedia, HealthIT-Channel, Change Now 4 Health, Medicine2.0, Health Savings Accounts general info: US_Treasury.gov, HSA_Report, HSA_Blog, HSA_Finder, HSA_educator, HealthEquity
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