Helpful Links

We have provided links below to web sites that contain:

• Government Links
• Medical Technology Related Links
• Medical Technology Related Search Engines
• State and Regional Device Groups
• European Medical Industry Association Web Sites

Government Links

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – http://www.ahrq.gov/
• AHRQ Podcast series --  http://www.healthcare411.org  
• Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (formerly Health Care Finance Administration) – http://www.cms.gov/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – http://www.cdc.gov/
• Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Microelectronics, Medical Equipment & Instrumentation (OMMI)
  • Microelectronics – http://www.export.gov/infotech
  • Medical Equipment – www.ita.doc.gov/mdequip
  • Instrumentation – www.ita.doc.gov/td/instrumentation
• Department of Commerce – www.commerce.gov/
• Department of Commerce – Calendar of Trade Events – http://www.buyusa.gov/eme/med.html
• Department of Commerce – Calendar of Trade Missions
• Department of Health and Human Services – http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
• Export-Import Bank of the United States – www.exim.gov/
  • General Fact Sheet - http://www.exim.gov/general.html
  • Medical Equipment Flier - http://www.advamed.org/solutions/medflyer-localcost.pdf
  • Ex-Im Bank Enhances Support for Medical Equipment Exports - http://www.exim.gov/press/may0202b.html
  • Ex-Im Seminars - http://www.exim.gov/press/allsc.html
• The Federal Register – www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• Food and Drug Administration – http://www.fda.gov/
  • Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research – http://www.fda.gov/cber/index.html
  • Center for Devices and Radiological Health – http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html
• Government Accountability Office – www.gao.gov/
• Medicare Policy Advisory Commission (MedPAC) – http://www.medpac.gov/
• National Center for Health Statistics– http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
• National Institutes of Health – http://www.nih.gov/
• National Institute of Standards and Technology – http://www.nist.gov/
• National Institute of Standards and Technology's Conformity Assessment Information Center – http://ts.nist.gov/ca
• U.S. Global Trade and Technology Network – http://www.usgtn.net/
• House of Representatives – http://www.house.gov/
• Senate – http://www.senate.gov/
• Thomas (bill text,status, & summary information; Congressional Record, etc.) – thomas.loc.gov

• American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering – http://www.aimbe.org/
  • American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering - 2007 Hall of Fame Call for Nominations
• American National Standards Institute – http://www.ansi.org/
• American Medical Association – http://www.ama-assn.org/
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation – http://www.aami.org/
• Association of Medical Diagnostics Manufacturers – http://www.amdm.org/
• Australian Health Online – health.abol.net
• Biotechnology Industry Organization – http://www.bio.org/
• Consumer Healthcare Products Association – http://www.chpa-info.org/
• Contact Lens Manufacturers Association – http://www.contact.inter.net/
• Food & Drug Law Institute – http://www.fdli.org/
• German Medical Technology Technology Coalition – http://www.aktion-meditech.de/
• Global Harmonization Task Force – http://www.ghtf.org/
• Health Industry Distributors Association – http://www.hida.org/
• Health Industry Representatives Association – http://www.hira.org/
• Independent Medical Distributors Association – http://www.imda.org/
• International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering – http://www.ispe.org/
• Medical Design Online – http://www.medicaldesignonline.com/
• Medical Design Technology – http://www.mdtmag.com/
• Medical Device Link – http://www.devicelink.com/
• Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute – http://www.mtppi.org/
• MedicineNet – http://www.medicinenet.com/
• Medscape – http://www.medscape.com/
• Minnesota Biomedical Business Network – www.mbbnet.umn.edu/
• National Electrical Manufacturers Association – http://www.nema.org/
• Oregon BioScience Online – http://www.oregon-bioscience.com/
• Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute (PERI) – http://www.peri.org/
• Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America – http://www.phrma.org/
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society – http://www.raps.org/
• Regulatory Information Home Page – www.regsource.com/
• Society for Biomaterials –http://www.biomaterials.org/
• The Whitaker Foundation – Academic Programs and Biomedical Engineering – http://www.whitaker.org/academic/

• Achoo – http://www.achoo.com/
• HealthAtoZ – http://www.healthatoz.com/
• World-wide directory of medical equipment – http://www.medizin.li/