INFORMATIONAL LINKS

• Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
  Search this site for insurance fraud statistics, related legislative activity, etc. This site is new but more information coming on.

CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT LINKS

• California Department of Insurance
• California Legislative Information
  Search statutes, Insurance Code, Labor Code using key word. Check for daily updates on Senate and Assembly bills.
• California State Home Page
• Commission on Health and Safety Workers' Compensation
• Department of Industrial Relations
• Division of Labor and Statistics Research
• Division of Occupational Safety & Health
• Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)
• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
  This site contains financial and utilization data for each of California's hospitals. Select the "Hospital Data Query System" to construct databases for downloading and analysis of data pertinent to your interest.
• Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LINKS

• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
  Includes practical, science-based healthcare information including "Clinical Practice Guidelines" online.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Provides national and regional statistics on occupational illnesses and injuries. Try Keyword Search of BLS Pages using the words occupational AND injuries. Response tends to be slow due to heavy usage.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
  Search major legislation, Congressional Record, U.S. Government internet resources.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  Look up drug approval status and indications. A wealth of reference material.
• USPS -Zip Code Index
  Got the address? Find the Zip Code using this site.

MEDICAL LINKS

• California Medical Association
• California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
• Medical Board of California
  Search this national database for information on a medical doctor's licensing status.
• MedicineNet
  Good reference site for claims administrators and it's free. Check out this site for information on diseases and treatments. Visit the pharmacy for information on drugs. Reference the medical dictionary.
• Medscape
  Register and conduct free search of medical databases including Toxline for information on drugs and chemicals. Look at sitemap to determine other areas of interest.
• National Library of Medicine
  Use free Medline to search biomedical database for articles on medical conditions, injuries.
• New England Journal of Medicine
  Review current issues and search past issues for information on injuries 1990 to present. Subscribe to weekly table of contents.