5    PRIVATE PARTY SITES OF INTEREST

5.1    BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND TRADE GROUPS
American Association of Health Plans
American Bar Association
American Board of Medical Specialties
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Compliance Institute
American Health Information Management Association
Medical coders ethical guidelines on Standards of Ethical Coding.
American Health Lawyers Association
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Association of American Medical Colleges
Federation of State Medical Boards
Florida Medical Association
Health Administration Responsibility Project
Plaintiff's malpractice information and advocacy site
Healthcare Billing and Management Association
Healthcare Financial Management Association
Health Care Compliance Association
Illinois State Medical Society
Int'l Association of Healthcare Survey Coordinators
Kaiser Network
Leapfrog Group
Medical Group Management Association
Midwest Business Group on Health
National Association for Home Care
National Business Health Care Coalition
NCHICA HIPAA Forms
Qui Tam Information Center
Taxpayers Against Fraud
Features news and statistics about qui tam cases
Urban Institute
Information on Filing IRS Form 990
5.2    EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
5.2.1    Cornell Law School
5.2.2    St. Louis University Center for Health Law Studies
5.2.3    The University of Missouri - Kansas City
5.3    LAW FIRMS AND CONSULTANTS WITH HEALTH CARE SITES
5.3.1    COBRA and EMTALA materials
5.3.2    A variety of health care law articles
5.3.3    A list of books and publications for coding and auditing
5.3.4    Links to government and private party sites related to privacy issues
5.4    HOSPITALS
5.4.1    Columbia/HCA's Code of Conduct, Ethics & Compliance Policies