Associations and Foundations

National Association of Home Care:
http://www.nahc.com/

Texas Association Of Home Care:
http://www.tahch.org/

American Medical Association:
http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Heart Association:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

American Cancer Society:
http://www.cancer.org/

American Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org/

American Physical Therapy Association:
http://www.apta.org/

American Stroke Association:
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/

Alzheimer’s Association:
http://www.alz.org/index.asp?WT.mc_id=association_05&gclid=CK3vqPy0z6kCFQpW7AodlG5DPQ

American Liver Foundation:
http://www.liverfoundation.org/

American Lung Association:
http://www.lungusa.org/

American Parkinson Disease Association:
http://www.apdaparkinson.org/userND/index.asp

Arthritis Foundation:
http://www.arthritis.org/

Autism Speaks:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Breast Cancer, Susan G. Koman for the Cure:
http://ww5.komen.org/

Autism Speaks:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Breast Cancer, Susan G. Koman for the Cure:
http://ww5.komen.org/

Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation International:
http://www.cpirf.org/

Children’s Heart Foundation, The:
http://www.childrensheartfoundation.org/

Children’s Tumor Foundation:
http://www.ctf.org/

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/?gclid=CK34kc-6z6kCFdAC2godfXA_Ow

Easter Seals:
http://www.easterseals.com/

Epilepsy Foundation of America:
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The:
http://www.lls.org/

Muscular Dystrophy Association:
http://www.mda.org/

National Multiple Sclerosis Society:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx

National Parkinson Foundation:
http://www.parkinsons.org/

Sickle Cell Disease Association:
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/

Spina Bifida Association:
http://www.spinabifidaassociation.org/site/c.liKWL7PLLrF/b.2642297/k.5F7C/Spina_Bifida_Association.htm

Information About Geriatric Home Care:

Find Out What Home Health Care Is As Defined on Medicare.gov:
http://www.medicare.gov/homehealthcompare/About/GettingCare/WhatisHomeHealthCare.aspx

Compare Clinical Outcomes of Various Home Health Agencies on Medicare.gov - Home Care Compare:
http://www.medicare.gov/HomeHealthCompare/search.aspx

Find Out More About Health Care:
http://www.nih.gov/

Information About Geriatric Home Care and Diseases:

What is Alzheimer's Disease? As Described by The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's:
http://www.alzinfo.org/research/?mtc=google&kwd=alzheimers_causes&gclid=CICjl4q2z6kCFZFS7Aodjj5vOg

What is Congestive Heart Failure? As Described by American Heart Association:
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4585

What is COPD? As Described by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html

What is Asthma? As Described by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html

What is Diabetes? As Described by American Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?utm_source=WWW&utm_medium=GlobalNavDB&utm_campaign=CON

What is Parkinson’s Disease? As Described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm

Information About Pediatric Home Care and Diseases:

What is Autism? As Described by Autism Speaks:
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism

What is Asthma? As Described by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html

What is Diabetes? As Described by American Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?utm_source=WWW&utm_medium=GlobalNavDB&utm_campaign=CON

What is Cerebral Palsy? As Described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm

What is Cystic Fibrosis? As Described by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation:
http://www.cff.org/AboutCF/

What is Epilepsy? As Described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm

What is Leukemia? As Described by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
http://www.lls.org/#/diseaseinformation/leukemia/

What is Lymphoma? As Described by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
http://www.lls.org/#/diseaseinformation/lymphoma/

What is Sickle Cell Disease? As Described by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html

What is Spina Bifida? As Described by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/detail_spina_bifida.htm

Resources for Patients and Caregivers:

Read the Official US Government Medicare Handbook:
http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

Read the American Medical Association/American Academy of Home Care Physicians Guidelines for Physicians Regarding the Medical Management of the Home Care Patient:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/homecare.pdf

Read the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General Description of the Physician’s Role in Medicare Home Health 2001:
http://www.dads.state.tx.us/providers/communications/2001/letters/PL01-28A.pdf

Download a Medication Tracker from Consumer Reports for Free:
http://www.consumerreports.org/health/medication-tracker/index.htm

Information on How to Manage Your Medicines from the American Heart Association:
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_319684.pdf

Read the Warning Signs for A Stroke at the American Stroke Association:
http://www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/WarningSigns/Warning-Signs_UCM_308528_SubHomePage.jsp

Read About the Texas Medicaid Program
http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/medicaid/index.html

Read About CHIP/Children's Medicaid
http://www.chipmedicaid.org/

Website’s of Insurance Payers Accepted By RHC:

Humana:
http://www.humana.com/

Aetna
http://www.aetna.com/

Superior Health Plans
http://www.superiorhealthplan.com/

United Health Care
http://www.uhc.com/

Physicians Health Choice
http://www.phccares.com/