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Texas Office of Public Insurance Council

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:56pm

http://www.opic.state.tx.us/

Offers information on insurance in Texas, including Health Insurance. Information includes reports comparing HMOs in Texas.

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Go Local Texas Gulf Coast

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:12pm

http://apps.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/local/texasgulfcoast/homepage.cfm?areaid=25

Users can browse by county or search directory information on local health and support services such as alcohol and drug recovery, adult day care, hospitals, and clinics. Coverage is for the Gulf Coast region including Harris and the surrounding counties.

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Greater Houston Partnership Health Care Hospital Rankings

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:13pm

http://www.houston.org/blackfenders/13AW001.pdf

List of local hospitals, hospital rankings, and Texas Medical Center information. Adobe PDF file.

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Harris County Hospital District

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:15pm

http://www.hchdonline.com/

Offers a variety of services through hospitals and clinics.

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Harris County Medical Examiner

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:16pm

http://www.hctx.net/ME/

Includes an FAQ, organization chart, and tour information.

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Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:43pm

http://www.harriscountyhealth.com/

Provides support to primary care provider's clinical services with an array of public health and preventive health services.

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HMOs in Texas

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:44pm

http://www.opic.state.tx.us/health.php

The Office of Public Insurance Coucil offers two reports on HMOs: Comparing Texas HMOs and Guide to Texas HMO Quality.

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Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 5:11pm

http://resource.library.tmc.edu/index.php

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Houston Chronicle Health & Medicine

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:47pm

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/health/resources.html

Directory of organizations in the area.

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Houston Department of Health and Human Services

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:50pm

http://www.houstontx.gov/health/index.html

Provides health and disease information in addition to enforcing certain city and state laws.

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Medicare & You

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:51pm

http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

Goverment publication about Medicare and the prescription drug plans.

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Texas Cancer Data Center

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:53pm

http://www.txcancer.org/

Provides information on health professionals, health facilities, demographics and statistics, and community resources.

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Texas Health Care Information Collection

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 4:54pm

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/thcic/default.shtm

Statistical data on hospitals and health organizations in Texas.

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Texas Health Sciences Library Consortium

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 4:35pm

http://ils.mdacc.tmc.edu/

Catalog and database access.

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