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Contact Information
Tracy Koontz, RD
Nutrition Services Inc.
2035 Deer Trail
Warsaw, IN 46580
(574) 551-1127
mkoontz@kconline.com
This list of web sites is a starting point for reference. Internet resources are expanding and changing continually. These sites may have links to other pertinent sites. There are also numerous search engines available that will help find other resources.
Consultant Dietitians in Health Care Facilities www.cdhcf.org
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
Food Service/Food Organizations/Food Safety:
- American Society of Healthcare Food Service Administrators www.ashfsa.org
- FDA www.fda.gov
- National Food Service Management Institute http://www.nfsmi.org/
- National Restaurant Association www.restaurant.org/
- National Society for Health Care Food Service Management www.hfm.org
- Society for Food Service Management www.sfm-online.org/
- The National Food Safety Database www.foodsafety.gov
- USDA www.fsis.usda.gov
Geriatrics:
- Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) www.aarp.org
- The Merck Manual of Geriatrics http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/
- National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition,
Physical Activity & Aging at Florida International University http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu
LTC Institute (Resource Materials)
http://www.fiu.edu/%7Enutreldr/LTC_Institute/materials/LTC_Products2.htm
CMS/ Department of Health and Human Services:
- DHHS www.os.dhhs.gov/
- Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
- CMS www.cms.hhs.gov
- FDA Food Code www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html
- Home Health Compare www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/Home.asp
- Home Health Medicare Resources (OASIS, etc.) www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hha/
- Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/hospital/home2.asp
- Matrix Roster Information
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/downloads/CMS802.pdf
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/downloads/CMS802S.pdf
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/downloads/CMS802P.pdf
- MDS 2.0 Questions and Answers www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mds20/
- MDS Quality Indicators and Frequencies Reports www.cms.hhs.gov/states/mdsreports/default.asp
- Medicare Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp
- Quality Initiatives www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/
- State Operations Manual (SOM) http://cms.hhs.gov/manuals/Downloads/som107ap_pp_guidelines_ltcf.pdf
- SNF Prospective Payment System www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/snfpps
- Survey Process Description
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter06-02att.pdf
- CMS Form 855
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/03_EnrollmentApplications.asp
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/cmsforms/downloads/cms855i.pdf
- Medicare fee-for-services contractors
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll/downloads/contact_list.pdf
- Information on Medicare’s coverage of MNT Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicalNutritionTherapy/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Child and Adult Care Food Program www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/CACFP/cacfpfaqs.htm
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/index.html
www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/
- Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000105.html
Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
- Food and Nutrition Information Center: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
- Food Safety and Inspection Service www.fsis.usda.gov/
- MyPyramid (Food Guide Pyramid) www.mypyramid.gov
- USDA Nation Woman's Health Center: http://www.4women.gov
- U.S. Department of Agriculture www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Government
- Administration on Aging: www.aoa.dhhs.gov
- Federal Interagency on Aging Related Statistics: www.agingstats.gov
- FirstGov for Seniors: www.seniors.gov
- Health Finder: www.healthfinder.gov
- Medicare: www.medicare.gov
- National Center for Health Statistics: www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm
- National Institute on Aging: www.nih.gov/nia/health/
- National Institutes of Health: www.nih.gov
- Office of Dietary Supplements: http://ods.od.nih.gov
- US Environmental Protection Agency – Aging Initiative www.epa.gov/aging/
- US Food and Drug Administration: www.fda.gov
- US National Library for health information: medlineplus.gov
- Veterans Benefits: www.va.gov/vbs/health
Long Term Care:
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org
- American Health Care Association www.ahca.org
- Dietetics Online (special LTC and ALF site – many links) www.dietetics.com
- Long Term Care Today www.ltctoday.com
- National Institute on Aging www.nih.gov/nia
- JCAHO www.jcaho.org
Food Guide Pyramid:
- Food Guide Pyramid Update: Press release, backgrounder, development and reassessment process, Q&A, resources
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyramid-update/FGP%20docs/Additional%20Info.html - Food Guide Pyramid development of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (6th edition) http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/default.htm
- Proposed Daily Food Intake Patterns for the Food Guide Pyramid
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyramid-update/index.html
- USDA News Release: Scientific Update of Food Guidance Presented to Dietary Guidelines Committee, January 28, 2004
http://www.usda.gov/Newsroom/0049.04.html
Food Quality:
- The American Culinary Federation www.acfchefs.org
Food Safety:
- Food Code 2005 www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fc05-toc.html
- Summary of Changes in 2005 Food Code www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fc05-sum.html
- Gateway to Government Food Safety Information www.foodsafety.gov/
- The National Food Safety Database www.foodsafety.gov OR
www.foodinfonet.com/safety.html
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service www.FSIS.usda.gov/
- Home Food Safety www.homefoodsafety.org
- Fight Bac www.fightbac.org
Software Systems for Health Care / Food Service Management
- Compu-Cal, Inc. www.compucal.com
- Computrition www.computrition.com
- DietMaster www.dietmaster.com
- First Data Bank www.firstdatabank.com
- GeriMenu www.GeriMenu.com
- High Tech Nutrition, Inc. www.hightechnutrition.com
- Momentus Health Information Systems www.momentushealth.com
- Surequest www.surequest.com
- The CBORD Group, Inc. www.cbord.com
- The Nutrition Company www.nutritionco.com
- UniSoft www.unisoft-systems.com
Adaptive Equipment
- North Coast Medical, Inc. www.ncmedical.com
Associations and Organizations
- AARP Health Guide www.aarp.org/healthguide
- Alternative Medicine Foundation www.amfoundation.org
- Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
- Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center www.alzheimers.org
- American Association of Diabetes Educators http://www.aadenet.org
- American Dental Association www.ada.org
- American Diabetes Organization www.diabetes.org
- American Federation for Aging Research www.afar.org
- American Geriatric Society www.americangeriatrics.org
- American Health Care Association: www.ahca.org
- American Heart Association - Just Move www.justmove.org
- American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
- American Parkinson Disease Association www.apdaparkinson.org
- American Senior Fitness Association. www.seniorfitness.net
- Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
- ASPEN American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition www.clinnutr.org
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: www.aghe.org
- Dietary Manager’s Association www.dmaonline.org
- Food Stamps for Elderly Resource Center
www.frac.org/html/news/fsp/fselderlycenter.htm
- Gerontological Nutritionists www.GNDpg.org
- Leadership Council of Aging Organizations www.lcao.org
- Meals on Wheels Association of America www.mowaa.org/
- National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org
- National Association of Home Care & Hospice www.nahc.org
- National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs: www.nanasp.org
- National Association of State Units on Aging www.nasua.org
- National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org
- National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org
- National Parkinson Foundation www.parkinson.org
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel www.npuap.org
- NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center
- Nutrition Screening Initiative www.aafp.org/nsi.xml
PUSH Tool www.npuap.org/PDF/push3.pdf
- SORY Foundation - Setting Priorities for Retirement Years www.spry.org
- The Commonwealth Fund www.cmwf.org/
- The Gerontological Society of America. www.geron.org
- The National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management: www.hfm.org
UNIVERSITY (.edu)
- National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr
- National Resource Center on Nutrition. Physical Activity and Aging at Florida International University http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu/
- University of Florida - Elder Nutrition and Food Safety http://enafs.ifas.ufl.edu
- Colorado State - Healthy Aging www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/columnha/hamenu.html
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
- Nutrition Navigator at Tufts www.navigator.tufts.edu/
- Center for Demography of Health & Aging www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/home.htm
Gerontology News http://www.geron.org/newsletter/news.htm
Ross Learning Center http://www.rosslearningcenter.com
RD411 www.rd411.com
The American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
- ADA Knowledge Center knowledge@eatright.org (e-mail)
- Journal of the American Dietetic Association www.adajournal.org
- Membership http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_4904_ENU_HTML.htm
- Online Business Center (address changes, online membership or joining a DPG, CDR) https://secure.eatright.org/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?PROCFUN+PRWEB01+PR1FN01+PRD+ENG
- DPGs http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_481_ENU_HTML.htm
- DPG Sub Units http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_485_ENU_HTML.htm
- Online Discussions (E-mail lists for CEO Digest, On The Pulse, Daily News, and Foodservice-L
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_305_ENU_HTML.htm?dologin=1
- State Affiliates http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_491_ENU_HTML.htm
- Legislation
Priority Areas http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_386_ENU_HTML.htm
Aging http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_2165_ENU_HTML.htm
Priority Legislation http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_384_ENU_HTML.htm
State Issues http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_767_ENU_HTML.htm
ADAPAC http://adapac.org/index.cfm
- Position Papers http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_7017_ENU_HTML.htm
- Practice Papers http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_508_ENU_HTML.htm
- Quality Management And Outcomes http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/nutrition_656_ENU_HTML.htm
Evidence Analysis Library www.adaevidencelibrary.org/default.cfm
Evidence Based Practice: http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_115_ENU_HTML.htm
National Guideline Clearinghouse Database www.guideline.gov / - Reimbursement http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_382_ENU_HTML.htm
- Standards And Regulations
CDR www.cdrnet.org /
Scope of Dietetics Practice http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_7225_ENU_HTML.htm
- Documents
Code of Ethics http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_618_ENU_HTML.htm
State Licensing/Certification http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_1422_ENU_HTML.htm
Corporations:
- Diamond Crystal Specialty Foods www.diamondcrystal.com
- Hormel Health Labs www.hormelhealthlabs.com
- Leahy/IFP www.ecarbotrol.com
- Lyons Magnus www.lyonsmagnus.com
- Mead Johnson Nutritionals www.meadjohnson.com
- Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. (Pro-Stat™) www.pro-stat.info
- Nestle www.nestle.com
- Novartis www.novartis.com
- NuMedTec (ProNutra) www.pronutra.us/
- Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories www.ross.com
- Sysco www.sysco.com
- VistaPharm www.vistapharm.com
NPI (National Provider Identifier) application
http://www.foxsys.com/npi.htm