FLORIDA MEDICAL RESOURCES
It’s difficult but not impossible, to leave doctor patient relationships that you’ve had for years. Ask for referrals from your current providers, talk with your new neighbors and friends. You’ll make new, viable connections in the medical community in Florida faster than you think.
Additional resources include:
FLORIDA AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
On http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/index.shtml you can:
The site also offers help for Florida consumers in the following areas:
A Consumer's Guide to Health and Human Services Programs
This pamphlet introduces consumers to various health and human services programs available through Florida state agencies. |
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Assisted Living in Florida
For information on adult day care centers, adult family care homes, and assisted living facilities. |
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Emergency Medical Care
This brochure provides information about preparing for a medical emergency as well as alternatives for medical care when an emergency does not exist. |
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End-of-Life Issues - A Practical Planning Guide
This brochure provides an overview of end-of-life issues and practical planning. |
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Florida Medicaid - A Reference Guide
This brochure gives general information on the Florida Medicaid program. |
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Florida Nursing Home Guide
Florida Nursing Home Guide is an interactive search tool for finding and comparing nursing homes. |
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Florida Nursing Home Watch List
Florida Nursing Home Watch List identifies nursing homes that did not meet minimum standards at the time of an annual or complaint inspection or are operating under bankruptcy protection. |
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Health Care Advance Directives
Health Care Advance Directives state, in advance, what kind of treatment you want or do not want under special, serious medical conditions that would make you unable to tell a doctor how you want to be treated. |
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Home Health Care in Florida
This guide gives information about Home Health Care. |
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Long-Term Care
This guide gives information about long-term care options. |
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A Patient's Guide to a Hospital Stay
This guide gives practical information to patients entering the hospital. |
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Patient Safety
This brochure looks at medical errors and steps you can take to protect yourself. |
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Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
Florida Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. |
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Understanding Prescription Drug Costs
This brochure can help you understand the pricing of prescription drugs and ways to reduce drug costs. |
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Medicaid
The Florida Medicaid Program provides medical coverage for Florida residents who meet the program’s eligibility requirements. This mostly includes children, pregnant women, disabled adults, and seniors. Click the links below to learn more about the program.
Brochure
Application
Eligibility
Medicaid Card
Medicaid Services
Find Medicaid Doctors, Dentists & Specialists
Choosing a Medicaid Managed Care Plan
Medicaid and Medicare
Child Health Check-Up
MediKids
Medically Needy
Florida Medicaid Expenditures by Provider Category
HEALTH INSIGHT
Health Insight ( http://www.healthinsight.org/ ) offers National Health rankings for Hospitals, Home Health Agencies and Nursing Homes.
THE FLORIDA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Facts about Florida’s Health Care System can be found at: http://www.fha.org/facts.html
A complete Hospital Directory with links can be found at:
http://www.fha.org/hospdir.html. To view the complete directory, leave the search fields blank and click Search Directory.
