The Association of United Internet Consumers (AUIC) is dedicated to:
Promoting health products, health services and health education for the benefit of its members;
Providing valuable consumer products and discounts that are available through the worldwide web and identified as consumer beneficial by AUIC staff, partners and members.
The AUIC provides a dynamic and growing group of beneficial services and products to its members by using the free exchange of member ideas that have proven cost effective and highly beneficial. Many of the services relating to healthcare education and services are provided by the US Government and the most prestigious health providers in the World; and most are free. If you have a common health question about nutrition or a minor health problem, or if you have a serious health problem, the AUIC has identified the most reliable and authoritative health sources with the latest information on treatment. Some of the services offered to AUIC members:
Nutrition and Health Information On Line Library.
The AUIC website provides its members with access to and the identity of a comprehensive library of on line, web based, nutrition and health information. The AUIC’s easy to use website allows AUIC members a range of information, from basic nutrition guides and health definitions to highly detailed and extensive information for most health conditions, illnesses and accidents. Whether you wish to educate yourself or offer medical research information to a loved one, the AUIC identified websites will be exceedingly helpful. In addition, the AUIC will direct members to the websites that will help store most or all of the members’ health information and history on a free, secure hosted file that can be accessed quickly and accurately.
American Academy of Family Physicians: www.familydoctor.org. provides comprehensive family medicine education and information services.
American Academy of Pediatrics (children’s health): www.aap.org.
Medicine Plus, www.nlm.nih.org/medicineplus. is a service of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institute of Health provides a full range of health info: alphabetized health topics; drugs and supplements; health encyclopedia; on line magazine; database of technical articles and research on health conditions.
US Dept. of Health & Social Services( HSS)www.healthfinder.gov provides a free comprehensive health education service, including a health encyclopedia, weekly health newsletter, nutrition & recipe and weight control links, health provider locator and related health topics.
Wikipedia (free) Encyclopedia www.wikipedia.org is also a source for medical terminology and reference to medical conditions, as well as medical topics of interest, such as the implementation of electronic health records.
American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org. This non-profit organization has a wealth of cancer condition, treatment, research and clinical trials information, with information that is helpful to the patient, the families and the treating physicians.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network www.nccn.org (NCCN), a not-for-profit http://www.nccn.org/members/network.asp alliance of 21 of the world’s leading cancer centers, is dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer. NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. As the arbiter of high-quality cancer care, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers. The primary goal of all NCCN initiatives is to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of oncology practice so patients can live better lives. Thirty-eight Nobel Prize winners have served on the faculties of NCCN Member Institutions.
American Heart Association. www.americanheart.org. is an excellent resource for patients, families, medical providers and researchers, and provides healthy living guidelines and other resources and references for any cardio vascular conditions.
Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.com is one of the World’s foremost physician/hospital medical centers, and provides a comprehensive network of medical information with 3,300 doctors, researchers and other medical professions for any one to access.
Medtipsterwww.medtipster.com is a free pharmacy website, providing any person with free automatic notices of drug discounts for their prescriptions offered by drug manufacturers and pharmacies from time to time; and, offers a pharmacy locator, a newsletter, blog, forum, mini-clinic locator, immunization information and health screening locators.
WebMD. www.WebMD.com. One of the most popular websites based on monthly visitors, this site gives access to health and wellness information including slideshows and videos, the latest headlines and blogs. It is a leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information, providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services.
Medicine Net. www.MedicineNet.com.This site brings doctors knowledge to you through picture slideshows, discussions of diseases & conditions, symptoms, procedures & tests, medications, healthy living, and a medical terms dictionary.
Drugs.Com. www.drugs.com Drugs.com is a popular, comprehensive and up-to-date source of drug information online. This site provides free, accurate and independent advice on more than 24,000 prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicsines & natural products.
RxList . The comprehensive drug index, includes the latest drugs, pill identifier, picture slideshdows, medications for various diseases and conditions, and a medical dictionary.
On Line Medical Records Storage and Services.
There are numerous medical record storage companies offering to scan, accept and update your medical records from providers, and hold them securely for release when you authorize a medical provider or family member to access the records. This highly desirable service can be expensive. Recently Google Health offered a free repository that is accessible electronically. The developing issue is whether your health care provider will transmit the records through an intermediary or whether you have to fax or scan the records through an intermediary to your free Google Health Account. Other companies offer the same services for a fee. The basic medical information form that most doctors, hospitals, insurance companies or other health providers request can be downloaded by your direction to those requesting the information – which saves time and promotes accuracy. The challenge is making the record cummulative and cost effective. The Google service can be accessed through their website www.googlehealh.com. It is explained as follows:
Google Health allows you to store and manage all of your health information in one central place. And it’s completely free. All you need to get started is a Google username and password.
You can enter your health conditions, medications, allergies, and lab results into your Google Health profile and you can name the profile anything you want. You can even create multiple profiles for family members.
Import medical records from hospitals, doctors and pharmacies:
Choose from a list of Google Health partners to see if your hospital or pharmacy can send copies of your medical records or prescriptions to your Google Health profile. This way, you can save an accurate history of your medical conditions, medications, and test results all in one place.
Share your health records:
Help better coordinate your care by sharing your health records with individuals in your care network – family members, friends and doctors. You can stop sharing at any time and will always be able to see who has access to your information. You can also print a wallet-sized version of your health profile to share with your doctor or family members in person.
Explore online health services:
Browse the Google Health online health services directory” to find services that are integrated with Google Health that can help you better manage your health needs.
Life and Health Insurance Products. Choose from the most competitive health and life insurance plans available in the US. With your AUIC membership, you can choose from a range of products that suit your needs, with comments from members of their experience with the many AUIC endorsed insurance companies.
Consumer Discounts: Free Items and Discounts/Printable Coupons are available exclusively through your membership through Perkspot;s link through the AUIC website; and AUIC identifies the most Consumer friendly discount and coupon programs through constantly updated websites that have had a history of saving the consumer substantial sums of money on essential and discretional goods and services. Some of the key websites that have been researched and endorsed by the AUIC and other consumer centric organizations include:
www.Coupons.com
www.CouponCabin.com
www.Retailmenot.com
www.CouponMom.com
www.SmartSource.com
www.CoolShopper.com
www.thefrugalshopper.com
www.valuepak.com
Specific Consumer Education Websites for Vehicle Purchases:
Go to Kelly’s Blue Book Site for example, and you’ll discover the the market value or new cost of a vehicle or learn about unadvertised dealer discounts that help that you negotiate a lower price, find out what other consumers in the area paid. Both Kelley Blue Book and
Edmunds.com let users find pricing data by zip code;
Sell, buy and get consumer reviews for new and used vehicles at www.autotrader.com.
A free website that lists dealer and owner vehicles for sale or allows you to sell your vehicle without a fee is www.craigslist.org.
AUIC wants to hear from members to identify other quality health information and education websites or sources; and, to help disseminate other consumer beneficial discounts on goods or services that are available from time to time. Please feel welcome to contact us at www.AUIC.org. or call 800-279-2290.
Disclaimer: AUIC makes no representation, warranty or guarantee regarding: website health information, services discounts, savings, services or products offered by companies or providers set forth on this page. Such services or products exist solely for the possible benefit of the member or user, and the user agrees that any agreement, purchase, service or benefit between the user and the benefit provider is done voluntarily and without recourse or liability to the AUIC.