Resource Links for Hospital and Health Care Leaders

American Hospital Association

• AHA Career Center [employment]
  http://careers.aha.org
  
  
• AHA Central Office [ICD-9-CM, HCPCS, coding]
  http://www.ahacentraloffice.com/
  
  
• AHA Certification Center
  http://www.aha.org/aha/Certification-Center/index.html
  
  
• AHA Guide to the Health Care Field [publication]
  http://www.ahaguide.org
  
  
• AHA News [newsletter]
  http://www.ahanews.com
  
  
• AHA Online Store
  http://www.ahaonlinestore.com
  
  
• AHA Patient Care Partnership [formerly Patients Bill of Rights]
  http://www.aha.org/aha/issues/Communicating-With-Patients/pt-care-partnership.html
  
  
• AHA Political Action Committee (AHAPAC) [members only site]
  http://www.ahapac.org
  
  
• AHA Press Books
  http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/html/pubs/pubs_ahapress.html
  
  
• AHA Solutions [formerly Financial Solutions Inc. (FSI) and AHA Insurance Resource Inc. (AHA-IRI)] [benefits, risk management, investment, financial management, compliance, Market Monitor]
  http://www.aha-solutions.org
  
  
• AHAData.com [mailing lists, hospital data, statistics, contact lists]
  http://www.ahadata.com
  
  
• American Hospital Association Quality Center
  http://www.ahaqualitycenter.org
  
  
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
  http://www.aone.org/
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) [merged into International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) Feb. 2008]
  http://iahcsmm.com
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)
  http://www.ashe.org
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) [housekeeping, laundry]
  http://www.ashes.org
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administrators (ASHHRA)
  http://www.ashhra.org
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)
  http://www.ashrm.org
  
  
• Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) [Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)]
  http://www.communityhlth.org
  
  
• Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) [supply chain managment]
  http://www.ahrmm.org
  
  
• Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals (AHVRP) [formerly American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS)] [includes gift shop or retail operations management]
  http://www.todaysvolunteer.org
  
  
• Association of Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP) [formerly Health Care Executive Assistants (HCEA)]
  http://www.ahcap.org
  
  
• Buyers Guide for the Health Care Market
  http://www.healthforum.com/healthforum/hfpubs/jsp/bgsection.jsp
  
  
• Center for Health Management Research (CHMR)
  http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/chmr/
  
  
• Center for Healthcare Governance (CHG) [formerly American Governance and Leadership Group, LLC (AG&L, AGLG)]
  http://www.americangovernance.com
  
  
• Center for Hospital and Health Administration History
  http://www.aha.org/chhah
  
  
• Coalition to Protect America's Health Care [Medicare, Medicaid funding]
  http://www.protecthealthcare.org
  
  
• Diversity Connection [career development]
  http://www.diversityconnection.org
  
  
• HRET Disparities Toolkit (Health Research & Educational Trust - Toolkit for Collecting Race Ethnicity and Primary Language Information from Patients)
  http://www.hretdisparities.org/
  
  
• Health Care Workforce [human resources]
  http://www.healthcareworkforce.org
  
  
• Health Facilities Management [journal]
  http://www.hfmmagazine.com
  
  
• Health Forum Journal
  http://www.healthforumjournal.com
  
  
• Health Forum [formerly Healthcare Forum, American Hospital Publishing, Healthcare infoSource, andHealth infoSource]
  http://www.healthforum.com
  
  
• Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)
  http://www.hret.org
  
  
• Health Services Research [HRET-sponsored journal]
  http://www.hsr.org
  
  
• Hospital Statistics [publication]
  http://www.ahastatistics.org
  
  
• Hospital-Based Palliative Care Consortium (HBPCC)
  http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/paloverview.html
  
  
• Hospitals & Health Networks [journal]
  http://www.hhnmag.com
  
  
• Hospitals Caring for Communities [Community Connections]
  http://www.caringforcommunities.org
  
  
• Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) [merging into Practice Greenhealth]
  http://www.h2e-online.org
  http://cms.h2e-online.org/
  
  
• Institute for Diversity in Health Management (IFD)
  http://www.diversityconnection.org
  
  
• Materials Management in Health Care [journal]
  http://www.matmanmag.com
  
  
• Most Wired Magazine [information systems, technology]
  http://www.hhnmostwired.com
  
  
• National Alliance for Health Information Technology (NAHIT) [coalition]
  http://www.nahit.org
  
  
• National Community Care Network (CCN) Demonstration Program [HRET/AHA partnership with Catholic Health Association of the U.S., VHA Health Foundation Inc., and W.K. Kellogg Foundation]
  http://www.communitycare.org
  
  
• National Healthcare Career Network (NHCN) [employment]
  http://www.nationalhealthcarecareernetwork.com
  
  
• National Hospital Week
  http://www.nationalhospitalweek.com
  
  
• National Information Center for Health Services Administration (NICHSA) [collaborative project with the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)]
  Ceased operation in 2003
  
  
• National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) [UB-92]
  http://www.nubc.org
  
  
• Partnership for Community Safety [disaster readiness, biological, chemical, nuclear terrorism, emergency planning]
  http://www.partnershipforsafety.org
  
  
• Pathways for Medication Safety (American Hospital Association, Health Research and Educational Trust, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Commonwealth Fund) [medical errors prevention, drugs, barcoding]
  http://www.medpathways.info
  
  
• Patient Friendly Billing Project [partnership with Healthcare Financial Management Association]
  http://www.patientfriendlybilling.org
  
  
• Put It In Writing [advance directives, end-of-life, death and dying]
  http://www.putitinwriting.org
  
  
• Society for Ambulatory Care Professionals (SACP)
  Ceased operation in 2000
  
  
• Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (SHCA)
  http://www.shca-AHA.org
  
  
• Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD)
  http://www.stratsociety.org
  
  
• Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development - Consultants Directory
  http://www.shsmd.org/shsmd/pubs/internetyellowpages.jsp
  
  
• Supply Chain Data Standards - Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) [GS1, GLS, GTIN, GDSN, UNSPSC, UDI]
  http://www.standards.ahrmm.org
  
  
• TrendWatch (publication series) [Trend Watch]
  http://www.aha.org/aha/research-and-trends/index.html
  
  
• Trustee [journal]
  http://www.trusteemag.com
  
  

• Alabama Hospital Association
  http://www.alaha.org
  
  
• Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association
  http://www.ashnha.com/
  
  
• Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association
  http://www.azhha.org
  
  
• Arkansas Hospital Association
  http://www.arkhospitals.org
  
  
• California Hospital Association
  http://www.calhospital.org
  
  
• Colorado Hospital Association
  http://www.cha.com
  
  
• Connecticut Hospital Association
  http://www.cthosp.org
  
  
• Delaware Healthcare Association
  http://www.deha.org
  
  
• District of Columbia Hospital Association
  http://www.dcha.org
  
  
• Florida Hospital Association
  http://www.fha.org
  
  
• Georgia Hospital Association (GHA)
  http://www.gha.org
  
  
• Healthcare Association of Hawaii
  http://www.hah.org
  
  
• Healthcare Association of New York State
  http://www.hanys.org
  
  
• Hospital Association of Rhode Island
  http://www.HARI.org
  
  
• Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
  http://www.haponline.org
  
  
• Idaho Hospital Association
  http://www.teamiha.org
  
  
• Illinois Hospital Association
  http://www.ihatoday.org
  
  
• Indiana Hospital&Health Association
  http://www.inhha.org
  
  
• Iowa Hospital Association
  http://www.ihaonline.org
  
  
• Kansas Hospital Association
  http://www.kha-net.org
  
  
• Kentucky Hospital Association
  http://www.kyha.com
  
  
• Louisiana Hospital Association
  http://www.lhaonline.org/
  
  
• MHA: An Association of Health Care Providers (Montana)
  http://www.mtha.org
  
  
• MHA: The Association of Maryland Hospitals & Healthsystems
  http://www.mdhospitals.org
  
  
• Maine Hospital Association
  http://www.themha.org
  
  
• Massachusetts Hospital Association
  http://www.mhalink.org
  
  
• Michigan Health & Hospital Association
  http://www.mha.org
  
  
• Minnesota Hospital Association
  http://www.mnhospitals.org/
  
  
• Mississippi Hospital Association
  http://mhanet.org
  
  
• Missouri Hospital Association
  http://www.mhanet.com
  
  
• Nebraska Hospital Association
  http://www.nhanet.org
  
  
• Nevada Hospital Association
  http://www.nvha.net
  
  
• New Hampshire Hospital Association
  http://www.nhha.org
  
  
• New Jersey Hospital Association
  http://www.njha.com
  
  
• New Mexico Hospitals and Health Systems Association
  http://www.nmhhsa.org
  
  
• North Carolina Hospital Association
  http://www.ncha.org
  
  
• North Dakota Healthcare Association
  http://www.ndha.org
  
  
• Ohio Hospital Association
  http://www.ohanet.org
  
  
• Oklahoma Hospital Association
  http://www.okoha.com
  
  
• Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  http://www.oahhs.org
  
  
• Puerto Rico Hospital Association / Asociacion de Hospitales de Puerto Rico
  http://www.asociacionhosppr.org
  
  
• South Carolina Hospital Association
  http://www.scha.org
  
  
• South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
  http://www.sdaho.org
  
  
• Tennessee Hospital Association
  http://www.tha.com
  
  
• Texas Hospital Association
  http://www.thaonline.org
  
  
• UHA, Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association
  http://www.uha-utah.org
  
  
• Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
  http://www.vahhs.org
  
  
• Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
  http://www.vhha.com
  
  
• Washington State Hospital Association
  http://www.wsha.org
  
  
• West Virginia Hospital Association
  http://www.wvha.com
  
  
• Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association
  http://www.wha.org
  
  
• Wyoming Hospital Association
  http://www.wyohospitals.com
  
  

• Akron Regional Hospital Association [Ohio]
  http://www.arha.org
  
  
• Center for Health Affairs [Cleveland, Ohio]
  http://www.chanet.org
  
  
• Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council [Texas]
  http://www.dfwhc.org
  
  
• Delaware Valley Healthcare Council [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, western Delaware]
  http://www.dvhc.org
  
  
• Greater Cincinnati Health Council [Ohio]
  http://www.gchc.org
  
  
• Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association [Ohio]
  http://www.gdaha.org
  
  
• Greater New York Hospital Association, Subsidiaries, and Affiliates
  http://www.gnyha.org
  
  
• Greater Oklahoma City Hospital Council
  Telephone: (405) 359-5530
  
  
• Greater San Antonio Hospital Council [Texas]
  http://www.gsahc.org/
  
  
• Health Alliance of MidAmerica [Kansas City, Missouri]
  http://web.mhanet.com/asp/About_MHA/Alliance.asp
  
  
• Healthcare Association of Southern California
  http://www.hasc.org
  
  
• Healthcare Council of the National Capital Area [District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia]
  http://www.healthcare-council.org
  
  
• Healthservice Council of Metropolitan Louisville [Kentucky, southern Indiana]
  http://www.kyha.com/hcml.htm
  
  
• Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties [California]
  http://www.hasdic.org
  
  
• Hospital Council of East Central Michigan
  (989) 891-8810
  
  
• Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
  http://www.hospitalcouncil.net
  
  
• Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
  http://www.hcno.org
  
  
• Hospital Council of Western Pennsylvania
  http://www.hcwp.org
  
  
• Iroquois Healthcare Alliance [Upstate New York]
  http://www.iroquois.org
  
  
• Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council [Illinois]
  http://www.mchc.org/
  
  
• Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans [Louisiana]
  Telephone: (504) 837-1171
  
  
• Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council, Inc. [New York]
  http://www.nshc.org
  
  
• North Central Council of MHA [Michigan]
  (231) 439-9812
  
  
• Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association [New York]
  http://www.normet.org
  
  
• Rochester Regional Healthcare Association [New York]
  (585) 273-8180
  
  
• South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association, Inc.
  http://www.sfhha.com
  
  
• Upper Penisula Hospital Council (Michigan)
  (517) 323-3443
  
  
• Western New York Healthcare Association
  http://www.wnyha.com
  
  

• AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons)
  http://www.aarp.org
  
  
• ACA International - the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals [billing]
  http://www.acainternational.org
  
  
• AQA [formerly Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (ACQA)] [quality indicators]
  http://www.aqaalliance.org/
  
  
• AcademyHealth [formerly Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy (AHSRHP) formed by Association for Health Services Research (AHSR) and Alpha Center]
  http://www.academyhealth.org
  
  
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
  http://www.aaahc.org
  
  
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) [home care, durable medical equipment, specialty pharmacy, third party payors]
  http://www.achc.org
  
  
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
  http://www.accme.org
  
  
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
  http://www.acgme.org
  
  
• Acute Long Term Hospital Association (ALTHA)
  http://www.altha.org
  
  
• Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) [formerly Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA)]
  http://www.advamed.org
  
  
• Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Health Care [AANHC]
  http://www.nonprofithealthcare.org
  
  
• Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) [international]
  http://www.alliance-hpsr.org
  
  
• Alliance for Health Reform [policy]
  http://www.allhealth.org
  
  
• Alliance for Healthcare Strategy and Marketing (AHSMA)
  Ceased operation in 2001
  
  
• Alliance of Claims Assistance Professionals (ACAP) [consumer assistance; medical bills; health insurance]
  http://www.claims.org/
  
  
• Alliance of Community Health Plans [ACHP] [managed care]
  http://www.achp.org
  
  
• Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC)
  http://www.aiamc.org
  
  
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) [formerly Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) and American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC)] [surgicenters]
  http://ascassociation.org/
  
  
• America's Blood Centers (ABC)
  http://www.americasblood.org
  
  
• American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA)
  http://www.aameda.org
  
  
• American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R, AAPMR)
  http://www.aapmr.org
  
  
• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
  http://www.aapc.com
  
  
• American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/URAC
  http://www.urac.org
  
  
• American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHCP) [consumers, quality]
  http://www.aahcp.com
  
  
• American Ambulance Association (AAA) [emergency services]
  http://www.the-aaa.org
  
  
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)
  http://www.aaaasf.org
  
  
• American Association for Continuity of Care (AACC) [discharge planning]
  http://www.continuityofcare.com
  
  
• American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) [formerly Nat Assn for Medical Equipment Services (NAMES), Home Health Services and Staffing Assn (HHSSA), Health Industry Distributors Assn Home Care Div (HIDA Home Care), American Home Care Assn [AHCA]]
  http://www.aahomecare.org
  
  
• American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) [formerly National Association of Childbearing Centers (NACC)]
  http://www.birthcenters.org
  
  
• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  http://www.aabb.org
  
  
• American Association of Clinical Directors (AACD) [formerly Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors] [operating rooms, surgical suites]
  http://www.aacdhq.org
  
  
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
  http://www.aacn.nche.edu
  
  
• American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals (AAEEH)
  http://www.aaeeh.org
  
  
• American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) [patient accounts, billing, admission, registration]
  http://www.aaham.org
  
  
• American Association of Healthcare Consultants (AAHC)
  http://www.aahc.net
  
  
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) [nursing homes, long term care, retirement communities, assisted living]
  http://www.aahsa.org
  
  
• American Association of Hospital Dentists (AAHD)/Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA)
  http://www.scdonline.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=9
  
  
• American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS)
  http://www.aaihds.org
  
  
• American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (AAIHR) [foreign workers, human resources, personnel, immigration, visas]
  http://www.aaihr.org/
  
  
• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
  http://www.aama-ntl.org
  
  
• American Association of Medical Billers (AAMB) [insurance claims processing]
  http://www.billers.com/aamb
  
  
• American Association of Nurse Executives (AANEX) [long term care]
  http://www.aanex.org/
  
  
• American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
  http://www.aapcc.org
  
  
• American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) [managed care]
  http://www.aappo.org
  
  
• American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) [transplants]
  http://www.aatb.org
  
  
• American Baptist Homes and Hospitals Association (ABHHA)
  http://www.nationalministries.org/caring_ministries/abhha/
  
  
• American Bar Association - Health Law Section (ABA)
  http://www.abanet.org/health/home.html
  
  
• American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
  http://www.abms.org
  
  
• American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA)
  http://www.clinical-labs.org
  
  
• American College Health Association (ACHA)
  http://www.acha.org
  
  
• American College of Cardiology Administrators (ACCA)
  http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACCA/cardiology.html
  
  
• American College of Contingency Planners (ACCP) [emergency, disaster planning]
  http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACCP/contingency.html
  
  
• American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) [long term care]
  http://www.achca.org
  
  
• American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA)
  http://www.healtharchitects.org
  
  
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
  http://www.ache.org
  
  
• American College of Healthcare Information Administrators (ACHIA)
  http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACHIA/healthcare.html
  
  
• American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM)
  http://www.aclm.org
  
  
• American College of Managed Care Administrators (ACMCA)
  http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACMCA/managedcare.html
  
  
• American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) [standards, certification, physician groups]
  http://www.mgma.com/acmpe/index.cfm
  
  
• American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ)
  http://www.acmq.org
  
  
• American College of Oncology Administrators (ACOA)
  http://www.aameda.org/Specialtygroups/ACOA/oncology1.html
  
  
• American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
  http://www.acpe.org
  
  
• American College of Surgeons/Commission on Cancer (ACS/COC) [accreditation, standards]
  http://www.facs.org/cancer/coc/coc.html
  
  
• American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA) [prisons, jails]
  http://www.achsa.org/
  
  
• American Health Care Association (AHCA) ) [nursing homes, long term care,subacute care, assisted living]
  http://www.ahca.org
  
  
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ) [medical records,coding]
  http://www.ahima.org
  
  
• American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) [formerly American Association of Health Plans (AAHP) and Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)] [managed care, HMOs, PPOs]
  http://www.ahip.net
  
  
• American Health Lawyers Association [formed by merger of American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys and National Health Lawyers Association]
  http://www.healthlawyers.org
  
  
• American Health Planning Association (AHPA) [certificate of need]
  http://www.ahpanet.org
  
  
• American Health Quality Association (AHQA) [quality improvement organizations (QIO), peer review organizations (PRO)]
  http://www.ahqa.org
  
  
• American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA)
  http://www.ahraonline.org
  
  
• American Heart Association
  http://www.heart.org/
  
  
• American Iatrogenic Association (AiA) [patient safety, error prevention]
  http://www.iatrogenic.org
  
  
• American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) [medical technology]
  http://www.aimbe.org/
  
  
• American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH)
  http://www.aia.org/aah_default
  
  
• American Medical Association (AMA)
  http://www.ama-assn.org
  
  
• American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) [insurance claims processing]
  http://www.webcom.com/medical/AMBA.htm
  
  
• American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
  http://www.amda.com/
  
  
• American Medical Group Association (AMGA)
  http://www.amga.org
  
  
• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
  http://www.amia.org/
  
  
• American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA)
  http://www.amrpa.org
  
  
• American Medical Resources Foundation (AMRF) [equipment donations for developing countries, international]
  http://www.amrf.com
  
  
• American National Standards Institute - Healthcare Informatics Standards Board (ANSI HISB)
  http://web.ansi.org/rooms/room_41/
  
  
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
  http://www.ana.org
  
  
• American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  https://www.do-online.org/
  
  
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
  http://www.apha.org
  
  
• American School Health Association (ASHA)
  http://www.ashaweb.org
  
  
• American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) [retirement housing]
  http://www.seniorshousing.org
  
  
• American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administration (ASHFSA)
  http://www.ashfsa.org
  
  
• American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) [laboratories, certification, accreditation, transplants]
  http://www.ashi-hla.org
  
  
• American Society for Quality - Health Care Division (ASQ)
  http://www.asq.org/healthcare
  
  
• American Society for Testing and Materials - Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics (ASTM)
  http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/COMMIT/COMMITTEE/E31.htm?L+mystore+kkmt1847+986952619
  
  
• American Society of Health Economists (ASHE)
  http://healtheconomics.us/
  
  
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
  http://www.ashp.org
  
  
• American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE)
  http://www.ashpe.org
  
  
• American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME)
  http://www.aslme.org
  
  
• American Society of Safety Engineers/Healthcare Practice Specialty (ASSE)
  http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/healthcare/
  
  
• American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
  http://www.atmeda.org
  
  
• Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
  http://www.apsf.org
  
  
• Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)
  http://www.alfa.org
  
  
• Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) [clinical trials]
  http://www.aahrpp.org
  
  
• Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) [formerly American Association for Partial Hospitalization (AAPH)]
  http://www.aabh.org
  
  
• Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) [formerly American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA)]
  http://www.abhw.org
  
  
• Association for Benchmarking Health Care (ABHC) [incorporates Health Care Benchmarking Association (HCBA)]
  http://www.abhc.org/
  
  
• Association for Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) [uninsured, access, poor]
  http://www.clinicians.org
  
  
• Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) [formerly Association for Health Center Affiliated Health Plans (AHCAHP)] [managed care, Medicaid, SCHIP, community health centers]
  http://www.ahcahp.org
  
  
• Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT) [e-commerce, internet, information systems]
  http://www.afehct.org
  
  
• Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) [formerly American Association for Medical Transcription (AAMT)]
  http://www.aamt.org/
  
  
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) [fund raising, foundations]
  http://www.ahp.org
  
  
• Association for Hispanic Healthcare Executives (AHHE) [Latino]
  http://www.ahhe.org
  
  
• Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME)
  http://www.ahme.org
  
  
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
  http://www.apic.org
  
  
• Association for Worksite Health Promotion (AWHP)
  Ceased operation 2002
  
  
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) [equipment]
  http://www.aami.org
  
  
• Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC)
  http://www.ahcnet.org
  
  
• Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) [patient transportation]
  http://www.aams.org
  
  
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  http://www.aamc.org
  
  
• Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management (ABHM)
  Ceased operation 2006
  
  
• Association of Cancer Executives (ACE)
  http://www.cancerexecutives.org/
  
  
• Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO)
  http://www.acrohealth.org.
  
  
• Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
  http://www.accc-cancer.org/
  
  
• Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC) [radiology, cancer therapy]
  http://www.afroc.org
  
  
• Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) [media, news]
  http://www.ahcj.umn.edu
  
  
• Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies [AHFSA] [state licensure]
  http://www.ahfsa.org
  
  
• Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) [medical records, contract services, transcription, coding]
  http://www.ahios.org/
  
  
• Association of Health Insurance Advisors (AHIA)
  http://www.ahia.net
  
  
• Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) [financial management]
  http://www.ahia.org
  
  
• Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) [materials management, evidence-based, purchasing, assessment, equipment, supplies]
  http://www.ahvap.org
  
  
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) [state directors]
  http://amchp.org
  
  
• Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) [equipment and supplies, third-party reprocessors]
  http://www.amdr.org
  
  
• Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems [AMDIS]
  http://www.amdis.org
  
  
• Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) [transplants]
  http://www.aopo.org
  
  
• Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
  http://www.professionalchaplains.org
  
  
• Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery (APDVS) [cardiovascular]
  http://apdvs.vascularweb.org
  
  
• Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
  http://www.aphl.org
  
  
• Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR)
  http://www.aspr.org
  
  
• Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE)
  http://www.astdhpphe.org
  
  
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
  http://www.astho.org
  
  
• Association of Telehealth Service Providers [telemedicine]
  http://www.atsp.org
  
  
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
  http://www.aupha.org
  
  
• Australian Healthcare Association (AHA)
  http://www.aha.asn.au
  
  
• Best Practice Network [quality]
  http://www.best4health.org
  
  
• Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
  http://www.bio.org
  
  
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
  http://www.bluecares.com
  
  
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)
  http://www.bcbshealthissues.com
  
  
• Bridges to Excellence [quality]
  http://www.bridgestoexcellence.org
  
  
• Business Continuity Planning Workgroup for Healthcare Organizations (BCPWHO) [disaster recovery, emergency planning, crisis management]
  http://www.bcpwho.org/
  
  
• Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI)
  http://www.cahi.org
  
  
• Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) [third-party administrators, independent administrator, insurance, health benefits]
  http://www.hcaa.org
  
  

• CCAC/CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities & Continuing Care Accreditation Commission)
  http://www.carf.org
  
  
• CGFNS International [formerly Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools]
  http://www.cgfns.org
  
  
• COLA (formerly Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation)
  http://www.cola.org
  
  
• CPRI-HOST [formerly Computer-Based Patient Record Institute & Healthcare Open Systems and Trials]
  Merged 2002 with Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  
  
• Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE)
  http://www.cchse.org
  
  
• Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA)
  http://www.cha.ca
  
  
• Case Management Society of America (CMSA) [continuum of care, discharge planning]
  http://www.cmsa.org
  
  
• Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA)
  http://www.chausa.org
  
  
• Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL)
  http://www.theceal.org
  
  
• Center for Health Transformation
  http://www.healthtransformation.net
  
  
• Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT)
  http://www.cchit.org/
  
  
• Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
  http://www.clma.org
  
  
• Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare [managed care, guidelines]
  http://www.caqh.org
  
  
• Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH) [liability, malpractice]
  http://www.carh.net
  
  
• Coalition for Health Communication (CHC)
  http://www.healthcommunication.net
  
  
• Coalition for Health Environments Research (CHER) [design, construction, architecture]
  http://www.cheresearch.org
  
  
• Coalition for Healthcare e-Standards (Internet, e-commerce)
  http://www.chestandards.org
  
  
• Coalition for Nonprofit Health Care (CNHC)
  http://www.cnhc.org/
  
  
• Coalition of Full Service Community Hospitals (CFSCH)
  http://www.fullservicehospitals.org/
  
  
• Coalition to Advance Healthcare Reform (CAHR)
  http://www.coalition4healthcare.org
  
  
• College of American Pathologists (CAP) [laboratory, accreditation]
  http://www.cap.org
  
  
• College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
  http://www.cio-chime.org/
  
  
• ComCARE Alliance: Communications for Coordinated Assistance and Response to Emergencies [disasters]
  http://www.comcare.org
  
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) [emergency services]
  http://www.caas.org
  
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) [formerly Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA)] [university programs]
  http://www.cahmeweb.org/
  
  
• Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) [ambulance, air transport, emergency transport]
  http://www.camts.org
  
  
• Common Good [malpractice liability reform]
  http://www.cgood.org
  
  
• Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)
  http://www.chapinc.org
  
  
• Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) [non-emergency medical transportation, patient transportation]
  http://www.ctaa.org
  
  
• Consumer Driven Health Care Association (CDHCA) [insurance, employee benefits]
  http://www.cdhca.org
  
  
• Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) [over-the-counter drugs, supplements]
  http://www.chpa-info.org/
  
  
• Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project (CPDP) [employers, labor, performance, quality]
  http://www.healthcaredisclosure.org
  
  
• Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS)
  http://www.patientsafety.org
  
  
• Consumers for Health Care Choice (CHCC) [consumer directed health care]
  http://www.chcchoices.org/
  
  
• Convenient Care Association (CCA) [retail clinics, ambulatory, outpatient, walk-in]
  http://www.convenientcareassociation.org/
  
  
• Council of Ethical Organizations - Health Ethics Trust [compliance]
  http://www.corporateethics.com/het.html
  
  
• Council of State Governments (CSG)
  http://www.csg.org
  
  
• Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) [academic medical centers]
  http://www.aamc.org/teachinghospitals.htm
  
  
• Council of Women's and Infants Specialty Hospitals (CWISH)
  http://www.cwish.org/
  
  
• Council on Physician and Nurse Supply (CPNS) [workforce, personnel]
  http://www.physiciannursesupply.com/
  
  
• Dental Group Management Association (DGMA)
  http://www.dgma.org
  
  
• Dietary Managers Association (DMA) [food service]
  http://www.dmaonline.org
  
  
• Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) [information systems, standards]
  http://medical.nema.org/dicom.html
  
  
• Disease Management Association of America (DMAA)
  http://www.dmaa.org
  
  
• EHR Collaborative [electronic health record standards, information systems, medical records]
  http://www.ehrcollaborative.org
  
  
• EHR Safety Institute (EHRSI) [electronic health records, medical records]
  http://www.ehrsafety.com
  
  
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
  http://www.ecfmg.org
  
  
• Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) [third-party administrators, internet, value added networks, transactions/claims processing, provider management organizations, security]
  http://www.ehnac.org
  
  
• Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA)
  http://www.edpma.com
  
  
• Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
  http://www.ebri.org
  
  
• Employers' Managed Health Care Association (MHCA) [managed care]
  http://www.emhca.org
  
  
• European Healthcare Management Association (EHMA)
  http://www.ehma.org
  
  
• European Hospital and Healthcare Federation / Hospitals of the European Union (HOPE) [international, non-government hospitals]
  http://www.hope.be
  
  
• European Nurse Directors Association (ENDA) [international]
  http://www.nurse-directors.org
  
  
• Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) [transplants]
  http://www.restoresight.org
  
  
• Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) [home care]
  http://www.caregiver.org
  
  
• Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) [formerly Federation of American Health Systems (FAHS)]
  http://www.americashospitals.com
  
  
• Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB)
  http://www.fsmb.org
  
  
• GS1 Healthcare US [supply chain, standards, materials management, bar codes, e-commerce]
  http://www.gs1us.org/healthcare
  
  
• Global Health and Safety Initiative (GHSI) [evidence-based design and construction, safety, environmental sustainability]
  http://www.globalhealthsafety.org/
  
  
• Governance Institute
  http://www.governanceinstitute.com
  
  
• HIPAA Conformance Certification Organization (HCCO) [accreditation, standards compliance]
  http://www.hcco.us
  
  
• HR Policy Association: the Association for Senior Human Resource Executives (HRPA) [employee health benefits]
  http://www.hrpolicy.org
  
  
• Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
  http://www.hcca-info.org
  
  
• Health Care EBusiness Collaborative (HCEC) [formerly Healthcare EDI Coalition (HEDIC)] [standards, information systems, barcodes, internet]
  http://www.hcec.org
  
  
• Health Care Education Association (HCEA) [patient educators, training/development]]
  http://www.hcea-info.org/
  
  
• Health Care Policy Roundtable (HCPR) [human resources, uninsured, insurance, access, business, employers, industry]
  http://www.hcpr.org
  
  
• Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) [environment, ecology, medical waste]
  http://www.noharm.org
  
  
• Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) [formerly Health Care Liability Alliance] [malpractice, law]
  http://www.hcla.org
  
  
• Health Coverage Coalition for the Uninsured (HCCU) [health insurance]
  http://www.coalitionfortheuninsured.org/
  
  
• Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC)
  http://www.hibcc.org
  
  
• Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) [equipment, supplies]
  http://www.hida.org
  
  
• Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA)
  http://www.higpa.org
  
  
• Health Industry Representatives Association (HIRA) [manufacturer sales representatives; equipment; supplies]
  http://www.hira.org
  
  
• Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) [electronic medical records security standards]
  http://www.hitrustalliance.org/
  
  
• Health Level Seven (HL7) [electronic data interchange standards]
  http://www.hl7.org
  
  
• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
  http://www.hosa.org
  
  
• Health Professionals for Diversity Coalition (HPD)
  http://www.hpd-coalition.org
  
  
• Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
  http://www.htai.org
  
  
• Health Technology Center (HealthTech) [emerging technologies, internet, e-health]
  http://www.healthtechcenter.org
  
  
• HealthCare Chaplaincy
  http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org