Resource Center Links for Hospital and Health Care Leaders
The AHA Resource Center has compiled this list of selected links to health policy and administration organizations and related topics.
Inclusion is not an AHA endorsement. Comments and suggestions are welcome and may be directed to [email protected]
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Last updated: June 9, 2020
- American Hospital Association
- State Hospital Associations
- Metropolitan/Regional Hospital Associations
- Organizations
- Foundations/Think Tanks/Other Groups
- Government and International Agencies
- Other Resources
American Hospital Association
Accelerating Health Equity Conference
https://equityconference.aha.org/
Advancing Health podcasts (Soundcloud)
https://soundcloud.com/advancinghealth
AHA Awards
https://www.aha.org/about/awards
AHA Data (AHA Annual Survey Database, AHA DataQuery, AHA IT Database, AHA Vitality Index)
https://www.ahadata.com
AHA Careers [job openings]
https://www.aha.org/about/careers-at-aha
AHA Center for Health Innovation
https://www.aha.org/center
AHA Certification Center
https://www.aha.org/career-resources/certification-center
AHA Coding Clinic Advisor [ICD-9, ICD-10, HCPCS, coding]
https://www.codingclinicadvisor.com/
AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI [community assessment, population health, community benefit]
https://www.healthycommunities.org/
AHA Environmental Scan [formerly AHA Environmental Assessment]
https://www.aha.org/environmentalscan
AHA Events and Education Calendar [conferences, webinars]
https://www.aha.org/calendar
AHA Executive Dialogues
https://www.aha.org/education-events/aha-virtual-executive-dialogues
AHA Guide
https://guide.prod.iam.aha.org/guide/ (online hospital directory)
https://ams.aha.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=ProdSearch&q=aha+guide (buy print or pdf)
AHA Hospital Statistics
https://guide.prod.iam.aha.org/stats/ (online)
https://ams.aha.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=ProdSearch&q=hospital+statistics [buy print, pdf or Excel]
AHA Leadership Summit (conference)
https://leadershipsummit.aha.org/
AHA Market Scan
https://www.aha.org/center/form/innovation-subscription
AHA Online Store
https://www.ahaonlinestore.com
AHA Patient Care Partnership [formerly Patient Bill of Rights]
http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/communicatingpts/pt-care-partnership.shtml
AHA Physician Alliance
https://www.aha.org/aha-physician-alliance
AHA Political Action Committee (AHAPAC) [members only site]
https://www.ahapac.org/
AHA Rural Health Leadership Conference
https://ruralconference.aha.org/
AHA Stat [blog]
https://www.aha.org/blog
AHA Trendwatch Chartbook [trend statistics]
https://www.aha.org/guidesreports/trendwatch-chartbook
AHA Trustee Services [governance, boards]
https://trustees.aha.org
American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) [formerly American Organization for Nurse Executives (AONE)]
https://www.aonl.org
American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) [facilities management, construction, maintenance, wireless medical telemetry, sustainability]
https://www.ashe.org
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) [patient safety]
https://www.ashrm.org
Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) [supply chain, purchasing]
https://www.ahrmm.org
Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) [formerly American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES)] [housekeeping, laundry, textiles, infection prevention, environmental hygiene]
https://www.ahe.org
Coalition to Protect America’s Healthcare [grassroots advocacy, health policy]
https://www.protecthealthcare.org
Estimated Useful Lives for Depreciable Hospital Assets
https://ams.aha.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=ProdSearch&q=estimated+useful+lives
Facebook – AHA Hospitals
https://www.facebook.com/ahahospitals
Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET)
https://www.hret.org
Health Services Research (HSR) [journal]
https://www.hsr.org
Instagram - AHA Hospitals
https://www.instagram.com/ahahospitals/
Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IDHE) [formerly Institute for Diversity in Health Management]
https://ifhde.aha.org
LinkedIn - American Hospital Association
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-hospital-association
National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) [UB-04]
https://www.nubc.org
Next Generation Fellowships [mentorship]
https://www.aha.org/center/next-generation-leaders-fellowship
Patient Care Partnership [formerly Patients’ Bill of Rights]
https://www.aha.org/other-resources/patient-care-partnership
Put It in Writing [advance directives, living wills, end-of-life]
https://www.aha.org/2017-12-11-put-it-writing
Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) [planning, marketing, business development, physician relations, public relations, communications]
https://www.shsmd.org
State Hospital Associations
https://www.aha.org/directory/2020-06-09-state-hospital-associations
X (formerly Twitter) - @ahahospitals
https://twitter.com/ahahospitals
YouTube – American Hospital Association
https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanHospitalAssociation
State Hospital Associations
Metropolitan/Regional Hospital Associations
Akron Regional Hospital Association [Ohio]
http://www.arha.org
Center for Health Affairs [Cleveland, northeast Ohio]
http://www.chanet.org
Central Ohio Hospital Council [Columbus]
http://www.centralohiohospitals.org/
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council [north Texas]
http://www.dfwhc.org
Delaware Valley Healthcare Council [Philadelphia, southeastern Pennsylvania]
https://www.haponline.org/DVHC
Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association [Ohio]
http://www.gdaha.org
Greater New York Hospital Association [New York City]
http://www.gnyha.org
Health Alliance of MidAmerica [Kansas City, Missouri]
http://www.allianceweb.org/
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
Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties [California]
http://www.hasdic.org
Hospital Council of East Central Michigan
http://www.hcecm.org/
Hospital Council of Northern and Central California
http://www.hospitalcouncil.net
Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio [Toledo]
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]
https://www.mchc.com/
Metropolitan Hospital Council of New Orleans [Louisiana]
http://www.lhaonline.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=540
Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council [New York]
http://www.nshc.org
North Central Council of MHA [Michigan]
Phone: (231) 439-9812
Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association [Hudson Valley Area, New York]
http://www.normet.org
Rochester Regional Healthcare Association [New York]
http://rochesterregionalhealthcare.org/
South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association
http://www.sfhha.com
Western New York Healthcare Association
http://www.wnyha.com
Organizations A-B
AABB [formerly American Association of Blood Banks]
http:www.aabb.org
AARP [formerly American Association of Retired Persons]
http://www.aarp.org
Academy for Healthcare Infrastructure/National Institute of Building Sciences (AHI/NIBS) [construction, built environment, design]
http://www.nibs.org/?page=ahi
AcademyHealth [health policy, health services research]
http://www.academyhealth.org
Accountable Care Learning Collaborative (ACLC)
http://www.accountablecarelc.org/
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) [home care, durable medical equipment, specialty pharmacy, third party payors, convenient care]
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) [ceased operation 2013]
http://www.altha.org
Advanced medical Technology Association [AdvaMed) [formerly Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA)]
http://www.advamed.org
Advancing Excellence in Americas Nursing Homes (AEANH) [quality]
http://nhqualitycampaign.org
AHRA: Association for Medical Imaging Management [radiology]
http://www.ahraonline.org
Alliance for Advancing Nonprofit Health Care (AANHC)
http://www.nonprofithealthcare.org
Alliance for Health Policy (AHP) [formerly Alliance for Health Reform (AHR)]
http://www.allhealthpolicy.org
Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR 340B) [outpatient prescription drugs, uninsured access]
http://340breform.org/
Alliance of Claims Assistance Professionals (ACAP) [consumer assistance, medical bills, health insurance]
http://www.claims.org
Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) [health insurance]
http://www.achp.org
Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC)
http://aiamc.org
Alliance of Professional Health Advocates (APHA) [patient advocates, navigators]
http://aphadovocates.org/
All-Payer Claims Database Council (APCD Council) [health data]
http://www.apcdcouncil.org/
Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) [surgicenters]
http://www.ascassociation.org
AMDA [formerly American Medical Directors Association] [long term care]
http://www.amda.com
America’s Blood Centers (ABC)
http://www.americasblood.org
America’s Essential Hospitals (AEH) [formerly National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH)] [safety net hospitals, government hospitals]
http://www.essentialhospitals.org
American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA)
http://aameda.org/
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR)
http://www.aapmr.org
American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
http://www.aapc.com
American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AAHCP) [patient relations, patient education]
http://www.aachonline.org
American Alliance of Healthcare Providers (AAHCP) [consumers, quality]
http://www.choicehospitals.com/
American Ambulance Association (AAA) [emergency services]
http://www.the-aaa.org
American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF)
http://www.aaaasf.org
American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare)
http://www.aahomecare.org
American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) [formerly American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)]
http://www.physicianleaders.org/
American Association of Accountable Care Organizations (AAACO)
http://www.aaaco.org
American Association of Birth Centers (AABC)
http://www.birthcenters.org
American Association of Blood Banks
http://www.aabb.org
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
http://www.aacn.nche.edu
American Association of Eye and Ear Centers of Excellence (AAEECE) [formerly American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals (AAEEH)]
http://www.aaeece.org/
American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) [patient accounts, billing, admission, registration]
http://www.aaham.org
American Association of Hospital Dentists (AAHD) / Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA)
http://www.scdaonline.org
American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS)
http://www.aaihds.org
American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (AAIHR) [foreign workers, human resources, 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 Attorneys (TAANA)
http://taana.org
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
http://www.aapcc.org
American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) [health insurance]
http://www.aappo.org
American Association of Professionals in Patient Safety (AAPPS)
http://www.npsf.org/?page=aspps
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) [transplants]
http://www.aatb.org
American Bar Association – Health Law Section (ABA)
http://www.abanet.org/health/home.html
American Benefits Council (ABC) [employee benefits, health insurance]
http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.com
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) [physician board certification]
http://www.abms.org
American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA)
http://www.acla.com/
American College of Contingency Planners (ACCP) [disaster, emergency planning]
http://aameda.org/p/cm/ld/fid=10
American College Health Association (ACHA)
http://www.acha.org
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) [long term care]
http://www.achca.org
Americana College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA)[certification]
http://www.healtharchitects.org
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
http://www.ache.org
American College of Healthcare Information Administrators (ACHIA)
http://aameda.org/p/cm/ld/fid=12
American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) [law]
http://www.aclm.org
American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) [certification, physician practice management, medical group management]
http://www.mgma.com/about/default.aspx?id=242
American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ)
http://www.acmq.org
American College of Medical Scribe Specialists (ACMSS) [CPOE input]
http://www.theACMSS.org
American College of Oncology Administrators (AAOA)
http://aameda.org/p/cm/ld/fid=14
American College of Surgeons / Commission on Cancer (ACS / CoC) [accreditation, standards]
http://www.facs.org/cancer/
American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA) [prisons, jails]
http://www.achsa.org
American Health Care Association (AHCA) [nursing homes, long term care, assisted living]
http://www.ahca.org
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) [medical records, coding]
http://www.ahima.org
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) [ health plans]
http://www.ahip.org
American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
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 Heart Association (AHA)
http://www.heart.org
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) [medical technology]
http://aimbe.org/
American Institute of Architects / Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA / AAH)
http://www.aia.org/aah_default
American Medical Association (AMA) [physicians]
http://www.ama-assn.org
American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) [certification, insurance claims processing]
http://www.ambanet.net/AMBA.htm
American Medical Group Association (AMGA) [physician groups]
http://www.amga.org
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
http://www.amia.org
American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA)
http://www.amrpa.org
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
http://www.ansi.org
American Nurses Association (ANA)
http://www.ana.org
American Osteopathic Association (AOS) [physicians]
http://www.osteopathic.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 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 of Health Economists (ASHE)
http://ashecon.org/
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 Speciality (ASSE)
http://www.asse.org/practicespecialties/healthcare/
American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
http://www.americantelemed.org/
American Trauma Society (ATS) [critical care, emergency care]
http://www.amtrauma.org/
APCD Council (All-Payer Claims Database) [health data, price transparency, health insurers]
http://www.apcdcouncil.org/
AQA [formerly Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (ACQA)] [quality indicators]
http://www.aqaalliance.org
Argentum [formerly Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)] [senior living, homes for the aging]
http://www.argentum.org
Asian Health Care Leaders Association (AHCLA)
www.ahcla.org/
Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) [clinical trials]
http://www.aahrpp.org
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH)
http://www.aabh.org
Association Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW)
http://www.abhw.org
Association for Benchmarking Healthcare (ABHC)
http://www.abhc.org
Association for Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) [uninsured, access, poor]
http://www.clinicians.org
Association for Community Affiliated Health Plans (ACAHP) [safety net health plans, poor]
http://www.ahcahp.org
Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Applications (AEHIA) [information technology]
http://aehia.org/
Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) [cybersecurity, privacy]
http://aehis.org/
Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Technology (AEHIT)
http://aehit.org
Association for Healthcare Foodservice
http://www.healthcarefoodservice.org/
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) [fund raising, foundations]
http://www.ahp.org
Association for Hispanic Healthcare Executives (AHHE)
http://www.ahhe.org
Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME)
http://www.ahme.org
Association for Patient Experience (AfPE) [patient satisfaction]
http://www.patient-experience.org/
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
http://www.apic.org
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) [equipment]
http://www.aami.org
Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC)
http://www.aahcdc.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 Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD) [surgery]
http://www.aacdhq.org/
Association of Cancer Executives (ACE)
http://www.cancerexecutives.org
Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) [medical records, transcription, coding)
http://www.hcpro.com/acdis/
Association of Clinical Research Organization (ACRO)
http://www.acrohealth.org
Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)
http://www.accc-cancer.org
American of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) [tissue, organ donation, transplants]
http://www.adrp.org
Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC) [cancer therapy, radiology]
http://www.afroc.org
Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) [media, news]
http://www.healthjournalism.org
Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies (AHRSA) [state licensure/regulatory agencies]
http://www.ahfsa.org
Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) [medical records, contract services, transcription, coding]
http://www.ahios.org
Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHA [financial management]
http://www.ahia.org
Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) [materials management, purchasing, equipment, supplies]
http://www.ahvap.org
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) [state program directors]
http://www.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 Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) [formerly Dietary Managers Association]
http://www.anfponline.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)
https://www.vascularweb.org/APDVS/
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
http://www.aphl.org
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) [education, career training]
http://www.asahp.org
Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR)
http://www.aspr.org
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
http://www.astho.org
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) [education]
http://www.aupha.org
Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA)
http://ahha.asn.au/
Avia Innovator Network [digital health, information technology, system & vendor partnerships]
http://www.aviahealthinnovation.com/
Beryl Institute [absorbed Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (SHCA)] [patient advocacy, patient experience, patient centered]
http://www.theberylinstitute.org/
Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
http://www.bio.org
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) [health insurance]
http://www.bcbs.com/
Organizations C-G
Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL)
www.cchl-ccls.ca/
CAQH - Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare
http://www.caqh.org
Care Continuum Alliance (CCA) [chronic disease, accountable care, population health]
http://www.carecontinuumalliance.org/
CARF International (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
http://www.carf.org
Case Management Society of America (CMSA)[discharge planning, coordinated care]
http://www.cmsa.org
Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHAUSA)
http://www.chausa.org
Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL)
http://www.theceal.org
Center for Health Design (CHD) [architecture, interior design]
http://www.healthdesign.org/
Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) [hospital accreditation]
http://www.cihq.org
Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTEL) [telemedicine]
http://www.ctel.org
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) [ceased operation Nov. 2014]
http://www.cchit.org
CGFNS International [formerly Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools]
http://www.cgfns.org
Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) [formerly National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)]
http://www.childrenshospitals.org/
Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
http://www.clma.org
Coalition for Health Communication (CHC)
http://www.healthcommunication.net
Coalition for Health Environments Research (CHER)
http://www.cheresearch.org
COLA [formerly Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation]
http://www.cola.org
College of American Pathologists (CAP) [laboratories, accreditation]
http://www.cap.org
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)
http://www.cio-chime.org
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
http://www.caahep.org/
Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) [emergency services]
http://www.caas.org
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
http://www.cahme.org/
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) [ambulance, air transport, emergency transport]
http://www.camts.org
Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP)
http://www.chapinc.org
Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) [non-emergency medical transportation, patient transport]
http://www.ctaa.org
Consumer Driven Health Care Insitute (CDHCI) [health insurance]
http://www.cdhci.org/
Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) [over the counter drugs, supplements]
http://www.chpa.org
Consumer Purchaser Alliance (CP Alliance) [formerly Consumer Purchaser Disclosure Project] [health insurance, employers, labor, performance, quality]
http://www.healthcaredisclosure.org
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS)
http://www.consumersadvancingpatientsafety.org/caps/
Convenient Care Association (CCA) [retail clinics, walk-in clinics, immediate care]
http://www.ccaclinics.org
Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI)
http://www.cahi.org
Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP)
http://www.amga-capp.org
Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA)
http://www.cvacert.org
Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) [academic medical centers]
https://www.aamc.org/members/coth/
Council of Women’s and Infants Specialty Hospitals (CWISH)
http://www.cwish.org
Council of Physician and Nurse Supply (CPNS) [workforce]
http://www.physiciannursesupply.com
Council on Surgical and Perioperative Safety (CSPS)
http://www.cspsteam.org
Dental Group Practice Association (DGPA)
http://thedgpa.org/
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) [information systems, standards]
http://medical.nema.org/
Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE)
www.dhpe.org/
DNV Healthcare - National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (NIAHO) [ISO accreditation]
http://www.dnvaccreditation.com
ECRI Institute [technology assessment, risk management, safety, quality, equipment, supplies]
http://www.ecri.org
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) [physicians]
http://www.ecfmg.org
eHealth Initiative (eHI) [data exchange, information technology]
http://www.ehidc.org/
EHMA – European Healthcare Management Association [international]
http://www.ehma.org
EHR Safety Institute (EHRSI) [electronic health records]
http://www.ehrsafety.com
Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) [data exchange standards, information exchange, accountable care organization accreditation program (ACOAP), cloud service accreditation, registries, management service organizations]
http://www.ehnac.org
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA)
http://www.edbenchmarking.org
Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA)
http://www.edpma.org/
Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) [health insurance]
http://www.ebri.org
Empowered Patient Coalition (EPC) [consumer advocacy, patient education]
http://empoweredpatientcoalition.org/
European Nurse Directors Association (ENDA) [international]
http://www.enda-europe.com/
Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) [transplants]
http://www.restoresight.org
Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) [design, construction standards]
http://www.fgiguidelines.org
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) [home care]
http://www.caregiver.org
Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) [investor-owned or managed, for-profit hospitals, systems]
http://www.fah.org
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB) [physician licensure]
http://www.fsmb.org
Forum for Healthcare Strategists [Healthcare Strategy Institute (HIS)]
http://www.healthcarestrategy.com/forum/default.asp
Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) [drugs, biosimilar medicine]
http://www.gphaonline.org/
Global Alliance for Arts and Health [formerly Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH)]
http://www.thesah.org
Governance Institute
http://www.governanceinstitute.com
Grantmakers in Health (GIH) [philanthropy, foundations]
http://www.gih.org
GS1 Healthcare US [supply chain, standards, materials management, bar code, e-commerce]
http://gs1us.org/healthcare
Organizations H
Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) [third party administrators, health insurance]
http://www.hcaa.org
Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
http://www.hcca-info.org
Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI)
http://www.healthcostinstitute.org
Health Care Education Association (HCEA) [patient education, training, development]
http://www.hcea-info.org
Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) [quality, efficiency]
http://www.hci3.org/
Health Care Institute - International Facility Management Association (HCI IFMA)
http://hci.ifma.org/
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) [environment, ecology, medical waste]
http://www.noharm.org/
Health Record Banking Alliance [HRBA] [electronic medical record repositories]
http://www.healthbanking.org/
Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) [employers, reform, innovation]
http://www.htahealth.com
Healthcare Administrative Technology Association (HATA) [practice management system vendors, health information technology, physician practices]
http://www.hata-assn.org/
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) and [women]
http://www.hbanet.org
Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) [waste management, sustainability, green environment]
http://www.hprc.org
Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA) [supply chain]
http://www.hsdafordiversity.org
Health Coalition of Liability and Access (HCLA) [malpractice]
http://www.protectpatientsnow.org/
Health Data Consortium (HDC)
http://www.healthdataconsortium.org/
Health Ethics Trust (HET)
http://www.healthethicstrust.com/
Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC) [standards]
http://www.hibcc.org
Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) [equipment, supplies]
http://www.hida.org
Health Industry Representatives Association (HIRA) [sales representatives, equipment, supplies]
http://www.hira.org
Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) [information security standards]
http://www.hitrustalliance.org
Health Level Seven (HL7) International [information exchange standards]
http://www.hl7.org
Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi)
http://www.htai.org
Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium [heart failure centers accreditation]
http://colloquiumhealth.com/
Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA)
http://www.hbma.org
HealthCareCAN (Canada, hospitals) [formerly Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations and Canadian Healthcare Association]
http://www.healthcarecan.ca/
HealthCare Chaplaincy
http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org
Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
http://www.hcea.org
Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) [pharmaceuticals, drugs]
http://www.healthcaredistribution.org
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) [osteopathic]
http://www.hfap.org/
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
http://www.hfma.org
Healthcare Hospitality Network (HHN) [formerly National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses (NAHHH)]
http://www.hhnetwork.org/
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
http://www.himss.org
Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP)
http://www.hitsp.org/
Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) [housekeeping, environmental services]
http://www.hlacnet.org
Healthcare Leadership Alliance (HLA) [professional competencies]
http://www.healthcareleadershipalliance.org
Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC)
http://www.hlc.org
Healthcare Manufacturers Marketing Council (HMMC)
http://www.hmmc.com
Healthcare Private Equity Association (HCPEA) [capital finance, investment]
http://www.hcpea.org
Healthcare Roundtable [executives]
http://www.healthcareroundtable.com/
Healthcare Services Platform Consortium (HSPC) [information technology]
http://healthcaresoa.org/
Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) [formerly Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA)]
http://www.supplychainassociation.org
Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) [green environment, sustainability]
http://healthierhospitals.org/
HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association (EHR Association) [information systems, technology]
http://www.himssehra.org
HomeTown Health (HTH) [rural hospitals, health]
http://www.hometownhealthonline.com/
HOPE – European Hospital and Healthcare Federation [international]
http://www.hope.be
HOSA – Future Health Professionals [formerly Health Occupations Students of America] [careers]
http://www.hosa.org
Hospice Association of America (HAA)
http://www.nahc.org/haa/
Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) [Health Research & Education Trust (HRET), patient safety, quality improvement]
http://www.hret-hen.org/
Hospital Fire Marshals Association (HFMA) [safety]
http://hfma-safety.org/
HSA Coalition (health savings accounts, consumer directed health plans, insurance)
http://www.hsacoalition.org
Organizations I-M
IHE USA – Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise [information systems, standards, interoperability]
http://www.iheusa.org/
Informed Patient Institute (IPI)
http://www.informedpatientinstitute.org
Innovation Learning Network (ILN)
http://members.innovationlearningnetwork.org/
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) [quality]
http://www.icsi.org
Institute for Healthcare Optimization (IHO) [operations improvement, efficiency]
http://www.ihoptimize.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) [quality, patient safety, efficiency]
http://www.ihi.org
Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) [accreditation, ambulatory care]
http://www.imq.org/
Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC)
http://www.ipfcc.org
Institute for Safety in Office-Based Surgery (ISOBS) [ambulatory surgery]
http://isobsurgery.org/
Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers (IHES) [supply chain]
http://www.ihesllc.com/
Insurance Information Institute (III)
http://www.iii.org
Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) [employee benefits, health insurance]
http://www.ibiweb.org
Intelligent Health Association (IHA) [health technology, health information apps, wearables]
http://ihassociation.org/
International Alliance of Patients Organizations (IAPO)
http://www.patientsorganizations.org
International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHHS)
http://www.iahss.org
International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) [laundry, housekeeping]
http://www.iahtm.com
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT)
http://www.iamat.org
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) [absorbed American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals of AHA] [sterile processing]
http://www.iahcsmm.org
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
http://www.privacyassociation.org
International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA)[environmental services]
http://www.ieha.org
International Federation of Health Plans (IFHP) [health insurance]
http://www.ifhp.com
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
http://www.ifebp.org
International Interior Design Association – Healthcare Forum (IIDA)
http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/healthcare
International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) [information systems, technology]
http://www.imia.org
International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) [language services]
http://www.imiaweb.org
International Network for the History of Hospitals (INHH)
http://inhh1.wordpress.com/
International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration (IPDAS) [patient education]
http://ipdas.ohri.ca/
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (ICA) [echolcardiology, vascular laboratories, nuclear medicine, sonography, radiology, cardiology]
http://intersocietal.org
IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) [physicians]
http://www.tipaaa.com
Joint Commission [TJC] [formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)]
http://www.jointcommission.org
Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health Care
http://www.centerfortransforminghealthcare.org/
LeadingAge [formerly American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)} [nursing homes, long term care]
http://www.leadingage.org
Leapfrog Group [patient safety, quality]
http://www.leapfrogroup.org
Managed Care Executive Group (MCEG)
http://www.mceg.net/
Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) [insurance]
http://www.mhpa.org
Medical Association of Billers [certification, coding]
http://physicianswebsites.com/
Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA)
http://www.medicaldevices.org
Medical Fitness Association (MFA)
http://www.medicalfitness.org
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) [physician practices]
http://www.mgma.com
Medical Identity Fraud Alliance (MIFA) [privacy, security]
http://medidfraud.org/
Medical Library Association (MLA)
http://www.mlanet.org/
Medical Tourism Association (MTA) [medical travel]
www.medicaltourismassociation.com/
Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA) [medical tourism, certification]
http://www.mtqua.org
Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
http://www.medicarerights.org
mHealth Alliance [mobile health, wireless]
http://www.mhealthalliance.org/
MIB Group (Medical Information Bureau)[consumer credit ratings, patient information, insurance reporting, fraud]
http://www.mib.co
Organizations N-P
National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) [adult day care]
http://www.nadsa.org
National AHEC Organization (NAO) [area health education centers, workforce, underserved areas]
http://www.nationalahec.org/
National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) [family caregivers, home care]
http://www.caregiving.org
National Alliance of State Health Co-Ops (NASHCO) [non-profit state health insurance cooperatives]
http://nashco.org/
National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR) [human resources]
http://www.nahcr.com
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
http://www.nahq.org
National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)
http://www.nahc.org
National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC)
http://www.namdrc.org
National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) [credentialing]
http://www.namss.org
National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) [accountable care organizations]
http://www.naacos.com/
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) [alcohol, drug, substance abuse rehabilitation]
http://www.naatp.org
National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) [retail community pharmacy services]
http://www.nacds.org
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
http://www.chronicdisease.org
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) [poor, medically underserved]
http://www.nachc.com
National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) [governance]
http://www.nacdonline.org
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
http://www.naccho.org
National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) [dental insurance]
http://www.nadp.org
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA / LTC)
http://www.nadona.org
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) [poor, medically underserved]
http://www.nafcclinics.org/
National Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers (NAFEC)
http://www.nafeconline.org
National Association of Health and Educational Facilities Finance Authorities (NAHEFFA) [capital financing, construction, tax-exempt financing, public finance, municipal bonds]
http://www.naheffa.com
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
http://www.nahdo.org
National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE)
http://www.nahse.org
National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) [health insurance]
http://www.nahu.org
National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC)
http://www.nahuc.org
National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) [patient admission, registration, guest relations]
http://www.naham.org
National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants (NAHAC) [patient advocates, navigators]
http://www.nahac.com
National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) [financial management]
https://nahri.org/
National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM) [hospital patient transport]
http://www.nahtm.org
National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO) [medical review]
http://www.nairo.org
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
http://www.naic.org
National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
http://www.nalboh.org
National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO) [physicians, temporary staffing]
http://www.nalto.org
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards [licensure, certification]
http://www.nabweb.org
National Association of Long Term Care Hospitals (NALTH)
http://www.nalth.org
National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD)
http://medicaiddirectors.org/
National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR)
http://www.napr.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)
http://www.caremanager.org
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS)
http://www.naphs.org
National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC)
http://www.narhc.org
National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) [aging, relocation]
http://www.nasmm.org
National Association of Specialty Health Organizations (NASHO)
http://www.nasho.org
National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans (NASCHIP) [high risk health insurance pools]
http://www.naschip.org/
National Association of State EMS Directors (NASEMSD) [emergency medical services]
http://www.nasemsd.org
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
http://www.nasmhpd.org
National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations (NATHO) [temporary staffing agencies, nurses]
http://natho.org/
National Association of Worksite Health Centers (NAWHC) [workplace wellness, employee health]
http://www.worksitehealth.org/
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) [value-based purchasing, employers, health insurance]
http://www.nbch.org
National Business Group on Health (NBGH) [employers, health insurance, health promotion]
http://www.businessgrouphealth.org
National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
http://www.ncal.org
National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
http://www.nchl.org
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP, MLP) [patient advocacy, patient legal aid]
http://medical-legalpartnership.org/
National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB)
http://www.ncnb.org
National Center for Rural Health Works (NCRHW)
http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/
National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC)
http://www.nchc.org/
National Commission for Certifying Agencies /Insitute for Credentialing Excellence (NCCA/ICE) [accreditation, professional certification]
http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/ncca
National Commission for Quality Assurance (NCQA) [health plans, accreditation, HEDIS]
http://www.ncqa.org
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) [jails, prisons, accreditation, certification]
http://ncchc.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
http://www.nccn.org
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) – Health
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health.aspx
National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE)
http://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/
National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC)
http://www.breastcare.org
National Coordinating Council for Medicate Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) [patient safety]
http://www.nccmerp.org
National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH)
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/
National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) [electronic data exchange standards]
http://www.ncpdp.org
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) [nurse licensure]
http://www.ncsbn.org
National Council on Administrative Fellowships (NCAF) [graduate programs in healthcare management, education]
http://nchl.org/static.asp?path=2851,6549
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) [pharmaceutical drug use safety]
http://www.talkaboutrx.org
National CPA Health Care Advisors Association (HCAA) [accounting, consulting]
http://www.hcaa.com
National Electronic Billers Alliance (NEBA)
http://www.nebazone.com
National Electronic Payments Association – Healthcare (formerly National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) [finance, reimbursement]
https://healthcare.nacha.org/
National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) [emergency medical services]
http://www.nemsma.org
National Fire Protection Association – Health Care Section (NFPA) [facilities safety]
http://www.nfpa.org
National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives (NFLHE)
http://www.nflhe.org
National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers (NFSNW)
http://www.nursingworkforcecenters.org/
National Governors Association (NGA) [state]
http://www.nga.org
National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA)
http://www.nhcaa.org
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) [poor]
http://www.nhchc.org
National Healthcare & Public Health Cybersecurity Council (HPH-CC) [privacy, health information security]
http://www.nhisac.org/
National Health Council (NHC)
http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org
National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (National Health ISAC, NH-ISAC) [cybersecurity, privacy, health information security]
http://www.nhisac.org/
National Health Leadership Council (NCLC)
http://www/nbch.org
National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) [drug therapy]
http://www.nhianet.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
http://www.nhpco.org
National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel (NICHSPDP) [central service]
http://www.sterileprocessing.org
National Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD)
http://www.nursingihd.com
National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC)
http://www.ncoa.org/national-institute-of-senior-centers/
National League for Nursing (NLN)
http://www.nln.org
National Medical Association (NMA)
http://www.nma.org
National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (NNHVIP) [safety]
http://nnhvip.org/
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
http://www.nosorh.org/
National PACE Association (NPA) [Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, home care, adult day care, geriatric services]
http://www.npaonline.org
National Partnership for the Health Care Safety Net (NPHCSN) [uninsured]
http://safetynetpartnership.org/
National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF)
http://www.npaf.org
National Perinatal Information Center (NPIC) [maternal, infants, obstetrics, women’s hospitals]
http://www.npic.org
National Priorities Partnership (NPP) [quality]
http://www.qualityforum.org/npp/
National Quality Forum (NQF)
http://www.qualityforum.org
National Rehabilitation Association / National Association for Rehabilitation Leadership (NARL)
http://prosites-nraa.homestead.com/
National Residency Match Program (NRMP) [physicians, graduate medical education]
http://www.nrmp.org
National Rural Accountable Care Consortium (NRACO)
http://www.nationalruralaco.com/
National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
http://www.ruralhealthweb.org
National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC)
http://www.nschbc.org
National Spine Network
http://www.nationalspinenetwork.org
National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTCC) [continuum of care, coordinated care]
http://www.ntocc.org/
National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) [insurance claim standards]
http://www.nucc.org
Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) [regional health improvement collaboratives, value-based payment, quality, health reform]
http://www.nrhi.org/
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
http://www.naaccr.org
Nurses on Boards Coalition (NBC) [governance]
http://nursesonboardscoalition.org/
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) [patient waiting list]
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) [allied health, caregivers, eldercare]
http://www.paraprofessional.org
Partnership for Patient Safety (P4PS)
http://www.p4ps.org
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)
http://www.fightchronicdisease.org
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) [medical homes]
http://www.pcpcc.net
Patient Safety Institute (PSI)
http://www.ptsafety.org
Personalized Medicine Coalition (PMC) [genomics]
http://www.personalizedmedicinecoalition.org
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) [pharmacy benefit managers]
http://www.pcmanet.org
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactuers Association (PhRMA)
http://www.phrma.org
Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI)
http://www.pbmi.com
Physician Hospitals of America (PHA)
http://www.physicianhospitals.org
Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) [malpractice liability]
http://www.piaa.us
Practice Greenhealth [environment, medical waste, sustainability, facilities management, construction]
http://www.practicegreenhealth.org
Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) [practice management]
http://www.pahcom.com
Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) [public health departments]
http://www.phaboard.org/
Public Relations Society of America / Health Academy
http://www.healthacademy.prsa.org
Organizations Q-Z
Rainbow Healthcare Leaders Association (RHLA) [LGBT diversity, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender]
http://www.rhla.org
Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA)
http://www.rbma.org
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) [compliance, government relations, government affairs]
http://www.raps.org
Research!America [health research and development]
http://www.researchamerica.org
RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) [information technology]
http://rfidinhealthcare.org/
Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) [340B program]
http://www.snhpa.org/
School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) [school-based health centers]
http://www.sbh4all.org/
Scottsdale Institute [information technology, clinical integration]
http://www.scottsdaleinstitute.org
Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) [employers, workers compensation, third party administrators, underwriters]
http://www.siia.org
Smart Card Alliance – Health and Human Services Council [information technology, medical records, patient ID cards]
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-councils-health-and-human-services
SNP Alliance – National Health Policy Group [Medicare Advantage special needs plans, disabled, frail)
http://www.nhpg.org/about-us/snp-alliance.aspx
Social Media Health Network (SMHN)
http://network.socialmedia.mayoclinic.org/
Society for Health Systems – Institute of Industry Engineers (SHS IIE)
http://www.iienet2.org/SHS/
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) [infection control]
http://www.shea-online.org
Society for Participatory Medicine (SCP) [patient involvement]
http://participatorymedicine.org
Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA) [cancer]
http://www.sroa.org
Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care (SSWLHC) [discharge planning, care transition]
http://www.sswlhc.org
Society of Actuaries – Health Section (SOA) [insurance, financial risk]
http://www.soa.org/health/
Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPCP) [chest pain centers, accreditation, heart care]
http://www.scpcp.org
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) [hospitalists, physicians]
http://www.hospitalmedicine.org
Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers (SIPMS)
http://www.asipp.org/sipms.html
Society of Medical Administrators (SOMA) [physician administrators]
http://www.mdsoma.com/
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) [quality, patient safety]
http://www.improvediagnosis.org
Sorry Works! Coalition [disclosure, errors, liability]
http://www.sorryworks.net
Stand for Quality
http://www.standforquality.org
Tissue Banks International (TBI) [eye banks, transplants]
http://www.tbionline.org
Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA) [formerly National Foundation for Trauma Care (NFTC)] [emergency services]
http://www.traumafoundation.org/
Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) [mental health, psychiatric care]
http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/
US Cooperative for International Patient Programs (USCIPP) [medical tourism]
http://nchl.org/static.asp?path=6292
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) [construction, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), sustainability]
http://www.usgbc.org
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) [transplants]
http://www.unos.org
Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) [universal health care, health insurance, access]
http://www.uhcan.org
URAC [Accreditation, health plans, accountable care, case management, pharmacy quality]
http://www.urac.org
Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA)
http://www.ucaoa.org
Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA) [home care]
http://www.vnaa.org
Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) [worksite health promotion]
http://www.welcoa.org
Women Business Leaders – Women Leading Healthcare (WBL)
http://www.wbl.org/
Foundations/Think Tanks/Other Groups
Altarum Institute
http://altarum.org
American Health Policy Institute (AHPI) [employee health]
http://www.americanhealthpolicy.org
American Hospice Foundation
http://www.americanhospice.org
Americans for Better Care Dying (ABCD) [end of life, palliative care]
http://www.abcd-caring.org
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
http://www.apsf.org
Aspen Institute
http://www.aspeninstitute.org
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
http://bipartisanpolicy.org
Bipartisan Policy Center - CEO Council on Health and Innovation [employers, employee health benefits]
http://bipartisanpolicy.org/projects/ceo-council-health-innovation
Blue Ridge Academic Health Group [teaching hospitals]
http://whsc.emory.edu/blueridge/
Build Health International (BHI) [facility construction, impoverished areas, developing countries]
http://www.buildhealthinternational.org/
Center for Connected Health Policy: National Telehealth Policy Resource Center (CCHP)
http://cchpca.org/
Center for Democracy and Technology – Health Privacy Project
https://www.cdt.org/issue/health-privacy
Center for Health and the Economy
http://healthandeconomy.org
Center for Healthcare Strategies (CHCS)
http://www.chcs.org
Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health (CITPH)
http://citph.org/
Center for Sharing Public Health Services (CSPHS) [cross jurisdictional sharing - CJS, regional health]
http://phsharing.org/
Center for Studying Health System Change [merged into Mathematica Policy Research, Dec 2013]
http://www.hschange.com
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
http://www.cbpp.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) [end of life, pain management]
http://www.capc.org
Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA)
http://www.championnursing.org
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)
http://www.hcfo.net
Commonwealth Fund
http://www.commonwealthfund.org
Delmarva Foundation
http://www.delmarvafoundation.org
Families USA
http://www.familiesusa.org
Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE) [health insurance]
http://www.coverageforall.org
Galen Institute
http://www.galen.org
Health Care Pricing Project
http://www.healthcarepricingproject.org/
Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) [health system reform, accountable care, value-based purchasing]
http://www.hcttf.org/
Hilltop Institute [vulnerable populations, community benefit, long term care]
http://www.hilltopinstitute.org
Informed Medical Decisions Foundation (IMDF) [patient participation, consumers, shared decisions]
http://www.informedmedicaldecisions.org/
Innovations in Healthcare (formerly the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery - IPIHD)
http://www.innovationsinhealthcare.org/
Institute for e-Health Policy
http://www.e-healthpolicy.org
Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS)
www.ihps.org/
Institute for Healthcare Organizations [operations management]
http://www.ihoptimize.org
Institute for Innovation [patient experience, quality improvement]
www.theinstituteforinnovation.org/
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) [patient safety]
http://ismp.org
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
http://iom.nationalacademies.org/
International Network for Interfaith Health Program (IHP NET)
http://www.ihpnet.org
Josie King Foundation (JKF) [patient safety]
http://www.josieking.org
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org
Kaiser Health News
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/
Kennedy Forum [behaviorial health, mental health]
www.thekennedyforum.org/
Markle Foundation – Health [information systems, security, standards]
http://www.markle.org/health
Mathematica Policy Research
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
MedicAlert Foundations
http://www.medicalert.org
Medical Outcomes Trust
http://www.outcomes-trust.org
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
http://www.nashp.org
National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [formerly Institute of Medicine (IOM)]
http://www.nam.edu
National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) [Medicare, workers compensation]
http://www.nasi.org
National Center for Medical Legal Partnership (NCMLP) [poor]
http://www.medical-legalpartnership.org/
National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
www.ncpa.org/
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRPM) [radiology, safety]
http://www.ncrponline.org
National Health Policy Forum (NHPF)
http://www.nhpf.org
National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM Foundation)
http://www.nihcm.org
National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR)
http://www.nihcr.org
National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) [health disparities]
http://www.nmqf.org/
National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
http://www.npsf.org
National Rural Health Resource Center
http://www.ruralcenter.org
NeedyMeds [patient assistance, prescription drug assistance]
http://www.needymeds.org
Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI)
http://www.nehi.net
New America Foundation (NAF)
http://www.newamerica.net
NXT Health [architecture, interior design innovation]
http://nxthealth.org
Patient Access Network Foundation (PAN Foundation) [financial assistance for co-pays, deductibles, underinsured]
www.panfoundation.org
Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
http://www.nonprofitpanel.org
Partnership for Prescription Assistance [poor]
http://www.pparx.org
Partnership for Solutions [chronic care]
http://www.partnershipforsolutions.org
Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) [consumers, uninsured]
http://www.patientadvocate.org
Patient Privacy Rights Foundation (PPRF)
http://www.patientprivacyrights.org
Peterson Center for Healthcare [quality, health system transformation, health policy]
http://petersonhealthcare.org/
Physician Advocacy Institute (PAI)
http://www.physiciansadvocacyinstitute.org/
Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement (PCQI)
http://www.physicianconsortium.org
Physicians Foundation
http://www.physiciansfoundation.org
Planetree [patient centered care]
http://www.planetree.org
Project Hope / Center for Health Affairs [international]
http://www.projecthope.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org
Rural Health Research Gateway
https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
http://www.rupri.org
Safeguarding Health in Conflict [wars, international armed conflict]
http://www.safeguardinghealth.org/
SCAN Foundation
http://www.thescanfoundation.org
Trust for Americas Health (TFAH)
http://www.healthyamericans.org
Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org
Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI) [patient care, patient-centeredness, patient satisfaction]
http://watsoncaringscience.org/
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
http://www.wkkf.org
Wye River Group on Healthcare (WRGH)
http://www.wrgh.org
Government and International Agencies
AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology
http://healthit.ahrq.gov
Administration on Agin (AoA)
http://www.aoa.dhss.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov
American International Health Alliance (AIHA) [hospital partnerships, twinning programs with Central & Eastern Europe]
http://www.aiha.com/en/
American Medical Resources Foundation (AMRF) [equipment donation for developing countries, international]
http://www.amrf.com
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
http://www.bls.gov
Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Conditions of Participation for Hospitals [in US Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, part 482 annually]
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=918ce7423be5c315948b4d7c9f061f7f&node=42:5.0.1.1.1&rgn=div5
Congress
http://www.congress.gov
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
http://www.cbo.gov
Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) [physicians]
http://www.cogme.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
http://www.hhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
http://www.dhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development –Federal Housing Authority (HUD FHA) – Health Facilities Programs
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/federal_housing_administration/healthcare_facilities
Department of Justice (DOJ)
http://www.usdoj.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
http://www.va.gov
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov
FedStats [statistics portal]
https://www.usa.gov/statistics
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – Health Care Fraud Unit
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/white_collar/health-care-fraud
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [telecommunications]
http://www.fcc.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [antitrust, consumer protection]
http://www.ftc.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
http://www.gao.gov
Government Printing Office (GPO) [Federal Register, Code of Federation Regulations, Congressional Record, U.S Code]
http://www.gpoaccess.gov
Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force [information technology]
http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/planning/CyberTF/Pages/default.aspx
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
http://www.hrsa.gov
Hill-Burton Free or Reduced Cost Health Care Program
http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/affordable/hillburton/
Hospital Compare [Medicare, quality]
www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare
Indian Health Service (HIS)
http://www.ihs.gov
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
http://www.irs.gov
International Hospital Federation (IHF)
http://www.ihf-fih.org
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) [children’s health insurance program]
http://www.macpac.gov
Medicare [consumer web site]
http://www.medicare.gov
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
http://www.medpac.gov
MEDLINE Plus Health Information [patient education]
http://www.medlineplus.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
http://www.nccam.nih.gov
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Guideline Clearinghouse [evidence-based clinical practical guidelines]
http://www.guidelines.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Emergency Medical Services (NHTSA EMS)
http://www.ems.gov/
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – Health IT Industry
http://healthcare.nist.gov/
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
http://www.nrc.gov
Nursing Home Compare [Medicare, quality]
http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hospitals/
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
http://whitehouse.gov/omb
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services (OIG HHS)
http://oig.hhs.gov
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
http://www.healthit.gov/
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
http://www.oecd.org
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
http://www.paho.org
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) [evidence based, clinical effectiveness]
http://www.pcori.org
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov
THOMAS Legislative Information
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Other Resources
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) – Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program
http://www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
http://www.mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/
CenterWatch [clinical trials]
http://www.centerwatch.com
Clinical Trials [research]
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
Cochrane Collalboration [evidence based medicine, quality]
http://www.cochrane.org
Dartmouth Atlas Health Care Project
http://www.darmouthatlas.org
Flex Monitoring Program [rural hospitals, critical access hospitals]
http://www.flexmonitoring.org
REMEDY (Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World) [international, donations]
http://www.remedyinc.org
Rural Health Information Hub (RHIhub) [formerly Rural Assistance Center (RAC)]
http://www.ruralhealthinfo.org
Source for Competitive Healthcare [market consolidation, competition, antitrust, mergers]
http://competitivehealthcare.org/
State Health Access State Data Center (SHADAC) [health insurance, uninsured, coverage]
http://www.shadac.org
State Health Facts
http://www.statehealthfacts.org
Urgent Matters [emergency medical services, patient flow]
http://www.urgentmatters.org