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This comprehensive, alphabetical Guide offers links to hundreds of healthcare societies, academies, professionals organizations and associations. To search for specific organizations, please use the "find" ability in your web browser (under the "edit" heading on your menu bar of Microsoft Explorer). State hospital Associations will be in our other guide, named Guide to Hospital Associations, linked at the bottom of this page. If you are instead looking for state chapters of national professional Associations, you may wish to visit the national sites below, where you will likely find information about state chapters. You can also move more quickly through this page by using the alphabetized links below.
Before you visit these external sites, we suggest that you go bookmark this page, so that you may easily find your way back here whenever you wish to. List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W
AcademyHealth (also AHSR) Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Acute Long Term Hospital Association (ALTHA) Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) formerly HIMA Air Ambulance Association (AAA) patient transportation Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) international Alliance of Claims Assistance Professionals (ACAP) Alliance of Community Health Plans ACHP Alliance for Health Reform Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC) America's Blood Centers (ABC) America's Health Insurance Plans - 1,300 members American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA) American Academy of Neurology American Academy of Orthaepedic Surgeons American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Peridontology American Academy of Physician Assistants American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation American Academy of Procedural Coders (AAPC) American Accreditation HealthCare Commission / URAC American Ambulance Association (AAA) American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) American Association for Medical Transcription American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (AAASC) American Association of Association Executives American Association of Blood Banks American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Eye and Ear Hospitals (AAEEH) American Association of Community Psychiatrists American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) patient accounting American Association of Healthcare Consultants (AAHC) American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) American Association of Hospital Dentists (AAHD) American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (AAIHDS) American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) American Association of Medical Billers (AAMB) insurance claims American Association of Medical Review Officers American Association of Medical Transcriptionists American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Association of Operating Room Nurses American Association of Physicists in Medicine American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) American Association of Preferred Provider Organizations (AAPPO) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) transplants American Baptist Homes and Hospitals Association (ABHHA) American Bar Association, Health Law Section (ABA) American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) American College of Cardiology Administrators (ACCA) American College of Contingency Planners (ACCP) disaster planning American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) long term care American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA) American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) American College of Healthcare Information Administrators (ACHIA) American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) American College of Oncology Administrators (ACOA) American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) American College of Surgeons/Commission on Cancer (ACS/COC) standards American Dental Association (ADA) American Health Care Association (AHCA) American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) AAHP, HIAA American Health Lawyers Association American Health Planning Association (AHPA) certificate of need American Health Quality Association (AHQA) quality improvement organizations (QIO), peer review organizations (PRO) American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) American Heart Association American Institute of Architects/Academy of Architecture for Health (AIA/AAH) American Lung Association American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA) American Medical Association (AMA) American Medical Billing Association (AMBA) American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) American Medical Group Association (AMGA) American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) American Medical Resources Foundation (AMRF) donations for developing countries American Medical Women's Association American National Standards Institute - Healthcare Informatics Standards Board (ANSI HISB) American Nurses Association (ANA) American Occupational Therapy Association American Organization of Nurse Executives American Osteopathic Association (AOA) American Osteopathic Healthcare Association (AOHA) American Physical Therapy Association American Podiatric Medical Association American Psychiatric Association (APA) American Psychiatric Nurses Association American Psychological Association (APA) American Public Health Association (APHA) American School Health Association (ASHA) American Society for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administration (ASHFSA) American Society for Quality - Health Care Division (ASQ) American Society for Testing and Materials - Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics (ASTM) American Society of Anesthesiologists American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS) American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons American Society of Safety Engineers / Healthcare Practice Specialty (ASSE) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association American Surgical Hospital Association (ASHA) American Telemedicine Association (ATA) America’s Blood Centers (ABC) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Association for Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare Association for Benchmarking Health Care (ABHC) incorporates Health Care Benchmarking Association (HCBA) Association for Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) Association for Electronic Health Care Transactions (AFEHCT) internet, MIS Association for Health Center Affiliated Health Plans (AHCAHP) Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) fund raising, foundations Association for Hispanic Healthcare Executives (AHHE) Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) equipment Association for Worksite Health Promotion Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) patient transportation Association of American Medical Colleges Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management (ABHM) Association of Cancer Executives (ACE) Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO) Association of Freestanding Radiation Oncology Centers (AFROC) Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) state directors Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR) Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems AMDIS Association of Operating Room Nurses Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) transplants Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) Association of State and Territorial Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE) Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Association of Telehealth Service Providers telemedicine Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Association of Vision Science Librarians Australian Healthcare Association (AHA) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Best Practice Network quality Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Canadian College of Health Service Executives (CCHSE) Canadian Healthcare Association (CHA) Case Management Society of America (CMSA) Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) Center for Studying Health System Change Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) Coalition for Affordable Quality Healthcare managed care, guidelines Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH) liability, malpractice Coalition for Healthcare e-Standards (Internet, e-commerce) COLA (formerly Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation) College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Common Good malpractice liability reform Consumer Driven Health Care Association (CDHCA) insurance, employee benefits Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) over-the-counter drugs, supplements Council for Responsible Telemedicine (CRT) Council of Ethical Organizations - Health Ethics Trust compliance Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) Council of Women's and Infants Specialty Hospitals (CWISH) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Dental Group Management Association (DGMA) Dietary Managers Association (DMA) food service Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) information systems, standards Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
eHealth Initiative (eHI) internet, information technology eHealth Institute internet; information technology EHR Collaborative electronic health record standards, information systems, medical records Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) Emergency Nurses Association Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Employers' Managed Health Care Association (MHCA) managed care European Healthcare Management Association Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) transplants List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) surgicenters Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) formerly Federation of American Health Systems (FAHS) Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States (FSMB) Forum on Privacy and Security in Healthcare (FPSH) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Governance Institute List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA) HealthCare Chaplaincy Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Associations (HCEA) Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) formerly National Wholesale Druggists Association Healthcare EDI Coalition (HEDIC) electronic data, internet Health Care Education Association (HCEA) Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Health Insurance Association of America Healthcare Leadership Council (HLC) Health Care Liability Alliance (HCLA) malpractice, law Healthcare Manufacturers Marketing Council (HMMC) equipment and supplies Health Care Resource Management Society (HCRMS) Healthcare Roundtable Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) environment, ecology, medical waste Health Industry Business Communications Council (HIBCC) Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) equipment, supplies Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) Health Industry Representatives Association (HIRA) manufacturer sales representatives; equipment; supplies Health Insurance Association of America Health Level Seven (HL7) electronic data interchange standards Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Health Technology Center (HealthTech) emerging technologies, internet, e-health Hi-Ethics Health Internet, consumer security, privacy, quality standards Hospice Association of America (HAA) Hospital Fire Marshals' Association (HFMA) safety Hospital Home Care Association of America (HHCAA) HSA Coalition (formerly Business Coalition for Affordable Health Care) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Institute of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (ICHBC) Insurance Information Institute (III) Integrated Healthcare Association International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHHS) International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) formerly Privacy Officers Association (POA) and Association of Corporate Privacy Officers (ACPO) International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA) International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) International Health Economics Association International Interior Design Association - Healthcare Forum (IIDA) International Red Cross Internet Healthcare Coalition (IHC) quality, ethics IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) physician List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance (JHITA) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Leapfrog Group patient safety, quality List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Medical Banking Project (Medical Banking Association, Society of Medical Banking Excellence, Charitable Communities Network) Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) equipment Medical Fitness Association (MFA) Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Medical Library Association (MLA) Medical Outcomes Trust Medical Records Institute (MRI) Medical Transcription Industry Alliance (MTIA) Medicare Rights Center (MRC) Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA) wireless communication/computing List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) - National Council on Aging National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) family caregivers, home care National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) includes credentialing National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR) National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) National Association of Health Services Executives National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC) National Association for Rehabilitation Leadership (NARL) formerly National Rehabilitation Administration Association (NRAA) National Association for Subacute / Post Acute Care (NASPAC) formerly National Subacute Care Association (NSCA) National Association for Women's Health (NAWH) National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) retail pharmacy services National Association of Childbearing Centers (NACC) birthing centers National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) managed care National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC) National Association of Health Consultants (NAHC) National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) health insurance National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC) National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) admissions, registration National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM) patient transportation National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses (NAHHH) National Association of Insurance Commissioners National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) National Association of Long Term Care Hospitals (NALTH) National Association of Managed Care Regulators (NAMCR) National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) includes credentialing National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR) National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) National Association of Public Hospitals National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) National Association of Social Workers National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) National Association of Urban Hospitals (NAUH) private, safety net hospitals National Board of Medical Examiners National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) purchasing employee health benefits National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) jails, prisons National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Health Issues National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) National Consortium of Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE) National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) IS, data interchange standards National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities (NCHFFA) municipal bonds; public finance National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) cultural diversity, translation National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) safe pharmaceutical use National CPA Health Care Advisors Association (HCAA) accounting, consulting National Electronic Billers Alliance (NEBA) insurance claims processing National Forum for Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting / National Quality Forum (NQF) National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) National Health Council (NHC) National Healthcare Cost and Quality Association (NHCQA) National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) formerly NHO National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel (NICHSPDP) National League for Nursing (NLN) National Medical Association (NMA) National Mental Health Association National PACE Association (NPA) All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly National Rural Health Association National Spine Network spine centers National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) 3rd party administrators, electronic data interchange North American Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care (NAFAC) North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute allied health Partnership for Patient Safety (P4PS) Patient Safety Institute (PSI) People's Medical Society consumers Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) benefit management Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM) Public Relations Society of America/Health Academy (PRSA) List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) Rx2000 Solutions information systems, internet List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Scottsdale Institute information systems Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) employers, workers comp, ERISA Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) infection control Society for Radiology Oncology Administrators (SROA) Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care Society for the Internet in Medicine (SIM) Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers (SCPCP) early heart attack care Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) formerly National Association of Inpatient Physicians (NAIP) hospitalists Society of Medical-Dental Management Consultants (SMDMC) practice management List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Texas Association for Home Care Tissue Banks International (TBI) eye banks, transplants List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
United Hospital Fund United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) transplants Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) national health insurance, access The Urban Institute List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA) home care Volunteer Trustees Volunteers in Health Care (VIH) uninsured, free clinics List Index Ac-Am An-Au B C D E F G H I J L M N P R S T U V W Top of Page
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