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) [community benefit]
  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/index.html
  
  
• Center for Health Management Research (CHMR) [Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)]
  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
  
  
• Joining Forces [health care for returning military troops, veterans]
  http://www.joiningforcesonline.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) [planning, marketing, business development]
  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
  
  
• Advancing Excellence in Americas Nursing Homes (AEANH) [quality]
  http://www.nhqualitycampaign.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 Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH) [patient relations, patient education]
  http://www.aachonline.org
  
  
• 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 Benefits Council (ABC) [employee health insurance]
  http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.com/
  
  
• 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)
  http://www.do-online.org/
  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 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
  
  
• Asian Health Care Leaders Association (AHCLA)
  http://www.asianhealthcareleaders.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
  
  
• Blue Ridge Academic Health Group [teaching hospitals]
  http://www.blueridgegroup.org/
  
  
• 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 (CHeS) [Merged into Health Industry Group Purchasing Association] [Internet, e-commerce]
  http://www.higpa.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
  
  
• Forum for Healthcare Strategists (Healthcare Strategy Institute) [strategic planning, business development]
  http://www.healthcarestrategy.com/forum/default.asp
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Healthcare Administrative Simplification Coalition (HASC)
  http://www.simplifyhealthcare.org
  
  
• Healthcare Billing and Management Association (HBMA) [third-party billers; insurance claims processing]
  http://www.hbma.com
  
  
• Healthcare Communication and Marketing Association (HCMA)
  http://www.thehcma.org
  
  
• Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Associations (HCEA)
  http://www.hcea.org
  
  
• Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) [formerly National Wholesale Druggists Association]
  http://www.healthcaredistribution.org
  
  
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program - American Osteopathic Information Association (HFAP AOIA)
  http://www.hfap.org/
  info@hfap.org
  Nationally recognized accreditation organization with full deeming authority from CMS
  
  
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
  http://www.hfma.org
  
  
• Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII)
  http://www.healthcaregpoii.com/
  
  
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) [incorporates Center for Healthcare Information Management (CHIM)]
  http://www.himss.org
  
  
• Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) [housekeeping, textiles, 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) [equipment and supplies]
  http://www.hmmc.com
  
  
• Healthcare Roundtable
  http://www.thcrt.org/
  
  
• Healthcare Supply Chain Standards Coalition (HSCSC) [materials management, purchasing]
  http://www.hscsc.org
  
  
• Hospice Association of America (HAA)
  http://www.hospice-america.org
  
  
• Hospital Fire Marshals' Association (HFMA) [safety]
  http://members.tripod.com/hfma
  
  
• Hospital Home Care Association of America (HHCAA)
  http://www.nahc.org/HHCHC/home.html
  
  
• Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)
  http://www.hospitalqualityalliance.org
  
  
• IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) [independent/integrated physician associations]
  http://www.tipaaa.com
  
  
• Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) [quality, clinical guidelines, protocols, technology assessment]
  http://www.icsi.org/
  
  
• Institute for Family-Centered Care (IFCC)
  http://www.familycenteredcare.org
  
  
• Institute for the Future of Aging Services (IFAS) [long term care, nursing homes, senior housing, assisted living]
  http://www.futureofaging.org
  
  
• Institute of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (ICHBC)
  http://www.ichbc.org
  
  
• Insurance Information Institute (III)
  http://www.iii.org
  
  
• Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) [employee health insurance]
  http://www.ibiweb.org
  
  
• Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) [information systems, standards, interoperability]
  http://www.ihe.net/
  
  
• International Alliance of Patients Organizations (IAPO)
  http://www.patientsorganizations.org/
  
  
• International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHHS)
  http://www.iahss.org
  
  
• International Association for Healthcare Textile Management (IAHTM) [laundry, environmental services]
  http://www.iahtm.com/
  
  
• International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT)
  http://www.iamat.org
  
  
• International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) [absorbed American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals of AHA (ASHCSP)]
  http://iahcsmm.com
  
  
• International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) [formerly Privacy Officers Association (POA) and Association of Corporate Privacy Officers (ACPO)]
  http://www.privacyassociation.org
  
  
• International Executive Housekeepers Association (IEHA)
  http://www.ieha.org
  
  
• International Facility Management Association - Health Care Council (IFMA HCC)
  http://www.ifma-hc.org
  
  
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP)
  http://www.ifebp.org
  
  
• International Interior Design Association - Healthcare Forum (IIDA)
  http://www.iida.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=284
  
  
• International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) [information systems, technology]
  http://www.imia.org
  
  
• International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) [language services, diversity]
  http://www.imiaweb.org/
  
  
• International Medical Travel Association (IMTA) [medical tourism]
  http://www.intlmta.org/
  
  
• International Network for the History of Hospitals (INHH)
  http://www.inhh.homestead.com/
  
  
• International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration (IPDAS) [patient education, patient participation]
  http://ipdas.ohri.ca/
  
  
• International Society for Research in Healthcare Financial Management [isRHFM]
  http://www.rhfm.org/
  
  
• Internet Healthcare Coalition (IHC) [quality, ethics]
  http://www.ihealthcoalition.org
  
  
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) [sonography, radiology, cardiology]
  http://www.icael.org
  
  
• Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL) [cardiovascular, radiology]
  http://www.icavl.org
  
  
• Intersocietal Commission on the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) [radiology]
  http://www.icanl.org
  
  
• Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety
  http://www.jcipatientsafety.org/
  
  
• Joint Commission [formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)]
  http://www.jointcommission.org
  
  
• Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance (JHITA)
  Disbanded 2003
  
  
• Leapfrog Group [patient safety, quality]
  http://www.leapfroggroup.org
  
  
• Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council (LTCPLC)
  http://www.ascp.com/advocacy/coalitions/LTCPLC.cfm
  
  
• MIB Group (Medical Information Bureau) [insurance reporting, fraud, consumer credit ratings]
  http://www.mib.com
  
  
• Medical Banking Project (Medical Banking Association, Society of Medical Banking Excellence, Charitable Communities Network) [HIPAA, privacy, security, finance]
  http://www.mbproject.org
  
  
• Medical Billing Advocates of America (MBAA) [consumers, patients]
  http://www.billadvocates.com/
  
  
• Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) [equipment]
  http://www.medicaldevices.org
  
  
• Medical Fitness Association (MFA)
  http://www.medicalfitness.org
  
  
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
  http://www.mgma.com
  
  
• Medical Library Association (MLA)
  http://www.mlanet.org
  
  
• Medical Records Institute (MRI)
  http://www.medrecinst.com
  
  
• Medical Tourism Association - Global Health Association (MTA - GHA) [international, travel]
  http://www.medicaltravelauthority.com/
  
  
• Medical Transcription Industry Alliance (MTIA)
  http://www.mtia.com
  
  
• Medicare Rights Center (MRC)
  http://www.medicarerights.org
  
  
• Mobile Healthcare Alliance (MoHCA) [wireless communication/computing]
  http://www.mobilehealthcarealliance.org/
  
  
• eHealth Initiative (eHI) [internet, information technology]
  http://www.ehealthinitiative.org
  
  
• eHealth Institute [internet; information technology]
  http://www.ehealthinstitute.org
  
  
• eHealth Vulnerability Reporting Program (eHVRP) [security, privacy, information systems]
  http://ehvrp.org
  
  

• 990 Coalition for Hospitals [tax exemption, Internal Revenue Service - IRS Form 990, not-for-profit, community benefit]
  http://www.990forhospitals.org
  
  
• Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) [formerly National Association of Urban-Based HMOs] [insurance, underserved, poor]
  http://www.mhpa.org
  
  
• National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) - National Council on Aging (NCOA) [adult day care]
  http://www.nadsa.org
  
  
• National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) [family caregivers, home care]
  http://www.caregiving.org
  
  
• National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC)
  http://www.nasbhc.org
  
  
• National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) [includes credentialing]
  http://www.namss.org
  
  
• National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR)
  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 for Subacute / Post Acute Care (NASPAC) [formerly National Subacute Care Association (NSCA)]
  http://www.naspac.net
  
  
• National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans (NASCHIP)
  http://www.naschip.org/
  
  
• National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) [alcoholism ,substance abuse, drug abuse rehabilitation]
  http://www.naatp.org/
  
  
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) [retail community pharmacy services]
  http://www.nacds.org
  
  
• National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
  http://www.childrenshospitals.net
  
  
• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
  http://www.chronicdisease.org
  
  
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) [poor, medically underserved, migrant/homeless health]
  http://www.nachc.com
  
  
• National Association of Corporate Directors
  http://www.nacdonline.org/
  
  
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
  http://www.naccho.org
  
  
• National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) [managed care]
  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 Clinics (NAFC) [uninsured, safety net]
  http://www.freeclinics.us/
  
  
• National Association of Health Consultants (NAHC)
  http://www.healthcon.org
  
  
• 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 admissions/registration/finance, guest relations]
  http://www.naham.org
  
  
• National Association of Healthcare Transport Management (NAHTM) [hospital patient transportation]
  http://www.nahtm.org
  
  
• National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses (NAHHH)
  http://www.nahhh.org
  
  
• National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO) [medical review, external review, insurance, managed care]
  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 Associations (NALTO) [physicians, temporary staffing]
  http://www.nalto.org
  
  
• National Association of Long Term Care Hospitals (NALTH)
  http://www.nalth.org
  
  
• National Association of MD/MBA Students (NAMDMBAS) [physician executives, business, schools, graduate education]
  http://www.md-mba.org/
  
  
• National Association of Managed Care Regulators (NAMCR) [states]
  http://www.namcr.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 Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH)
  http://www.naph.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 EMS Directors (NASEMSD) [emergency medical services]
  http://www.nasemsd.org
  
  
• National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)
  http://www.nasmd.org
  
  
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
  http://www.nasmhpd.org
  
  
• National Association of Urban Hospitals (NAUH) [private, safety net hospitals]
  http://www.nauh.org
  
  
• National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) [purchasing employee health benefits]
  http://www.nbch.org
  
  
• National Business Group on Health (NBGH) [employers, health promotion, employee health benefits]
  http://www.businessgrouphealth.org/
  
  
• National CPA Health Care Advisors Association (HCAA) [accounting, consulting]
  http://www.hcaa.com
  
  
• National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
  http://www.ncal.org
  
  
• National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
  http://www.nchl.org
  
  
• National Center for Nonprofit Boards
  http://www.ncnb.org/main.htm
  
  
• National Chronic Care Consortium (NCCC) [Ceased operation July 2003; archival site only]
  http://www.nccconline.org
  
  
• National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC)
  http://www.nchc.org
  
  
• National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) [jails, prisons]
  http://www.ncchc.org
  
  
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) [managed care, HMOs, health plans,accreditation, HEDIS, Quality Compass]
  http://www.ncqa.org
  
  
• National Committee for Quality Health Care (NCQHC) [merged with National Quality Forum]
  http://www.ncqhc.org
  
  
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
  http://www.nccn.org
  
  
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) - Health Issues
  http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/health.htm
  
  
• National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC)
  http://www.breastcare.org
  
  
• National Consortium of Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE)
  http://www.nchste.org
  
  
• National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP)
  http://www.nccmerp.org
  
  
• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
  http://www.nccbh.org
  
  
• National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) [information systems, data interchange standards]
  http://www.ncpdp.org
  
  
• National Council of Health Facilities Finance Authorities (NCHFFA) [capital financing, municipal bonds, tax-exemption, not-for-profit, public finance]
  http://www.nchffa.com/
  
  
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  http://www.ncsbn.org
  
  
• National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) [cultural diversity, translation, communication]
  http://www.ncihc.org
  
  
• National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) [safe pharmaceutical drug use]
  http://www.talkaboutrx.org
  
  
• National Electronic Billers Alliance (NEBA) [insurance claims processing]
  http://www.nebazone.com/
  
  
• National Fire Protection Association - Health Care Section (NFPA) [building safety]
  http://www.nfpa.org/healthcare
  
  
• National Forum for Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting/National Quality Forum (NQF)
  http://www.qualityforum.org
  
  
• National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives (NFLHE) [hispanic]
  http://www.nflhe.org
  
  
• National Foundation for Trauma Care [NFTC]
  http://www.traumafoundation.org
  
  
• National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA)
  http://www.nhcaa.org
  
  
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC)
  http://www.nhchc.org
  
  
• National Health Council (NHC)
  http://www.nationalhealthcouncil.org
  
  
• National Health Leadership Council (NHLC)
  http://www.nbch.org/mbrbenefits/nhlc.cfm
  
  
• National Healthcare Cost and Quality Association (NHCQA)
  http://www.nhcqa.org
  
  
• National Home Infusion Association (NHIA) [pharmacy]
  http://www.nhianet.org
  
  
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) [formerly NHO]
  http://www.nhpco.org
  
  
• National IPA Coalition (NIPAC) [physician organizations, managed care]
  Ceased operation 2001
  
  
• National Institute for the Certification of Healthcare Sterile Processing and Distribution Personnel (NICHSPDP) [central service]
  http://www.sterileprocessing.org
  
  
• National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) - National Council on Aging (NCOA)
  http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionID=44
  
  
• National Institute on Community-based Long-term Care (NICLC) - National Council on Aging (NCOA)
  http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionid=42
  
  
• National Institute on Senior Housing (NISH) - National Council on Aging (NCOA)
  http://www.ncoa.org/content.cfm?sectionID=45
  
  
• National Integrated Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations (DNV Healthcare NIAHO)
  http://www.dnv.com/industry/healthcare/services_solutions/hospital_accreditation/index.asp
  
  
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
  http://www.nln.org
  
  
• National Medical Association (NMA)
  http://www.nma.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 Perinatal Information Center (NPIC) [maternal, infants, obstetrics, womens hospitals]
  http://www.npic.org
  
  
• National Priorities Partnership (NPP) [quality]
  http://www.nationalprioritiespartnership.org/
  
  
• National Rehabilitation Association/National Association for Rehabilitation Leadership (NARL) [formerly National Rehabilitation Administration Association (NRAA)]
  https://www.nationalrehab.org/website/divs/nraa.html
  
  
• National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
  http://www.nrharural.org
  
  
• National Society for Healthcare Food Service Management (NSHFSM)
  http://www.hfm.org
  
  
• National Spine Network [spine centers of excellence]
  http://www.nsnonline.org
  
  
• National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) [care coordination, handoffs, patient safety]
  http://www.ntocc.org
  
  
• National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) [third-party administrators, electronic data interchange, insurance]
  http://www.nucc.org
  
  
• Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) [quality]
  http://www.nrhi.org/
  
  
• North American Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care (NAFAC)
  http://www.urgentcare.org/
  
  
• North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
  http://www.naaccr.org
  
  
• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
  http://www.nursesource.org
  
  
• Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
  http://www.optn.org
  
  

• National Governors Association - State Alliance for e-Health [information systems]
  http://www.nga.org/
  
  
• Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute [allied health]
  http://www.paraprofessional.org
  
  
• Partnership for Clear Health Communication (PCHC) [health literacy, patient communication]
  http://www.p4chc.org/
  
  
• Partnership for Patient Safety (P4PS)
  http://www.p4ps.org/
  
  
• Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)
  http://www.fightchronicdisease.org
  
  
• Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD)
  http://www.fightchronicdisease.org
  
  
• Patient Safety Institute (PSI)
  http://www.ptsafety.org
  
  
• Patient Safety Officer Society (PSOS)
  http://www.psos.org
  
  
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) [medical home]
  http://www.pcpcc.net/
  
  
• People's Medical Society [consumers]
  http://www.peoplesmed.org
  
  
• Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) [Pharmacy benefit managers]
  http://pcmanet.org/
  
  
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA)
  http://www.phrma.org
  
  
• Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI)
  http://www.pbmi.com
  
  
• Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) [formerly American Surgical Hospital Association (ASHA)]
  http://www.physicianhospitals.org
  
  
• Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) [malpractice liability]
  http://www.piaa.us
  
  
• Practice Greenhealth [merger of Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), Green Guide for Health Care (GGHC), and Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange (HCEE)] [environment, construction, waste, sustainability, facilities management]
  http://cms.h2e-online.org/
  http://www.practicegreenhealth.org
  
  
• Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM) [practice management]
  http://www.pahcom.com
  
  
• Public Relations Society of America/Health Academy (PRSA)
  http://www.healthacademy.prsa.org/
  
  
• Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA)
  http://www.rbma.org
  
  
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) [compliance, government affairs]
  http://www.raps.org
  
  
• Research!America [health research and development]
  http://www.researchamerica.org
  
  
• Rx2000 Solutions [information systems, internet]
  http://www.rx2000.org
  
  
• SNP Alliance ( National Health Policy Group) [Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans]
  http://www.nhpg.org/about-us/snp-alliance.aspx
  
  
• Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) [formerly Public Hospital Pharmacy Coalition (PHPC)] [340B program, safety net]
  http://www.safetynetrx.org/
  
  
• Scottsdale Institute [information systems]
  http://www.scottsdaleinstitute.org
  
  
• Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) [employers, workers compensation, third party administrators, underwriters]
  http://www.siia.org
  
  
• Smart Card Alliance - Healthcare Council [information technology, medical records]
  http://www.smartcardalliance.org/about_alliance/councils_hc.cfm
  
  
• Society for Health Systems - Institute of Industrial Engineers (SHS - IIE)
  http://shs.iienet.org
  
  
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) [infection control]
  http://www.shea-online.org
  
  
• Society for Innovative Medical Practice Design (SIMPD) [formerly American Society of Concierge Physicians (ASCP) and National Organization of Retail Medicine (NORM)]
  http://www.simpd.org/
  
  
• Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators (SROA) [radiology]
  http://www.sroa.org
  
  
• Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care (SSWLHC) [discharge planning, continuity of care]
  http://www.sswlhc.org
  
  
• Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) [music]
  http://www.thesah.org
  
  
• Society for the Internet in Medicine (SIM)
  http://www.internet-in-medicine.org/
  
  
• Society of Actuaries - Health Section (SOA) [insurance, financial risk]
  http://www.soa.org/professional-interests/health/hlth-detail.aspx
  
  
• Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers (SCPCP) [early heart attack care]
  http://www.scpcp.org
  
  
• Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) [formerly National Association of Inpatient Physicians (NAIP)] [hospitalists]
  http://www.hospitalmedicine.org
  
  
• Society of Interventional Pain Management Surgery Centers (SIPMS)
  http://www.asipp.org/sipms.html
  
  
• Society of Medical-Dental Management Consultants (SMDMC) [practice management]
  http://www.smdmc.org
  
  
• Society of Premier Patient Services (SPPS) [guest services]
  http://www.mmsionline.com/pps/
  
  
• Sorry Works! Coalition [malpractice, errors, liability]
  http://www.sorryworks.net
  
  
• Spirit of Women Hospital Network [womens health services]
  http://www.spiritofwomen.org
  
  
• Stand for Quality
  http://www.standforquality.org
  
  
• Tissue Banks International (TBI) [eye banks, transplants]
  http://www.tbionline.org
  
  
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) [construction, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)]
  http://www.usgbc.org
  
  
• U.S. Pharmacopeia MEDMARX Data Reports [medication errors, patient safety]]
  http://www.usp.org/products/medMarx/
  
  
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) [transplants]
  http://www.unos.org
  
  
• Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN) [national health insurance, access]
  http://www.uhcan.org/
  
  
• Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA)
  http://www.ucaoa.org
  
  
• Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA) [home care]
  http://www.vnaa.org
  
  
• Volunteer Trustees
  http://www.volunteertrustees.org
  
  
• Volunteers in Health Care (VIH) [uninsured, free clinics]
  http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org
  
  
• Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) [worksite health promotion]
  http://www.welcoa.org
  
  
• X2 Healthcare Network (X2HN) [women health care executives]
  http://www.x2hn.org/
  
  

• Aging with Dignity: Five Wishes Living Will
  http://www.agingwithdignity.org
  
  
• American Hospice Foundation
  http://www.americanhospice.org/
  
  
• American International Health Alliance (AIHA) [US health institution partnerships with counterparts in Central & Eastern Europe and independent states of former Soviet Union]
  http://www.aiha.com
  
  
• American Society of Association Executives - Gateway to Associations
  http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm?navItemNumber=16581
  
  
• Americans for Better Care of the Dying (ABCD) [end of life, palliative care]
  http://www.abcd-caring.org
  
  
• Aspen Institute Health Stewardship Project [health policy, health reform]
  http://aspenhealthstewardship.org
  
  
• Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) [health policy, health reform]
  http://www.bipartisanpolicy.org/
  
  
• Center for Children and Families (CCF) - Georgetown University Health Policy Institute [health coverage, insurance]
  http://ccf.georgetown.edu
  
  
• Center for Health Care Strategies [quality, Medicare, Medicaid, chronic care]
  http://www.chcs.org
  
  
• Center for Health Design
  http://www.healthdesign.org
  
  
• Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA)
  http://www.cfpa.org
  
  
• Center for Studying Health System Change
  http://www.hschange.com
  
  
• Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTEL) [formerly Center for Telemedicine Law (CTL)]
  http://www.ctel.org
  
  
• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
  http://www.cbpp.org
  
  
• Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) [end-of-life care, pain management]
  http://www.capc.org
  
  
• Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA) [nursing shortage, workforce]
  http://www.championnursing.org/
  
  
• Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO) [health system, health policy]
  http://www.hcfo.net/
  
  
• Commonwealth Fund
  http://www.commonwealthfund.org
  
  
• Community Leadership Association (CLA)
  http://www.communityleadership.org
  
  
• Connecting for Health - Markle Foundation [information infrastructure, standards, data security, electronic health record]
  http://www.connectingforhealth.org
  
  
• CoveringTheUninsured.org [access, insurance]
  http://www.coveringtheuninsured.org
  
  
• Delmarva Foundation
  http://www.delmarvafoundation.org
  
  
• Directory of Health Policy Fellowships and Internships [education, training]
  http://www.kaiseredu.org/fellowships/default.aspx
  
  
• ECRI Institute [technology assessment, risk management, safety, quality, equipment, supplies]
  http://www.ecri.org
  
  
• Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)
  http://www.esresearch.org/
  Ceased operation 2006
  
  
• Families USA
  http://www.familiesusa.org
  
  
• Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) [quality, consumer decision making] [ceased operation; documents available from Markle Foundation]
  http://www.markle.org/resources/facct/index.php
  
  
• Foundation for Health Coverage Education (FHCE) [health insurance, uninsured]
  http://www.coverageforall.org
  
  
• Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making (FIMDM) [patient participation, shared decisions, consumers]
  http://www.fimdm.org/
  
  
• Galen Institute [health policy]
  http://www.galen.org
  
  
• Global Watch Group [Project Helping Hand, donated equipment & supplies for Afghanistan, international]
  http://www.globalwatchgroup.org
  
  
• Grantmakers in Health (GIF) [philanthropy, foundations]
  http://www.gih.org
  
  
• Growth House, Inc. [death & dying, end of life, palliative & hospice care]
  http://www.growthhouse.org
  
  
• Health as Human Capital Foundation (HHCF) [employee health benefits, human resources]
  http://www.hhcfoundation.org/
  
  
• HealthKey [privacy, security, standards, internet]
  http://www.healthkey.org
  
  
• Institute for Health Policy Solutions (IHPS) [uninsured, health insurance, access, coverage]]
  http://www.ihps.org
  
  
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) [quality]
  http://www.ihi.org
  
  
• Institute for Quality in Laboratory Medicine (IQLM)
  http://www.iqlm.org
  
  
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
  http://www.ismp.org
  
  
• Institute of Medicine
  http://www.nas.edu/iom
  
  
• International Network for Interfaith Health Program (IHP-NET)
  http://www.ihpnet.org
  
  
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  http://www.kff.org
  
  
• Kaisernet.com [Healthcast, health policy news]
  http://www.kaisernetwork.org
  
  
• Last Acts Partnership (merger of Last Acts and Partnership for Caring) [end of life, palliative care; death and dying, advance directives, living wills]
  http://www.lastactspartnership.org
  
  
• Markle Foundation - Health Program [information systems]
  http://www.markle.org/markle_programs/healthcare/index.php
  
  
• Mathematica Policy Research
  http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
  
  
• MedicAlert Foundation [Medic Alert]
  http://www.medicalert.org
  
  
• Medical Outcomes Trust
  http://www.outcomes-trust.org
  
  
• Medical-Legal Partnership for Children (MLPC)
  http://www.mlpforchildren.org
  
  
• National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
  http://www.nashp.org
  
  
• National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) [Medicare, workers compensation]
  http://www.nasi.org
  
  
• National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA)
  http://www.ncpa.org
  
  
• National Health Policy Forum (NHPF)
  http://www.nhpf.org
  
  
• National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation (NIHCM Foundation))
  http://www.nihcm.org
  
  
• National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) [formerly National Minority Health Month Foundation (NMHMF)] [health disparities]
  http://www.nmqf.org
  
  
• National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) [quality]
  http://www.npsf.org
  
  
• New America Foundation (NAF) [health policy]
  http://www.newamerica.net
  
  
• Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
  http://www.nonprofitpanel.org/
  
  
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance [drugs, poor]
  https://www.pparx.org
  
  
• Partnership for Solutions [chronic care]
  http://www.partnershipforsolutions.org
  
  
• Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) [consumers, insurance coverage issues, uninsured, financial relief]
  http://www.patientadvocate.org
  
  
• Patient Privacy Rights Foundation [HIPAA]
  http://www.patientprivacyrights.org
  
  
• Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement [PCQI] [quality measures]
  http://www.physicianconsortium.org/
  
  
• Planetree [patient-focused care]
  http://www.planetree.org
  
  
• Project Hope / Center for Health Affairs
  http://www.projhope.org
  
  
• Public Forum Institute [health policy]
  http://www.publicforuminstitute.org
  
  
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  http://www.rwjf.org
  
  
• Rural Health Resource Center
  http://www.ruralcenter.org
  
  
• State RHIO Consensus Project [Regional health information organizations, health information exchange, HIE, interoperability]
  http://www.staterhio.org/
  
  
• Trust for Americas Health [TFAH]
  http://www.healthyamericans.org
  
  
• Urban Institute
  http://www.urban.org
  
  
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  http://www.wkkf.org
  
  
• Why Not the Best (Commonwealth Fund) [hospital comparisons, quality improvement]
  http://www.whynotthebest.org/
  
  
• Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation (WBL) [executives]
  http://www.womenleadinghealthcare.org
  
  
• Wye River Group on Healthcare (WRGH)
  http://www.wrgh.org/
  
  

• AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology
  http://healthit.ahrq.gov/
  
  
• Administration on Aging
  http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
  
  
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) [formerly Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)]
  http://www.ahrq.gov
  
  
• American Health Information Community [information systems, technology, electronic health records]
  http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic.html
  
  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [includes price indexes]
  http://stats.bls.gov
  
  
• Bureau of the Census
  http://www.census.gov
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control - Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (CDC DHQP) [formerly Hospital Infections Program]
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/index.html
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  http://www.cdc.gov
  
  
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) [formerly Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)]
  http://www.cms.gov
  
  
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (in 2008 Code of Federal Regulations)
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_08/42cfr482_08.html
  
  
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Medicare Hospital Center
  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospital.asp
  
  
• Citizens Health Care Working Group
  http://www.citizenshealthcare.gov/
  
  
• Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
  http://www.cbo.gov
  
  
• Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) [physicians]
  http://www.cogme.gov
  
  
• Department of Defense (DoD)
  http://www.defenselink.mil/
  
  
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
  http://www.os.dhhs.gov
  
  
• Department of Homeland Security
  http://www.dhs.gov
  
  
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Health Care Facilities Providers [Federal Housing Authority (FHA), capital financing]
  http://www.hud.gov/groups/healthcare.cfm
  http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,1826910&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  
  
• 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
  http://www.fedstats.gov
  
  
• FedWorld
  http://www.fedworld.gov
  
  
• Federal Bureau of Investigation - Health Care Fraud Unit (FBI)
  http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/fc/hcf/hcf.htm
  
  
• 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) [fomerly General Accounting Office]
  http://www.gao.gov
  
  
• Government Information Xchange
  http://www.info.gov
  
  
• Government Printing Office (GPO) [Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Congressional Record, U.S. Code]
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov
  
  
• Green Book [US House Ways and Means Committee] [entitlement programs, Medicare]
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wmprints/green/index.html
  
  
• HHS Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) [world health]
  http://www.globalhealth.gov
  
  
• HRSA Health Disparities Collaborative (Health Resources and Services Administration HDC) [minority groups]
  http://www.healthdisparities.net
  
  
• Health Reform [health policy]
  http://www.healthreform.gov/
  
  
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  http://www.hrsa.gov
  
  
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HCUPnet, AHRQ)
  http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/home.jsp
  http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov
  
  
• Healthfinder
  http://www.healthfinder.gov
  
  
• Hill-Burton Free or Reduced Cost Health Care Program
  http://www.hrsa.gov/hillburton/hillburtonfacilities.htm
  
  
• Hospital Energy Alliance / EnergySmart Hospitals [US Department of Energy] [environment, efficiency, power sources, conservation, facility management]
  http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/hospital/
  
  
• IGnet - Internet for Federal Inspectors General
  http://www.ignet.gov
  
  
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
  http://www.ihs.gov
  
  
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  http://www.irs.gov
  
  
• International Hospital Federation (IHF)
  http://www.ihf-fih.org/
  
  
• MEDLINEplus Health Information
  http://www.medlineplus.gov
  
  
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
  http://www.medpac.gov
  
  
• National Aging Information Center (NAIC)
  http://www.aoa.gov/naic
  
  
• National Bipartison Commission on the Future of Medicare
  http://medicare.commission.gov
  
  
• National Center for Chronic Disease Control and Health Promotion (NCCDCHP)
  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/
  
  
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
  http://www.nccam.nih.gov
  
  
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
  http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww
  
  
• National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod
  
  
• National Guideline Clearinghouse [evidence-based clinical practice guidelines]
  http://www.guideline.gov
  
  
• National Health Information Center (NHIC)
  http://www.health.gov/nhic/
  
  
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Office of Emergency Medical Services (NHTSA OEMS)
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.2a0771e91315babbbf30811060008a0c/
  
  
• National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/nichsr.html
  
  
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Health Care Standards Landscape (HCSL) [information systems]
  http://hcsl.sdct.nist.gov
  
  
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  http://www.nih.gov
  
  
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov
  
  
• National Mental Health Services/Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN)
  http://www.mentalhealth.org
  
  
• 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/NHCompare/home.asp
  
  
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  http://www.osha.gov
  
  
• Office of Management and Budget - Executive Office of the President (OMB)
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb
  
  
• Office of the Inspector General, Dept. of Health and Human Services
  http://oig.hhs.gov/
  
  
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
  http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/
  
  
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  http://www.oecd.org
  
  
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
  http://www.paho.org
  
  
• Pandemic Flu federal gateway [emergency preparedness, epidemics]
  http://www.pandemicflu.gov
  
  
• Patient Safety Authority (Pennsylvania) [quality]
  http://www.psa.state.pa.us
  
  
• President's Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
  http://www.hcqualitycommission.gov
  
  
• President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
  http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov
  
  
• PubMed/MEDLINE Database [incorporates former HealthSTAR database produced National Library of Medicine in collaboration with AHA)
  http://www.pubmed.gov
  
  
• State Health Departments on the World Wide Web
  http://www.astho.org/index.php?template=regional_links.php
  
  
• State and Local Governments
  http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
  
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  http://www.samhsa.gov
  
  
• THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet
  http://thomas.loc.gov
  
  
• Think Cultural Health - US Dept of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health (cultural competency, diversity)
  http://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/
  
  
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Rural Development (USDA)
  http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
  
  
• U.S. House of Representatives
  http://www.house.gov
  
  
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
  
  
• U.S. Senate
  http://www.senate.gov
  
  
• U.S. Surgeon General
  http://www.surgeongeneral.gov
  
  
• United States-Mexico Border Health Commission [international]
  http://www.borderhealth.org
  
  
• White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov
  
  
• World Alliance for Patient Safety (World Health Organization)
  http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/
  
  
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  http://www.who.int
  
  

• AMA Group Select - On-Line Medical Group Practice Finder
  http://www.ama-assn.org/iwcf/iwcfmgr206/grpsel?
  
  
• Access Project
  http://www.accessproject.org/
  
  
• Allies Against Asthma
  http://www.alliesagainstasthma.net
  
  
• American Hospital Directory
  http://www.ahd.com
  
  
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC): Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program
  http://www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet/index.html
  
  
• American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse [support groups]
  http://www.mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/
  
  
• Angel Flight America [patient transportation, air flights]
  http://www.angelflightamerica.org/
  
  
• Center for Future Health, University of Rochester [emerging medical technology]
  http://www.futurehealth.rochester.edu
  
  
• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
  http://www.healthinschools.org
  
  
• CenterWatch [research, clinical trials]
  http://www.centerwatch.com
  
  
• Clinical Trials [research]
  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
  
  
• Cochrane Collaboration [evidence-based medicine, quality]
  http://www.cochrane.org
  
  
• Community Tool Box [community health promotion planning and development]
  http://ctb.ku.edu/
  
  
• Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) [diversity, ethnic/minority health care, translation/interpretation, communication]
  http://www.xculture.org
  
  
• Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care Project [publications available for purchase at http://www.ahaonlinestore.com]
  http://www.dartmouthatlas.org
  
  
• Directory of America's Hospitals (U.S. News & World Report)
  http://www.usnews.com/hospitals
  
  
• DiversityRx - Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
  http://www.diversityrx.org
  
  
• Duke Health Policy Gateway
  http://www.hpolicy.duke.edu/cyberexchange/
  
  
• EthnoMed [minority groups, cultural diversity]
  http://ethnomed.org
  
  
• FindLaw:Health Law
  http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/19health/
  
  
• Flex Monitoring Program [rural hospitals, critical access hospitals]
  http://www.flexmonitoring.org
  
  
• Globus Relief [surplus medical supplies donations, equipment, developing countries, international]
  http://www.globusrelief.org
  
  
• Green Guide for Health Care [sustainable construction, environment] [merging into Practice Greenhealth]
  http://www.gghc.org
  http://cms.h2e-online.org/
  
  
• Guide to Locating Health Statistics
  http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/internet/guide.html?topic=45
  
  
• GuideStar - The Donor's Guide to the Charitable Universe [includes not-for-profit hospitals]
  http://www.guidestar.org
  
  
• Health Administration Academic Programs [schools, colleges]
  http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3359
  
  
• Health Care Administration Glossary of Terms
  http://depts.washington.edu/hsic/resource/glossary.html
  
  
• Health Economics.Com
  http://www.healtheconomics.com
  
  
• Health Hippo [policy, regulatory, legislative health care issues]
  http://hippo.findlaw.com
  
  
• Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC)
  http://www.rti.org/hispc
  
  
• Health Insurance Information - Consumer Guides for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance
  http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net
  
  
• Health Privacy Project - Georgetown University
  http://www.healthprivacy.org
  
  
• Health Professionals Shortage Area (HPSA) / Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) / Medically Underserved Populations (MUP) [Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)]
  http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/index.htm
  
  
• Health Translations [Missouri Hospital Association] [cultural diversity, patient education, communication]
  http://www.healthtranslations.com
  
  
• Health Workforce Information Center
  http://www.healthworkforceinfo.org
  
  
• Hospital Compare [Medicare, quality]
  http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
  
  
• HospitalWeb
  http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml
  
  
• Hospitalist
  http://www.hospitalist.net
  
  
• Hospitals Worldwide [international]
  http://www.hospitalsworldwide.com/
  
  
• Information for State Health Policy Program
  http://www2.umdnj.edu/shpp/homepage.htm
  
  
• Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP)
  http://www.ichp.edu
  
  
• Managers Electronic Resource Center (ERC) [health executives international network]
  http://erc.msh.org
  
  
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Laboratory - Health [emerging medical technology, future]
  http://www.media.mit.edu/health
  
  
• Masters in Nursing Programs [nursing education, college and universities, graduate education]
  http://www.mastersinnursing.com
  
  
• Masters of Nursing Programs [nursing education, college and universities, graduate education]
  http://www.rntomsn.com
  
  
• Maternal & Child Health Policy Research Center (MCHPRC)
  http://www.mchpolicy.org
  
  
• Med-Eq - Medical Equipment Donation Agency [surplus supplies, used equipment]
  http://www.med-eq.org/
  
  
• MedWeb
  http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb
  
  
• Medicare Watch [Century Foundation]
  http://www.medicarewatch.org
  
  
• Mioti - Medical Information on the Internet
  http://www.mioti.com
  
  
• MyZiva.net - The Complete Nursing Home Guide
  http://www.myziva.net
  
  
• National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
  http://www.healthlaw.org
  
  
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) [nursing schools, nursing education, nursing programs]
  http://www.nlnac.org/
  
  
• National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)
  http://www.npdb-hipdb.com
  
  
• National e-Prescribing Patient Safety Initiative (NEPSI) [information systems; pharmacy]
  http://www.nationalerx.com/
  
  
• Nothing but 'Net: An Internet Search Guide for Health Professionals
  http://www.muhealth.org/~library/resources/tutorial.html
  
  
• Open Health Tools [health information systems, open source, interoperability]
  http://www.openhealthtools.org/
  
  
• PatientTravel.org (formerly National Patient Air Transport Helpline - NPATH; service of National Patient Travel Center/Mercy Medical Airlift)
  http://www.patienttravel.org
  
  
• REMEDY (Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World) [international, donations]
  http://www.remedyinc.org
  
  
• Rand Corporation - Rand Health
  http://www.rand.org/research_areas/health/
  
  
• Rural Assistance Center (RAC)
  http://www.raconline.org
  
  
• Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) - Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy
  
  
• State Health Access State Data Center (SHADAC) [health insurance, uninsured, coverage]
  http://www.shadac.org/
  
  
• State Health Facts Online
  http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
  
  
• State RHIO Consensus Project (Regional Health Information Organizations)
  http://www.staterhio.org/
  
  
• Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) [quality, patient safety]
  http://www.medqic.org/scip/
  
  
• Sustainable Hospitals Project [environmental health, occupational safety]
  http://www.sustainablehospitals.org
  
  
• Talking to Consumers About Health Care Quality [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services]
  http://www.talkingquality.gov
  
  
• Telemedicine Information Exchange
  http://tie.telemed.org
  
  
• Top 100 Web Sites You Can Trust - Medical Library Association, Consumer and Patient Health Information Section
  http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html
  
  
• U Compare HealthCare [consumers, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors, physicians]
  http://www.ucomparehealthcare.com/
  
  
• University of North Carolina, Sheps Center for Health Services Research
  http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu
  
  
• Urgent Matters: An Initiative to Strengthen Health Care Safety Nets in Our Communities [emergency department crowding]
  http://www.urgentmatters.org
  
  
• VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs]
  http://www.patientsafety.gov
  
  
• Virtual Hospital
  http://www.vh.org
  
  

• AllinOne MetaSearch
  http://all4one.searchallinone.com
  
  
• AlltheWeb
  http://www.alltheweb.com
  
  
• Ask [formerly Ask Jeeves]
  http://www.ask.com
  
  
• Ask.com
  http://www.ask.com
  
  
• Blogdigger
  http://www.blogdigger.com
  
  
• Dogpile
  http://www.dogpile.com
  
  
• Excite
  http://www.excite.com
  
  
• FindSpot
  http://www.findspot.com
  
  
• Google
  http://www.google.com
  
  
• Hoover's Online [company informaton]
  http://www.hoovers.com
  
  
• HotBot
  http://www.hotbot.com
  
  
• Vivisimo
  http://vivisimo.com/
  
  
• Yahoo
  http://www.yahoo.com