Other Health Care Associations (N-O)

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National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) - National Council on Aging
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 Rehabilitation Leadership (NARL) [formerly National Rehabilitation Administration Association (NRAA)]
http://www.rehabadmin.org/

National Association for Subacute / Post Acute Care (NASPAC) [formerly National Subacute Care Association (NSCA)]
http://www.naspac.net

National Association for Women's Health (NAWH)
http://www.nawh.org

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) [drug, alcohol, substance abuse]
http://www.naatp.org

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) [retail community pharmacy services]
http://www.nacds.org

National Association of Childbearing Centers (NACC) [birthing centers]
http://www.birthcenters.org

National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
http://www.childrenshospitals.net

National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) [poor, medically underserved, migrant/homeless health]
http://www.nachc.com

National Association of Corporate Directors
http://www.corpdirectors.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 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 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 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 Association of Urban-Based HMOs [underserved, poor]
http://www.nauhmo.org

National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) [purchasing employee health benefits]
http://www.nbch.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 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; 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]
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 Forum for Health Care Quality Measurement and Reporting/National Quality Forum (NQF)
http://www.qualityforum.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/nac.htm

National Healthcare Cost and Quality Association (NHCQA)
http://www.nhcqa.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 on Community-based Long-term Care (NICLC) - National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/niclc/niclc.htm

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 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 Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) [third-party administrators, electronic data interchange, insurance]
http://www.nucc.org

North American Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care (NAFAC)
http://www.nafac.com

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