Health Care -- Associations & Organizations
American College of Health Care Executives
- An international professional society of 30,000 Health Care executives who lead hospitals, Health Care systems, and other Health Care organizations
- Publishes the Journal of Health Care Management and Health Care Executive, as well as research papers on career development and public policy programs - including Top Issues Confronting Hospitals - 2006
Health Care Financial Management Association
- Comprised of over 33,000 members employed by hospitals, integrated delivery systems, long-term and ambulatory care facilities, managed care organizations, medical group practices, public accounting and consulting firms, insurance companies, government agencies and other Health Care organizations
- Publishes reports on Medicare Payments, Revenue Cycle, Business of Health Care and Managed Care. Most reports are available for members only.
- National organization that represents hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members form the AHA.
- Publishes AHA Hospital Statistics, an annual survey of hospitals in the United States
- Resource Center provides numerous links to Health Care Administration and other topics
American Association of Health Care Consultants
- Mission of the AAHC is to serve as the preeminent credentialing, professional, and practice development organization for the Health Care consulting profession
- Membership Directory and RFP link
American Health Information Management Association
- Professional association that represents 50,000+ health information management professionals who work throughout the Health Care industry.
- Offers professional development, accreditation and job bank
- Posts updates on Federal regulations as well as AHIMA's testimony
Health Care Information and Management Systems Society
- Focused on the use of Health Care information technology and management systems
- Represents 15,000+ members and 220 member corporations that employ more than 1 million people.
- HIMSS leads Health Care public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives
- Health Care IT News provides daily updates
- Annual survey provides insight on the priorities, barriers and
future of Health Care IT from a variety of perspectives, including
CIOs, CEOs and physician and nursing executives.
Biotechnology Industry Association
- News, reports and advocacy on the biotechnology industry
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
- LDI is the center of the University of Pennsylvania's activities and programs in health services research, health policy, and health care management executive education.
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