The following organizations survey and accredit hospitals and healthcare organizations in the US.

Medicare and Medicaid deeming

A number have deeming power for Medicare and

Medicaid Medicaid in the United States is a federal and state program that helps with healthcare costs for some people with limited income and resources. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, including nursing home care and pers ...

. *American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) *

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), founded in 1979, is an American organization which accredits ambulatory health care organizations, including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery centers, endoscopy cen ...

(AAAHC) *

Accreditation Commission for Health Care The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a United States non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission and CHAP, The Community Health Accreditation Program. ACHC was established ...

(ACHC) * American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) * Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC) * Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) * Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) * Community Health Accreditation Program * DNV GL Healthcare * Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) *

Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003 * ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007 * ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989 * ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015 * Bruno ...

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is a not-for-profit organization meant to help healthcare organizations maintain their standards in patient care and comply with regulations and the healthcare environment. Headquartered in Chi ...

(HFAP) *

Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission. The organization provides an accreditation o ...

(HQAA) * Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) *

Joint Commission The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majori ...

(TJC) *

National Committee for Quality Assurance The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and ...

(NCQA) * National Dialysis Accreditation Commission (NDAC) *

The Compliance Team The Compliance Team Inc., is a US for-profit organization which runs the "Exemplary Provider" accreditation programs, a US-based alternative to the Joint Commission. It was set up in 1994 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2006, The C ...

, "Exemplary Provider Programs" * The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission(IAC) * Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)

Education accreditation

Birth Centers

The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

Emergency Medicine

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is a US certification agency covering prehospital medical providers. History The NREMT was established in 1970 in response to a recommendation from President Lyndon Johnson's Committee on ...

(NREMT)

Medicine

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) sets and enforces standards in physician continuing education (or 'lifelong learning') within the United States. It acts as the overseeing body for institutions and organizations ...

Federation of State Medical Boards The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) of the United States is a national non-profit organization that represents the 71 state medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories and co-sponsors the United States Medica ...

National Board of Medical Examiners The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), founded in 1915, is a United States non-profit which develops and manages assessments of health care professionals. Known for its role in developing the United States Medical Licensing Examination (U ...

Nursing

National Council of State Boards of Nursing The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) is a US not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and four US territories — American Samoa, Guam, Northern M ...

;College of Nursing accreditation *

American Association of Colleges of Nursing The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is a national organization of nurses in the United States that is dedicated to advancing nursing education. It was established in 1969, and represents nursing schools at 840 universities and ...

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is a nursing education accrediting agency in the United States. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. CCNE accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process, and the ...

National League for Nursing The National League for Nursing (NLN) is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education. It offers faculty development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives ...

;Advanced practice nursing college accreditation * American College of Nurse-Midwives *

Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

Respiratory care

;College of respiratory care accreditation *

Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

;Non-governmental credentialing bodies *

National Board for Respiratory Care The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1960 with the purpose of awarding and maintaining credentialing for Respiratory Therapists in the United States. The NBRC is the only organization in the Un ...

Surgery

Association of Surgical Technologists Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

Therapeutics

American Occupational Therapy Association The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the national professional association established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners and students and improve the quality of occupational t ...

(AOTA) *

American Physical Therapy Association The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is a U.S-based individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy. The nonpro ...

(APTA) *

National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

(NBCOT)

References

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