List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States
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The following organizations survey and accredit hospitals and healthcare organizations in the US.[1]
Medicare and Medicaid deeming
[edit]A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.
- American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities[2] (AAAASF)
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
- American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
- Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC)
- Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ)[3]
- Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
- Community Health Accreditation Program(CHAP)
- DNV GL Healthcare
- Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)[4]
- Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA)[5]
- Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
- Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA)
- Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ)
- Joint Commission (TJC)
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- National Dialysis Accreditation Commission (NDAC)[6]
- The Compliance Team, "Exemplary Provider Programs"
- The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission(IAC)
- Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)
Education accreditation
[edit]Birth Centers
[edit]Emergency Medicine
[edit]Medicine
[edit]- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
- Federation of State Medical Boards
- National Board of Medical Examiners
Nursing
[edit]- College of Nursing accreditation
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- National League for Nursing
- Advanced practice nursing college accreditation
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
Respiratory care
[edit]- College of respiratory care accreditation
- Non-governmental credentialing bodies
Surgery
[edit]Therapeutics
[edit]- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)[7]
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)[8]
- National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics". abcop.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "AAAASF". Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality's (CIHQ) Hospital Accreditation Program". Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ^ "Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy". www.factwebsite.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "GHA For Business". www.globalhealthcareaccreditation.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Approval of an Application From National Dialysis Accreditation Commission for CMS Approval of Its End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facility Accreditation Program". Federal Register. 2019-02-05. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ APTAAdmin. "Home". American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
- ^ "NBCOT Home Page". www.nbcot.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-10-31.