SoHP: Healthcare Administration

Works to improve the health system by supporting the production and use of evidence to inform policy and practice.

Nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping policymakers and the public better understand health policy.

ASCA is the national membership association that represents ambulatory surgery centers.

Professional organization for healthcare administrators provides information on certification and professional events.

Professional organization for healthcare management.

Non-profit federation of affiliate state health organizations, together representing more than 13,500 non-profit and for-profit nursing facility, assisted living, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for approximately one million elderly and disabled individuals each day.

Association of health information management (HIM) professionals worldwide.

Nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field with nearly 14,000 members.

Professional membership organization providing advocacy on hospital, health-care, and patient issues. Research and Publications section features trend, industry, and economic reports freely available to download in PDF format.

AMIA connects a broad community of professionals and students interested in informatics.

part of the American Hospital Association, this membership group is dedicated to HR professionals in the health care industry. Find valuable information under Resources and Toolkits.

Professional membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA) with nearly 6,000 members representing risk management, patient safety, insurance, law, finance and other related professions.

Not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to executive assistants, administrative assistants, and other professionals who support healthcare leaders.

Leading membership group for healthcare supply chain professionals.

Premier professional organization for physicians interested in and responsible for healthcare information technology.

A nonpartisan organization that facilitates problem-solving exchanges and peer learning among a diverse range of health care stakeholders. Website offers topic pages, project overviews and resources.

A division of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services provides information and resources for Medicare and Medicaid regulations, policies and research.

The Coalition of National Health Education Organizations (CNHEO) was formed in 1972 and represents over 30,000 individuals committed to the advancement of the field of health education.

Nonprofit trade association supporting education, networking, resource and advocacy needs of third-party administrators (TPAs), stop loss insurance carriers, managing general underwriters, audit firms, medical managers, technology organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, brokers/agents, human resource managers and health care consultants.

Membership organization for healthcare finance leaders.

HIMSS is a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information and technology.

IAHSS is a professional association with more than 2,000 members who are healthcare security, law enforcement, safety and emergency management leaders.

Non-governmental international organization representing at the international level healthcare national bodies, in particular major healthcare facilities and organizations linked up with provision of healthcare.

An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.

Association for medical practice administrators. Has information on management, operations and risk management.

Since 1989, NHA has prepared and awarded more than 500,000 certifications to healthcare students and professionals, providing them with nationally recognized measurements of competency paired with easy-to-use study tools and personalized customer service.

Not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance committed to making research to improve health a higher national priority.

Professional society that improves public health by establishing infection prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare providers.

From the CDC, an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data from the National Center of Health Statistics (NCHS) and the violent death data from NCIPC's National Violent Death Reporting System.