List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States

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

A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
• Board of Certification/Accreditation, International (BOC)
• Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ)^[1]
• Community Health Accreditation Program
• The Compliance Team, "Exemplary Provider Programs"
• DNV Healthcare
• Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)
• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP)
• Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA)
• The Joint Commission (TJC)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

Education accreditation

Birth Centers

• The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers

Emergency management

• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

Medicine

• Federation of State Medical Boards
• National Board of Medical Examiners

Nursing

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing

College of Nursing accreditation

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

Advanced practice nursing college accreditation

• American College of Nurse-Midwives
• Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

Respiratory care

College of respiratory care accreditation

• Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Non-governmental credentialing bodies

• National Board for Respiratory Care

Surgery

• Association of Surgical Technologists

Therapeutics

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)^[2]
• National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)^[3]
• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)^[4]

References

1. "Approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality’s (CIHQ) Hospital Accreditation Program". Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
2. http://www.apta.com
3. http://www.nbcot.org
4. http://www.aota.org