List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States explained

The following organizations survey and accredit hospitals and healthcare organizations in the US.^[1]

Medicare and Medicaid deeming

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

Birth Centers

• The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers

Emergency Medicine

• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)

Medicine

• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
• Federation of State Medical Boards
• National Board of Medical Examiners

Nursing

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing

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

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 Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)^[7]
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)^[8]
• National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics . abcop.org . 2021-10-31 . 2021-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818004751/https://www.abcop.org/ . live .
2. Web site: AAAASF. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180706023017/https://www.aaaasf.org/. live.
3. Web site: Approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality's (CIHQ) Hospital Accreditation Program. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. January 21, 2014. January 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110060439/http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Policy-and-Memos-to-States-and-Regions-Items/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-13-52.html. live.
4. Web site: Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913111736/http://www.factwebsite.org/. 2021-09-13. 2021-10-31. www.factwebsite.org.
5. Web site: GHA For Business. 2022-01-31. www.globalhealthcareaccreditation.com.
6. Web site: 2019-02-05. 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. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827002956/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/05/2019-01103/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-approval-of-an-application-from-national-dialysis-accreditation. 2019-08-27. 2019-09-08. Federal Register.
7. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-10-31 . 2019-09-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901084327/https://www.aota.org/ . live .
8. Web site: Home. APTAAdmin. American Public Transportation Association. 2021-10-31. 2021-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029130539/https://www.apta.com/. live.
9. Web site: NBCOT Home Page. www.nbcot.org. 2021-10-31. 2021-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210813141526/https://www.nbcot.org/. live.