AAAHC is the leader in developing standards to advance and promote patient safety, quality care, and value for ambulatory health care through peer-based accreditation processes, education, and research. A certificate of accreditation is awarded to organizations that are found to be in compliance with AAAHC Standards.
The ACHE Code of Ethics serves as a standard of conduct for its members as well as detailing their responsibilities to their institution, patients, employees and the community.
The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization’s commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
The American Hospital Directory® provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals. The Free Hospital Information section provides key information about hospitals throughout the United States.
CHCS is charged with improving quality and cost-effectiveness of publicly financed health care. The CHCS website provides access to information on numerous health care topics.
The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) conducted health policy research and analysis focused on the U.S. health care system to inform the thinking and decisions of policy makers in government and private industry. The website contains reports on health care topics which are important to those individuals working on health care policy.
This website provides access to popular hospital administration articles and maintains a current list of hospital administration journals ( see Indexed hospital journals link directly below popular hospital administration article box).
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service and works to link people to organizations that provide reliable health information.
PAHO serves as the regional arm for the Americas of the World Health Organzation. It provides data and information on various health topics for areas in the Americas.
The World Health Report which was first published in 1995 is WHO's leading publication. Each year the report combines an expert assessment of global health, with a focus on a specific subject.
AHRQ is charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduces costs and increase access to essential healthcare services. The Research Tools & Data section provides access to data from AHRQ.
The Research, Statistics, Data & Systems section of this website contains information on recent trends on Healthcare spending, employment and prices as well as managed care reports.
HCUPnet is a free, on-line query system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). It provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.
This website contains selective links representing a sample of available information. Items have been selected for their quality, authority of authorship, uniqueness, and appropriateness.
The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.
The Commonwealth Fund supports independent research on health and social issues. The Maps & Data section contains data for many health and social issues.
The mission of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with accurate, relevant, and timely data.