List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States

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
• Surgical Review Corporation

Therapeutics

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

References

1. "American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics". abcop.org. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. "AAAASF". Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
3. "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.
4. "Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy". www.factwebsite.org. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
5. "GHA For Business". www.globalhealthcareaccreditation.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
6. "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. February 5, 2019. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
8. APTAAdmin. "Home". American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
9. "NBCOT Home Page". www.nbcot.org. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.