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Healthcare Org 1, 2.11 (R) [INFO] Topic 5. Healthcare Administration Professional Associations

2.11 (R) [INFO] Topic 5. Healthcare Administration Professional Associations

Topic 5. What are the healthcare administration and management professional associations in the United States? Wikipedia states that a "professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession and the public interest. " This section addresses: Some Interesting Information on Professional Associations List of Healthcare Administration and Management Professional Associations Note [FUN]: Links within this section lead to external [FUN] readings not needed for the certificate work. You do not have to visit these external links. Do so only if you have the interest and the time. Note [CERT]: Pay attention to the text in bold. It just may be included on the [CERT] Lesson Two Quiz. Some Interesting Information on Professional Associations There are many good reasons to join a professional association. Such reasons include, but are not limited to: building a network of professionals with the same interests, being informed of events relevant to your profession, and access to information and education relevant to your profession. The oldest professional society in the United States is the Medical Society of New Jersey which was founded in 1766 by seventeen "practitioners of physic and surgery in New Jersey ... for the advancement of their profession and promotion of the public good". (Website Source of Quote) It should be noted that these "practitioners of physic and surgery in New Jersey" probably learned their profession as apprentices - as was the custom at the time - rather than through formal academic training. Formal training existed, but it was not the usual path to the profession of medicine during this time period. The first recorded medical school is generally recognized to be the Schola Medica Salernitana founded in in Salerno, Italy in the 9th century. The school closed in 1811. The oldest continuously operating medical school is considered to be the one at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The founding of the University of Oxford is recognized as 1096 with instruction in the medical sciences beginning sometime in the early 1300s. The first Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree was awarded in 1703 at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland. The first medical school in the United States was the one now known as the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1765 by John Morgan and William Shippen, Jr. Note [FUN]: The video for Topic 5 - The Perelman School of Medicine: First - is a YouTube video produced by the Perelman School of Medicine. It provides an overview of the school's history of innovative firsts for its first 250 years. List of Healthcare Administration and Management Professional Associations Below are listed some, but not all, of the professional associations relevant to healthcare administration and management. You may already be familiar with or be a member of some. Others may be new to you. This list is fairly comprehensive, but should not be considered the complete list of all relevant professional associations. American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) - "dedicated solely to the revenue cycle of both management and the front-line staff ... gives you the career-boosting power to network with the best-informed revenue cycle professionals and pick their brain about the most important issues in the field." American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) - "dedicated to administrative leadership and excellence in post-acute and aging services care across the spectrum of health care services." American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) - "an international professional society of 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE's mission is to advance its members and healthcare management excellence." American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)- "more than 103,000 health information professionals ... taking a lead in advancing informatics, data analytics, and information governance for healthcare." American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) - "leadership, professional development, advocacy and research to advance nursing practice and patient care, promote nursing leadership excellence and shape public policy for health care nationwide." Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP) - "dedicated to executive assistants, administrative assistants, and other professionals who support our nation's healthcare leaders. By supporting healthcare leaders, we support the industry - and strive to enhance the healthcare experience on every level." Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) - "supporting the education, networking, resource and advocacy needs of benefit 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." Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) - "membership organization for healthcare finance leaders ... mission is to lead the financial management of health care." Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - "voice, advisor and thought leader of health transformation through health information and technology with a unique breadth and depth of expertise and capabilities to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health, healthcare and care outcomes." Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) - "empower practices, providers, and patients to create meaningful change in healthcare ... spearheading the path to healthcare advancement." Professional Association of Health Care Management (PAHCOM) - "a support network to the managers of small group and solo provider health care practices. Smaller medical practices are significantly different from other corporate entities ... established to help the office manager achieve success."


2.11 (R) [INFO] Topic 5. Healthcare Administration Professional Associations

Topic 5. What are the healthcare administration and management professional associations in the United States? Wikipedia states that a "professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession and the public interest. " This section addresses: Some Interesting Information on Professional Associations List of Healthcare Administration and Management Professional Associations Note [FUN]: Links within this section lead to external [FUN] readings not needed for the certificate work. You do not have to visit these external links. Do so only if you have the interest and the time. Note [CERT]: Pay attention to the text in bold. It just may be included on the [CERT] Lesson Two Quiz. Some Interesting Information on Professional Associations There are many good reasons to join a professional association. Such reasons include, but are not limited to: building a network of professionals with the same interests, being informed of events relevant to your profession, and access to information and education relevant to your profession. The oldest professional society in the United States is the Medical Society of New Jersey which was founded in 1766 by seventeen "practitioners of physic and surgery in New Jersey ... for the advancement of their profession and promotion of the public good". (Website Source of Quote) It should be noted that these "practitioners of physic and surgery in New Jersey" probably learned their profession as apprentices - as was the custom at the time - rather than through formal academic training. Formal training existed, but it was not the usual path to the profession of medicine during this time period. The first recorded medical school is generally recognized to be the Schola Medica Salernitana founded in in Salerno, Italy in the 9th century. The school closed in 1811. The oldest continuously operating medical school is considered to be the one at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The founding of the University of Oxford is recognized as 1096 with instruction in the medical sciences beginning sometime in the early 1300s. The first Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree was awarded in 1703 at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland. The first medical school in the United States was the one now known as the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1765 by John Morgan and William Shippen, Jr. Note [FUN]: The video for Topic 5 - The Perelman School of Medicine: First - is a YouTube video produced by the Perelman School of Medicine. It provides an overview of the school's history of innovative firsts for its first 250 years. List of Healthcare Administration and Management Professional Associations Below are listed some, but not all, of the professional associations relevant to healthcare administration and management. You may already be familiar with or be a member of some. Others may be new to you. This list is fairly comprehensive, but should not be considered the complete list of all relevant professional associations. American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) - "dedicated solely to the revenue cycle of both management and the front-line staff ... gives you the career-boosting power to network with the best-informed revenue cycle professionals and pick their brain about the most important issues in the field." American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) - "dedicated to administrative leadership and excellence in post-acute and aging services care across the spectrum of health care services." American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) - "an international professional society of 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE's mission is to advance its members and healthcare management excellence." American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)- "more than 103,000 health information professionals ... taking a lead in advancing informatics, data analytics, and information governance for healthcare." American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) - "leadership, professional development, advocacy and research to advance nursing practice and patient care, promote nursing leadership excellence and shape public policy for health care nationwide." Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals (AHCAP) - "dedicated to executive assistants, administrative assistants, and other professionals who support our nation's healthcare leaders. By supporting healthcare leaders, we support the industry - and strive to enhance the healthcare experience on every level." Health Care Administrators Association (HCAA) - "supporting the education, networking, resource and advocacy needs of benefit 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." Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) - "membership organization for healthcare finance leaders ... mission is to lead the financial management of health care." Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - "voice, advisor and thought leader of health transformation through health information and technology with a unique breadth and depth of expertise and capabilities to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of health, healthcare and care outcomes." Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) - "empower practices, providers, and patients to create meaningful change in healthcare ... spearheading the path to healthcare advancement." Professional Association of Health Care Management (PAHCOM) - "a support network to the managers of small group and solo provider health care practices. Smaller medical practices are significantly different from other corporate entities ... established to help the office manager achieve success."