List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States
# List of healthcare accreditation organizations in the United States

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

## Medicare and Medicaid deeming

A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid.

* American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (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)
* Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
* Community Health Accreditation Program
* DNV GL Healthcare
* Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
* Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA)
* 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)
* 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)
* American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
* National Board of Certified Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
