MHCA 6104 - Graduate Project in Healthcare Administration: Agencies & Organizations

The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) educates health information professionals to ensure the patient stays connected to their data throughout the healthcare process.

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of physicians—both MDs and DOs—and medical students in the United States.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is an American not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care in quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and access through the best use of information technology and management systems.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is a national professional association of health care administrators and practice leaders.

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is the professional society for healthcare leaders.