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(CHAP)
 * 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)

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)