Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI)
The Alliance for Nursing Informatics is a collaboration of organizations that represent a unified voice for nursing informatics. The Alliance represents more than 3,000 nurses and brings together 20 distinct nursing informatics groups in the United States. http://www.allianceni.org/
American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE)
Founded in 1991, the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) is committed to enhancing the profession of clinical engineering. With members in the United States and abroad, the ACCE is the only internationally recognized professional society for clinical engineers. www.accenet.org/
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), founded in 1967, is a unique alliance of over 6,000 members united by the common goal of increasing the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation. http://www.aami.org/
American College of Physician Executives (ACPE)
ACPE’s sole purpose is to support physicians in acquiring the leadership skills and credentials necessary to effectively lead at all levels in organizations and in all sectors of the health care industry. http://www.acpe.org
Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS)
The Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the education and professional development of Physicians responsible for healthcare information technology. AMDIS is a non-profit physician membership organization supported by the AMDIS Foundation of Corporate Sponsors. http://www.amdis.org/
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) is a not-for- profit association of university-based educational programs, faculty, practitioners, and provider organizations. Its members are dedicated to continuously improving the field of healthcare management and practice.
http://www.aupha.org
Health Level Seven (HL7)
Health Level Seven is one of several American National Standards Institute (ANSI) -accredited Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) operating in the healthcare arena. Most SDOs produce standards for a particular healthcare domain such as pharmacy, medical devices, imaging or insurance transactions. Health Level Seven’s domain is clinical and administrative data. http://www.hl7.org/
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP, is the nation’s only nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP represents over 30 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe, and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process. http://www.ismp.org/
North Carolina Healthcare Information and
Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA)
The North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, Inc. (NCHICA) is a nonprofit consortium of over 200 organizations dedicated to improving healthcare by accelerating the adoption of information technology.
http://www.nchica.org/
Project Management Institute Healthcare Special Interest Group
(PMI Healthcare SIG)
The Project Management Institute Healthcare Special Interest Group is a non-profit corporation recently chartered under the Project Management Institute. The organization is comprised of healthcare and project management professionals who share the unique challenges of working in the dynamic healthcare arena. http://www.pmi.org/
Society for Health Systems (SHS)
SHS, a society within IIE, exists to contribute to the improvement of healthcare delivery systems through systems engineering, analysis, and process improvement methods. The vision of SHS is to be recognized as a leading professional organization for people engaged in the analysis and improvement of healthcare processes. http://www.iienet2.org/shs/
Steering Committee On Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics
Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange’s (WEDI) core purpose is to improve the quality of healthcare through effective and efficient information exchange and management. It’s mission is to provide leadership and guidance to the healthcare industry on how to use and leverage the industry’s collective knowledge, expertise and information resources to improve the quality, affordability and availability of healthcare. www.wedi.org/
