Industry Links

Home Care Related National Associations

• AAH (American Association for Homecare)
• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
• AMA (American Medical Association)
• NAHC (National Association for Home Care)
• NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association)
• NFCA (National Family Caregivers Association)
• NHO (National Hospice Organization)
• NLN (National League for Nursing)
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
• VNAA (Visiting Nurses Association of America)

Infusion Therapy/Pharmacy Associations

• AphA (American Pharmaceutical Association)
• ASPEN (American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition)
• NCPA (National Community Pharmacists Association)
• NHIA (National Home Infusion Association)

Long-Term Care Associations

• AAHSA (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging)
• AHCA (American Health Care Association)

Managed Care Associations

• AAHP (American Association of Health Plans)
• CMSA (Case Management Society of America)
• AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plan)

Manufacturer/Representatives Associations

• HIRA (Health Industry Representatives Association)
• IMDA (Independent Medical Distributors Association)
• MDMA (Medical Device Manufacturers Association)

Physician Associations

• AAHCP (American Academy of Home Care Physicians)
• AMA (American Medical Association)
• NAMCP (National Association of Managed Care Physicians)

Rehabilitation Associations

• Amputee Coalition of America
• American Spinal Injury Association
• AOPA (American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association)
• ARN (Association of Rehabilitation Nurses)
• NRA (National Rehabilitation Association)
• National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• National Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
• RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)

Supplier Associations

• Canadian Home Care Association
• NMEDA (National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association)

Therapy Associations

• AADP (American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists)
• AARC (American Association for Respiratory Care)
• AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association)
• APTA (American Physical Therapy Association)
• APSS (Association of Professional Sleep Societies)
• ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
• CAPO (Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists)
• Gerontological Society of America
• ISPO (International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics)
• NPUAP (National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel)
• WOCN (Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society)

Accrediting Agencies

• JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
• ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Home Care)
• CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
• CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program)
• HQAA (Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation)