Health Care Web Sites
This page lists many, but not all, of the organizations and healthcare stakeholders which will be important for you to be familiar with during your graduate studies and over the course of your career. To help you get started, we have provided direct links to these organizations’ web sites. Between now and orientation, we recommend that you explore several within each category, and become familiar with their missions.
Sincerely,
Donna Porter, Manager of
Student Services
National Healthcare Organizations
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL)
Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
Washington State Healthcare Organizations
Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA)
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center
University of Washington Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Evergreen Healthcare
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
Valley Medical Center
PeaceHealth
Providence Health System
Group Health Cooperative
Good Samaritan
Health Care Authority (HCA)
Premera Blue Cross
Regence Blue Shield
Regulatory Agencies
Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Important Informational Links
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
WK Kellogg Foundation
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Northwest Human Resources Management Association (HRMA)
Health Affairs
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Harvard Business Review
Sloan Management Review
National Rural Health Association
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Pharmaceutical Companies
Abbott Laboratories
Amgen
Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline
Roche
Johnson and Johnson
Pfizer
Purdue Pharma
Novartis