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Agencies, Councils and Associations

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Academy for Health Care Management (AHM) This group offers industry-wide educational programs focusing on the unique complexities associated with managed healthcare.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) The agency of the Public Health Service responsible for enhancing the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of health care services.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA) The American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association (AMBHA) was founded in 1994 to enable the leading organizations in this new industry to work together on key issues of public accountability, quality, public policy and communication. AMBHA represents the nation's leading managed behavioral healthcare organizations that collectively manage mental health and substance abuse services for over 110 million people.

The American Medical Association

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) The American National Standards Institute. A national organization founded to develop voluntary business standards in the United States.

The American School Health Association (ASHA) T he American School Health Association unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.

Center for Healthcare Strategies (CHCS) The Center for Health Care Strategies promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) The agency within the Department of Health and Human Services which administers federal health financing and related regulatory programs, principally the Medicare, Medicaid, and Peer Review Organization.

Consumer Coalition for Quality in Health Care Consumer Coalition for Quality in Health Care is a national, nonprofit membership organization of consumer groups dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of health care for all Americans. The Consumer Coalition for Quality in Health Care advocates for consumer protection and quality improvement programs and policies in the public and private sectors. It provides consumer materials on managed care activities at the state level, and will answer general questions about quality issues.

Delaware Valley HealthCouncil

The Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) FACCT is a non-profit coalition dedicated to helping Americans make better health care decisions. FACCT believes that America's ability to create a more responsive health care system depends on informed, empowered consumers who help shape the system, hold it accountable for quality and act as partners in improving health.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) improves the nation's health by assuring equal access to comprehensive, culturally competent, quality health care for all.

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) Established in 1976 to assist states and the federal government to enhance services and provide support to people with mental illness and people with mental retardation, and to support the development of alternatives to congregate care facilities.

MH/MR Program Administrators Association of Pennsylvania - A member supported, nonprofit association representing all 45 county operated mental health and mental retardation programs in all 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) National network of people working to improve the lives of all affected by serious mental illnesses

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The National Assembly of Health and Human Services Organizations

The National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors (NACBHD) is comprised of organizations having statutory responsibility for the planning and delivery of mental health, substance abuse, and/or developmental disability services at the county or multi-county level.

National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Works for the collective interests of State mental health authorities and their directors at the national level.

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicines The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The National Coalition on Healthcare

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Since 1970, the National Council has grown to become an important voice in the shaping of federal law, policy, and regulations that govern the behavioral healthcare world . Since 1970, the National Council has grown to become an important voice in the shaping of federal law, policy, and regulations that govern the behavioral healthcare world .

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care plans.

National Health Council (NHC) NHC is a gateway to over 100 health organizations. NHC provides information on patient rights and responsibilities, and offers a directory of voluntary agency Toll-free phone numbers

The National Council Against Health Fraud NCAHF is a private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems.

The National Health and Medical Research Council The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) consolidates within a single national organization the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. One of its strengths is that it brings together and draws upon the resources of all components of the health system, including governments, medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, researchers, teaching and research institutions, public and private program managers, service administrators, community health organizations, social health researchers and consumers.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), created by Congress in 1962, supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), created by Congress in 1962, supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations.

National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA supports over 85% of the world’s research on drug abuse and addiction.

The National Institute of Health (NHI) The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation.

National Mental Health Association (NHMA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

The National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) advocates for behavioral health and represents provider systems that are committed to the delivery of responsive, accountable, and clinically effective prevention, treatment, and care for children, adolescents, and adults with mental and substance use disorders.

PA Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators, Inc - A professional association that represents the Single County Authorities (SCAs) across the state who receive state and federal dollars through various contracts to plan, coordinate, programmatically and fiscally manage and implement the delivery of drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, and treatment services at the local level.

The Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association (PMHCA) is a statewide membership organization representative of the individual and collective expression of people who are or have been recipients of mental health services.

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness - PATH

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.

Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) accredits PPOs and other managed care networks. Publications include a list of URAC-accredited organizations.

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