University of New South Wales - UNSW - Health Services Management Subject Guide

Health Services Management Subject Guide

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Organisations

Australian | International

Australian

Australian College of Health Service Executives
	Australia's largest professional body representing health management.
Australian Healthcare Association
	The Australian Healthcare Association (previously the Australian Hospital Association) is the national industry body for publicly funded hospitals and healthcare organisations, including aged and extended care, primary and community health.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
	Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information
Australian Private Hospitals Association
	The peak national body representing private hospital interests in Australia.
Centre for Clinical Governance
UNSW's Centre for Clinical Governeance aims to to investigate issues of policy, governance and leadership in the health sector.
Centre for Health Service Development
	The University of Wollongong's Center for Health Service Development conducts research into methods to improve the management and provision of health services within Australia.
Health Informatics Society of Australia
Health Information Management Association of Australia
Health Insurance Commission
	The HIC is Australia's health benefit and information processing agency. It provides national health programs to the Australian community through delivery of health claims, payments and information management.
National Centre for Classification in Health
	The NCCH enhances health outcomes through contributions to the clinical terminologies and statistical classification development that underpin health information knowledge systems.
National Rural Health Alliance
	This is the peak body working to improve the heatlh of Australians in rural and remote areas. It's members represent both health consumers and health providers in non-urban areas.

International

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US
	An agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services the AHRQ's mission is to support research designed to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care in America.
American Hospital Association
	American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities
American Health Information Management Association
	The professional association that represents more than 50,000 health information management professionals who work throughout the healthcare industry in the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	CDC includes 12 centers and institutes. It serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Institute of Health Care Management (UK)
	The IHM supports health care managers by promoting the highest standards in healthcare management, the IHM plays a leading role in improving effectiveness in the quality of health services.
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
	The (US) 1993 NIH Revitalization Act created a National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) at the National Library of Medicine to improve "..the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology."
National Center For Health Statistics
	The National Center for Health Statistics is the principal US health statistics agency. It's role is to compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health the nations people.
U K Department of Health
World Health Organization
	WHO is the United Nation's health agency. It's aim is the attainment by all peoples throughout the world of the highest possible level of health.
Yale Center for Medical Informatics
	The center focuses on the creative use of computers in clinical medicine, molecular biology, neuroscience, and other areas of biomedical research. They conduct research, provide support and coordinate collaborative projects.