Health Administration: Professional Resources

The American College of Healthcare Executives Code of Ethics contains standards of ethical behavior for healthcare executives in their professional relationships.

The mission of the Ethics Group is to improve patient care and the health of the public by examining and promoting physician professionalism.

The Code of Ethics for Nurses was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.

Offers research on healthcare management

Offers tips on medical practice management and clinical practice improvement.

Founded in 1962, ACHCA is a non-profit professional membership association which provides superior educational programming, professional certification, and career development opportunities for its members.

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals.

The AHA Resource Center houses the most extensive collection of books and historic documents on health care administration available in the world. For over 75 years, the AHA Resource Center has gathered information on hospital and health services administration, with a collection of more than 66,000 volumes of both current and historical materials.

Use this resource to find information about physicians & hospitals.

Resources and teaching tools for healthcare professionals.

The Kaiser Family Foundation website provides in-depth information on key health policy issues, including Medicaid, Medicare, health reform, global health, and more.

Provides access to the University of Pennsylvania's health services research and education activities.

A membership organization providing a free Government Affairs information center, information about research projects, education, and certification.

The NIH is the nation's medical research agency and is part of the Department of U.S. Health and Human Services. Use this site to find info on grants, research, training, health info, and more.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Information on Medical and Health Services Managers. Includes job outlook, work environment, and more.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.