Health Information Management Research Guide

HIM-focused professional associations:

• San Diego Health Information Association (SDHIA) — Regional AHIMA affiliate
• California Health Information Association (CHIA) — State-level AHIMA affiliate 
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) — Premier national association for health information management professionals
• International Federation of Health Information Management Assocations (IFHIMA) — International AHIMA affiliate

More groups to explore:

• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
• Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI)
• Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Selected government agencies that play an important role in healthcare:

• County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
• California Health and Human Services Agency
• HHS.gov — US Department of Health and Human Services
• US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• US Food and Drug Administration
• US HealthIT.gov
• US National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• US National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• World Health Organization (WHO)

Learn more about agencies involved in the accreditation of healthcare organizations:

• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)
• American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAASF)
• Joint Commission
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Quality Forum