Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Continues to Hire U.S. Veterans!
Raising the standard of care is important because at one point or another, we will be at the receiving end of it. If we do not scrutinize the level and standard of care on all fronts, we will all suffer individually not just as a society. Health care brings about the most immediate rippling effect between providers and patients. Premium health care can save lives while poor health care can result to suboptimal way of life or, worse even, death. This presents the importance of accreditation in the healthcare industry.
Accreditation committees elevate the level of health service to the patients and staff. They serve as our check and balance. Here in the United States, we have Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
AAAHC establishes relevant standards and guidelines for the provision of optimal patient care environment when undergoing ambulatory health care. To date, they have accredited more than 6,600 organizations including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery centers, endoscopy centers, student health centers, medical and dental group practices, community health centers, employer-based health clinics, retail clinics, and Indian/Tribal health centers and more.
Becoming part of an accreditation committee can showcase your dedication to high-quality patient health care and can welcome you to an elite force of organizations that prioritize the interests of others. In a way, accreditation will allow you to dip your hands into the direct and positive ripple effect of health care within the community that you serve.
Why is AAAHC a good fit for you?
Your experience in the military inculcated a willingness to provide the community with the highest level of service. If you get accepted to AAAHC, you will have the opportunity to continue providing that level of service to people in need. This time, it will just strictly focus on ambulatory care. You can treat this as an excellent opportunity to focus on a specific aspect of the healthcare industry while particularly improving upon it. Do you want to become part of the leading accreditation association for ambulatory health care?
AAAHC's Level of Care to their Members
- Hybrid work schedule - in office Monday-Wednesday
- Brand new, modern office setting
- Complimentary snacks in the office
- 37.5-hour work week
- Growth opportunities
- Wellness programs
AAAHC: Raising our standard of care since 1979
The leader in ambulatory health care accreditation was founded in 1979 by six founding organizations, namely:
- American College Health Association
- American Group Practice Association (now known as the American Medical Group Association)
- Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (now known as the Ambulatory Surgery Foundation)
- Group Health Association of America (now known as the American Association of Health Plans)
- Medical Group Management Association,
- National Association of Community Health Centers
Since its inception, the organization has preserved its mission to:
“encourage and assist ambulatory health care organizations to provide the highest achievable level of care for recipients in the most efficient and economically sound manner. AAAHC accomplishes this by the operation of a peer-based assessment, consultation, education and accreditation program.”
Today, the AAAHC boasts over 6,600 accredited organizations. The most notable process of their accreditation is the 1,095 days -- their dedicated timeline for reviewing an organization’s commitment to providing safe, high-quality services to its patients every day of the accreditation cycle. This has been recognized by third party payors, medical professional associations, liability insurance companies, state and federal agencies, and the public as the staple for raising the standard of ambulatory health care in the country.