World Homecare and Hospice Organization
(WHHO)
http://www.whho.org
The World Homecare and Hospice Organization (WHHO) is a dynamic network
of global leaders and organizations dedicated to the interests of all
patients, providers, home care associations, public and private sector
agencies, hospices, and personal services practitioners. Responding to
a worldwide need, key leaders in home care and hospice came together to
formulate and advance the concept of an international clearinghouse as
a forum for communication, business development, as well as information
and technology sharing. WHHO is the result of that vision.
WHHO, a culturally and socioeconomically diverse worldwide association
of providers and organizations involved in delivering health, hospice,
and social services, exponentially raises global awareness about and quality
associated with client-centered home care and hospice services.
U.S.A.
NAHC (National Association for Home Care and Hospice)
http://www.nahc.org
NAHC is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests
and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations,
and medical equipment suppliers. Simply put, NAHC is the one organization
dedicated to making home care and hospice providers lives easier.
From professional development to fighting for better regulation, from
knowing all angles of federal and state regulations to providing the latest
information affecting home care and hospice, NAHC stands ready to serve
your needs, enabling you to better serve your patients.
American Academy of Home Care Physicians
http://www.aahcp.org/index.shtml
Since 1988, the American Academy of Home Care Physicians has served the
needs of thousands of physicians and related professionals and agencies
interested in improving care of patients in the home.
Academy Board member volunteers and members work to reduce barriers and
enhance practice education. Notable successes include: fostering increased
reimbursement, sponsoring multiple educational and scientific seminars,
and providing the practice community with a variety of helpful publications.
Academy members include home care physicians – physicians who make house
calls, care for homebound patients, act as home health agency medical
directors, or who refer patients to home care agencies. Specialties include
internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatry,
emergency medicine, and more.
The Academy welcomes student affiliates, and corporate sponsor-members
from a variety of fields of interest.
American Association for Home Care (AAHC)
http://www.aahomecare.org
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) works to strengthen
access to healthcare in the homes of millions of Americans. Woven from
the fabric of the American family, homecare is shaping our healthcare
future. AAHomecare is the only national association that represents every
line of service in the homecare community, including home health and home
medical equipment providers, respiratory and infusion therapy, telemedicine,
telehealth, rehab and assistive technology, and hospice.
Representing more than 3,000 member locations nationwide, AAHomecare advances
the value and practice of quality, cost-effective healthcare services
where patients prefer them — at home. The association advocates on behalf
of the entire homecare community in legislative and regulatory arenas
and provides information and education forums for members.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.org
The mission of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
is to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to
the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related
services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.
Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC)
http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc
The Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) is responsible
for improving service delivery and providing opportunities for older people
and people with a disability to assist them to participate fully in community
life and to improve their quality of life.
Home Health Information Resource for Medicare
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/hha
This Home Health web page has been developed to incorporate all Home
Health specific information in one place. We will continue to add information
to this page as it becomes available, and hope to improve both functionality
and formatting to make the page more user-friendly.
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services -- Home Health Compare
http://www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/Home.asp?dest=NAV|Home|Search#TabTop
This section gives detailed information about Medicare-certified home
health agencies that were certified as of January 2003.
CANADA
Canadian Home Care Association
http://www.cdnhomecare.ca
The Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) is a national not-for-profit
membership Association dedicated to ensuring the availability of accessible,
responsive home care and community supports which enable people to stay
in their homes with safety, dignity and quality of life.
The CHCA represents over 600 organizations involved in home and community
care across Canada. Our members include representatives from publicly
funded home care programs, federal government, provincial and territorial
governments, not-for-profit and proprietary service providers, consumers,
equipment suppliers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, researchers, educators
and others with an interest in home care.
Through ongoing dialogue, publications, and position papers we act as
the national voice and promote excellence in home care through leadership,
awareness and knowledge to shape strategic directions.
Australia
Ambulatory Care Australia
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/aca/
Ambulatory Care Australia formerly known as The Victorian Centre for Ambulatory
Care Innovation (VCACI) was established in 1997, through a grant from
the Acute Health Division of the Victorian Department of Human Services.
In July 2002 the name was changed to Ambulatory Care Australia (ACA).
The mission of ACA is:
To support Australian health care providers as regional & international
health industry leaders in the development, trialing and evaluation of
ambulatory care initiatives involving the convergence of healthcare, technologies
and communications.
Home based acute care is a rapidly growing area of health care delivery
in Australia. There is a need to establish a local knowledge basis and
understanding of ambulatory care in Australia to inform changing clinical
practice.
The activities of ACA are underpinned by the belief that people are the
major healthcare resource and as such they require support and education
in health promotion and illness prevention.
ACA acts on the belief that people have a right to access models of care
which are patient centred, and to be able to make informed choices about
their health management and retain responsibility for their health status.
The shifting focus of health care delivery from hospitals to the community
has established a need for the development of expertise and greater understanding
in the area of ambulatory care.
ACA currently focuses on Hospital in the Home services and aims at providing
a research and evaluation framework for home based acute care.
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