1. OSHA
Name: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The OSHA ensures that all US citizens experience safe and healthy conditions in their working environment. They are tasked to create and implement standards which sees to it that the aforementioned quality conditions are met.
2. HHS
Name: Health and Human Services
The HHS is established by the US government to cater to the health and well-being of all US citizens. Most especially, they are tasked to provide the necessary services to those who are most in need of it.
3. NIH
Name: National Institutes of Health
The NIH is operating under the Department of Heath and Human Services of the United States and is also therefore tasked to promote the health and well-being of all US citizens. Its specialties, however, mainly focuses on conducting researches that aims to advance the field in biomedical areas and public health.
4. AAMA
Name: American Association of Medical Assistants
The AAMA is an organization that serves as the platform for medical assistant professionals to network with fellow colleagues as well as gain credentials. The AAMA also advocates for a health care that is centered on the utmost quality when dealing with patients.
5. CAAHEP
Name: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
The CAAHEP is tasked to certify the competency or credibility of health science programs in the post-secondary education. With such responsibility, they ensure the quality by implementing accreditation standards to which they review programs accordingly.
6. AMT
Name: American Medical Technologists
The AMT is a nonprofit agency that gives certification to health professionals who have proven their skills, expertise, and competence in the medical field. They are also a membership association comprising of 60,000 professionals to date.
7. CMAS
Name: Certified Medical Adult Specialist
CMAS is the professional distinction given to health practitioners who received the certification to be considered as one. Certified Medical Adult Specialists gain more credibility and recognition among peers in the same career.
8. NCCA
Name: National Commission for Certifying Agencies
As deduced from the name itself, the NCCA is an organization that gives accreditation to health programs with the highest quality. The NCCA standards were among the first to be developed for the field (40 years ago). It aims to promote the health and well-being of the public.
9. NHA
Name: National Healthcare Association
The NHA is an agency that also issues professional certification for US healthcare workers. The accreditation exams of NHA are certified by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. The NHA can award credentials in 8 different health specialties at present.
10. CCMA
Name: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
The CCMA is a distinguished title that can be acquired through a certification from the National Healthcare Association. With this type of certification, medical assistants are given the chance to do more clinical duties than what is commonly required of them.