Resources

Here are some websites that might be helpful to anyone looking into healthcare management:

		American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE): www.ache.org This is the main organizational body for healthcare executive (or administrators, or managers). At some point in your career, you will probably want to become a fellow (FACHE) within this organization.
		Career Info: www.healthmanagementcareers.org   This is actually run by the ACHE and is geared towards students or early careerists.
		Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME): www.cahme.org There are many educational routes to becoming a healthcare administrator (see career info above). One way is to get a Masters in Healthcare Administration (or similar degree). This is the accreditation body for such programs. You can search through lists of accredited schools to find the right one for you.
		NOTE: There are many MHA programs that are not accredited.For a list of schools that offer MHA programs click here.
		American College of Health Care Administration (ACHCA): www.achca.org/ ACHCA is a non-profit professional association which provides resources and certification for its members.
		Medical Group Management Association (MGMA): www.mgma.com/ This is a networking association of healthcare leaders to improve the performance of the organizations that they represent.
		Utah Medical Group Management Association (UMGMA): www.umgma.com/ This group is an addition to the National organization, created specifically for Utah to unify and strengthen healthcare delivery.
		BYU Alumni in Healthcare Administration: http://alumni.byu.edu/ You can search BYU's Alumni database for people in healthcare administration. You need a BYU NetID and password. If you do not already have one, click on create NetID here. Alumni in this database provide their information voluntarily because they want to help BYU students succeed. There may be better ways to get information and make contacts than through BYU alumni, but this is a great way none-the-less.