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American Association for Homecare (AA Homecare)
625 Slaters Lane
Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 836-6263 218
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 assisted technology, and hospice.

American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP)
1111 19th Street, NW Suite 404
Washington DC 20036
(202) 659-2190
www.acnpweb.org

The American College of Nurse Practitioners is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to ensure a solid policy and regulatory foundation enabling Nurse Practitioners to continue providing accessible, high quality healthcare to the nation.

American Dental Association
211 East Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 440-2500
www.ada.org

The American Dental Association is the professional association of dentists committed to the public's oral health, ethics, science and professional advancement; leading a unified profession through initiatives in advocacy, education, research and the development of standards. Established in 1859,

American Health Care Association (AHCA)
1201 L Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20005
(202) 842-4444 218
www.ahca.org

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a non-profit federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers that care for more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled individuals nationally. AHCA represents the long term care community to the nation at large – to government, business leaders, and the general public. It also serves as a force for change within the long term care field, providing information, education, and administrative tools that enhance quality at every level.

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 684-APTA
www.apta.org

The American Physical Therapy Association is a national professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education. The mission of APTA, the principal membership organization representing and promoting the profession of physical therapy, is to further the profession's role in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of movement dysfunctions and the enhancement of the physical health and functional abilities of members of the public.

American Speech - Language - Hearing Association (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville MD 20852
(301) 897-0136 218
www.asha.org

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for over 120,000 speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists.

Center for Aging Services Technology (CAST)
2519 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington DC 20008
(202) 508-9416 218
www.agingtech.org

Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is leading the national charge to develop and deploy technologies that can improve the aging experience in America. CAST has four focus areas:
Driving a national vision of how technologies can improve the quality of life for seniors while reducing healthcare costs. Accelerating technology R&D pilots with seniors to fulfill this vision. Advocating to remove barriers to the rapid commercialization of proven solutions. Promoting national dialogue about standards to ensure interoperability and widespread access to aging services technologies. Established in 2003, CAST has become a national coalition of more than 400 technology companies, aging services organizations, research universities, and government representatives.

Center for Telehealth and E-Health Law (CTeL)
1301 K Street, NW, East Tower, 9th Floor
Washington DC 20005
(202) 230-5103 431
www.ctel.org

The Center for Telehealth & E-Health Law, formerly the Center for Telemedicine Law is a proven leader in providing public policy analysis on telehealth, e-health, and emerging technologies. CTeL keeps you informed about the latest telehealth and e-health news.

Disease Management Association of America (DMAA)
701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20004
(202) 737-5426 218
www.dmaa.org

DMAA is the only non-profit association representing all stake-holders in the DM community through public and private advocacy targeting the healthcare industry, government agencies, employers, and the general public to educate them on the important role DM programs play in improving healthcare quality and outcomes for chronically ill patients.

eHealth Initiative (eHi)
818 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 500
Washington DC 20006
(202) 624- 3270 218
www.ehealthinitiative.org

The eHealth Initiative and the Foundation for eHealth Initiative are independent, non-profit affiliated organizations whose missions are the same: to drive improvement in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare through information and information technology. Both organizations are focused on engaging multiple and diverse stakeholders--including hospitals and other healthcare organizations, clinician groups, consumer and patient groups, employers and purchasers, health plans, healthcare information technology organizations, manufacturers, public health agencies, academic and research institutions, and public sector stakeholders--to define and then implement specific actions that will address the quality, safety and efficiency challenges of our healthcare system through the use of interoperable information technology.

Foundation for the Advancement of Elderly Care
1201 L Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20005
(202) 898-6314 218

The Foundation, which incorporated in 2003 and received IRS approval for non-profit status in 2004, received initial funding and matching contributions from the American Health Care Association and National Center For Assisted Living. As a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, the foundation now accepts contributions from individuals, organizations, corporations, and others interested in the future of America’s long term care profession. Donations to the foundation are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law. To learn how you can support the foundation and its initiatives, please contact John Derr, RPh, by calling 202.898.6314. Recognizing the need to consider the full spectrum of care, the foundation is working with long term care stakeholders to consider the right care, the right care setting, and the right cost to meet the care needs of elderly and disabled Americans now and in the future. This is accomplished through research, education and awareness studies.

Healthcare Information Management System Society (HIMSS)
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611-3270
(312) 664-4467
www.himss.org

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the Healthcare industry's membership organization focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for betterment human health.

International Mobile Health Association (IMHA)
P.O. Box 7611
Huntington WV 25777-7611
(304) 633- 1771 218
www.internationalmobilehealthassociation.org

The International Mobile Health Association is dedicated to the development, enhancement, and implementation of global mobile health services that promote access to health care.

Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health
10992 San Diego Mission Rd, 3rd Floor
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 641-4644
www.kp.org

Kaiser Permanente's mission is to provide affordable, high-quality health care services to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Our 7,000 employees and 800 physicians are committed to helping our nearly 500,000 members throughout San Diego County live well, be well, and thrive. Kaiser Permanente San Diego cares for our members at 20 outpatient medical offices and a medical center with 392 licensed hospital beds, a 24-hour emergency department and a Level II Trauma unit. Kaiser Permanente has served the San Diego area since 1967.

National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL)
1321 Duke Street, Suite 304
Alexandria VA 22314
(703) 549-8500 218
www.nasl.org

The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) was founded in 1989 by advocates of professional medical services to the long-term and post-acute care industries. Our mission is to provide a national communication forum, advocacy, as well as legislative and regulatory representation for executives and their associated businesses. Composed of over one hundred company members, NASL’s focus remains to provide members with legislative, regulatory and policy information on a continuous basis, ensure equal member representation on relevant issues, and the opportunity to be involved in the development and creation of health care policy. Guiding the legislative and regulatory efforts are the executive level representatives from NASL member corporations and the experience of NASL’s established Washington-based public affairs team. This is accomplished through the membership working through the Medical Services, Products, Information Technology, and Diagnostic Testing Committees.

National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
1201 L Street, N.W.
Washington DC 20005
(202) 842-4444 218
www.ncal.org

The National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL) is the assisted living voice of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the nation’s largest organization representing long term care. The diversification of long term care has brought rapid growth to the assisted living profession, and NCAL is an essential resource for professionals in the field. Our role continues to expand to meet your needs as the role of assisted living providers becomes more important than ever.

Southern Medical Association (SMA)
35 W. Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham AL 35219
(800) 423-4992 218
www.sma.org

SMA, provider of Medallion Level CME, is the physician's choice for education and support to enhance Total Practice Performance. SMA has received accreditation with commendation by the ACCME.

Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA)
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550
Silver Spring MD 20910-6374
(240) 485-1856 218
www.vnaa.org

VNAA is the official national association for not-for-profit, community based home health organizations known as Visiting Nurse Associations (VNAs) which created the profession of home health care more than 100 years ago. They have a united mission to bring compassionate, high-quality and cost-effective home care to individuals in their respective communities. Today, guided by their charitable missions, VNAs care for nearly 4 million people annually.