The following organisations survey and accredit hospitals and healthcare organisations in the USA.

A number have deeming power for Medicare

Medicare (United States)

Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...

 and Medicaid

Medicaid

Medicaid is the United States health program for certain people and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the state and federal governments, and is managed by the states. People served by Medicaid are U.S. citizens or legal permanent...

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• Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
  Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program
  The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program , is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping healthcare organizations maintain the highest standards in patient care and comply with ever-changing government regulations and a constantly evolving healthcare environment.Headquartered in...
  
   (HFAP)
• The Joint Commission (TJC)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
  National Committee for Quality Assurance
  The National Committee for Quality Assurance is an independent 501 non-profit organization in the United States designed to improve health care quality. It was established in 1990 with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. NCQA manages voluntary accreditation programs for individual...
  
   (NCQA)
• Community Health Accreditation Program
  Community Health Accreditation Program
  The Community Health Accreditation Program is an independent, US not-for-profit accrediting body and is an alternative to the Joint Commission...
  
   (CHAP)
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care
  Accreditation Commission for Health Care
  The Accreditation Commission for Health Care is a US non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission....
  
   (ACHC)
• The Compliance Team
  The Compliance Team
  The Compliance Team Inc., is a US for-profit organization which runs the "Exemplary Provider" accreditation programs, a US-based alternative to the Joint Commission...
  
  , "Exemplary Provider Programs"
• Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
  Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation
  The Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation is a US not-for-profit health care accrediting body and is an alternative to the Accreditation Commission for Health Care and Joint Commission...
  
   (HQAA)
• DNV Healthcare
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
  Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
  The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care , founded in 1979, is an American organisation which accredits ambulatory health care organizations, including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery centers, endoscopy centers, and college student health centers, as well as managed...
  
   (AAAHC)

Nursing

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing

College of Nursing accreditation

• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the only remaining national organization of nurses in the United States that is dedicated exclusively to advancing nursing education at the baccalaureate and graduate levels. Established in 1969, it now represents nursing schools at 547...
  
  
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous nursing education accrediting agency that contributes to the improvement of the public's health. The CCNE is recognized by the U.S...
  
  

Advanced practice nursing college accreditation

• American College of Nurse-Midwives
• Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs

Respiratory care

College of respiratory care accreditation

• Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Non-governmental credentialing bodies

• National Board for Respiratory Care
  National Board for Respiratory Care
  The National Board for Respiratory Care Inc. is a non-profit organization formed in 1986 with the purpose of awarding and maintaining credentialing for Respiratory therapists in the United States....