The purpose of this exercise is to give you an opportunity to explore one healthcare profession in detail.
From all of the healthcare professions, select one for analysis. Table 4.1 provides a starting point for selection. Describe the following characteristics of the profession you selected:
• Knowledge base. 

• Collective goals.

 • Training.

• Licensure (this varies by state).
• Number of professionals in practice by 

1. Vertical differentiation (position, experience, education level)
2. Horizontal differentiation (geography, practice setting, specialty)
• History and evolution of the profession.

• Professional associations and their roles .

• Competitor professions .

• Current strategic issues that face the profession and the profession’s position on these issues to get started on this exercise, you may wish to go to the websites of professional organizations and various state licensing boards. You may also interview members of the profession as well as leaders in the field.

Table 4.1

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Organization Pew Health Professions Commission American College of Healthcare Executives: Health Management Careers Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education American Osteopathic Association National Committee for Quality Assurance Accreditation Association for Ambulatory healthcare Ambulatory Health Care facilities Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The Joint Commission American Association of Blood Banks American College of Surgeons American College of Surgeons: Commission on Cancer College of American Pathologists. TABLE 4.1 Continued Organization Health Professions Future health professions Accrediting Organizations American College of Healthcare Executives National Association of Health Services Executives Institute for Diversity in Health Management Target Audience Future healthcare managers and administrators Professional Associations Graduate medical education programs Medical Group Management Association Hospitals and health. systems Health plans American Hospital Association: American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration Osteopathic hospitals and health systems Rehabilitation facilities Blood banks American College of Physician Executives American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. Healthcare Financial Management Association Surgeons American College of Health Care Administrators Cancer programs Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Organization American Society of Radiologic Technologists American Speech-Language- Hearing Association Clinical laboratories American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare executives American Association for Respiratory Care Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society National Cancer Registrars Association Federation of American Hospitals African-American healthcare executives Healthcare managers, students, organizations, diversity programs American Health Information Management Association American Medical Technologists American Nurses Association American Association for Homecare American Hospital Association American Organization of Nurse Executives National League for Nursing Association of American Medical Colleges: Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems Catholic Health Association of the United States America's Health Insurance Plans American Physical Therapy Association American Society for Clinical Pathology American Society of Health- System Pharmacists Website www.healthmanage mentcareers.org http://futurehealth .ucsf.edu www.aaahc .org Target Audience Radiologic technologists www.acgme .org www.osteopathic Homecare administrators Speech-language pathologists; audiologists; and Health system pharmacists .org www.carf.org Target Audience Physician practice managers and executives Controllers, chief financial officers, and accountants www.joint commission.org Healthcare human resources professionals Health information and technology managers Cancer registry professionals Trade Associations http://web .ncqa.org www.aabb.org Physician executives www.facs.org Long-term-care administrators www.facs.org/ www.ache.org Medical transcriptionists Catholic hospitals and health systems Health insurers cancer www.nahse.org speech, language, and hearing scientists www.cap.org www.diversity connection.org Respiratory therapists anesthetists Medical records and information management professionals Medical technologists Registered nurses Hospitals, health systems, and personal membership groups Investor-owned hospitals and health systems Teaching hospitals and health Occupational therapists Nurse executives Nurse faculty and educators Physical therapists Pathologists and laboratory professionals Website www.mgma.com www.hrleader.org www.acpe.org www.achca.org www.ahdionline.org www.aana.com www.aarc.org www.ahima.org www.amt1.com www.ana.org www.aahomecare .org www.aota.org www.aone.org www.nln.org www.apta.org www.ascp.org www.ashp.org Website www.asrt.org www.asha.org www.hfma.org www.himss.org www.ncra-usa.org www.aha.org www.fah.org www.aamc.org/ members/coth www.chausa.org www.ahip.org TABLE 4.1 Continued