Our standards undergo extensive field review prior to their publication. We have established a Professional and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) to the Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program, composed of experts in the field. Our PTAC provides advice and assistance in the development of new and revised standards, and recommends improvements to the accreditation process. Members of the Ambulatory PTAC are drawn from representatives of national bodies such as:
- American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American College Health Association
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- American College of Physicians/American Society of Internal Medicine
- American College of Surgeons
- American Dental Association
- American Healthcare Radiology Administrators
- American Hospital Association
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Group Association
- American Nurses’ Association
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- Association of Telehealth Service Providers
- Bureau of Primary Health Care
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Coalition of Rehabilitation Therapy Organizations
- Department of Defense
- Federal Bureau of Prisons/U.S. Dept. of Justice
- Federal Nursing Services Council
- Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association
- Indian Health Service
- Medical Group Management Association
- North American Association for Ambulatory Urgent Care
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesiology