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Description of Organization
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Founded in 1933, the Healthcare Management Association is an
international professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives who
lead our nation's hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare
organizations. HCMA is known for its prestigious credentialed and
educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership,
which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. HCMA is also known
for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management, and magazine,
Healthcare Executive, as well as ground-breaking research and career
development and public policy programs. HCMA's publishing division,
Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books
and journals on all aspects of health services management in addition to
textbooks for use in college and university courses. Through such
efforts, HCMA works toward its goal of being the premier professional
society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its
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