"The accreditation program of Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), formerly, Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA) is designed to foster high quality professional education for health services administration. The term "health services administration" is used as the single term which includes health care administration, health services management, hospital or other health care organization-specific administration and management, health planning and evaluation, health policy and other related activities." Excerpted from the CAHME website where you will find additional information. Visit: http://www.CAHMEweb.org for detailed information.

What is CAHME and why should a Program be accredited?

"CAHME has been granted formal recognition by the United States Department of Education (DOE) as the only organization to accredit master's level health administration programs in the United States and Canada. The corporation is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes:

• To establish criteria for the conduct of graduate education for health services administration.
• To conduct survey programs which will encourage universities to maintain and improve educational offerings in health services administration.
• To determine compliance with the criteria.
• To make available to the public, the findings of the Commission.
• To assume such other responsibilities and to conduct such other activities as are compatible with the operation of an educational accreditation program."

Excerpted from the CAHME website where you will find additional information. Visit:  http://www.CAHMEweb.org/info for detailed information.

Specifically, what benefits are there to students attending the MHA program at the University of Pittsburgh?

• The Health Administration Program at the University of Pittsburgh has undergone a rigorous self-study and has been assessed via an external peer review process.
• The Program's curriculum has been found to be consistent with its mission and goals as well as incorporates the skills, values and conceptual components of its educational mission.
• The MHA Program has been continuously reaccredited since its initial accreditation in 1950.
• The MHA Program has been found to meet and exceed the established criteria set forth by the Accrediting Commission and Association of University Programs in Health Administration (CAHME) for health administration programs.
• Students attending the MHA Program have obtained a quality education which enables them to clearly understand the current health care environment on a global, national, and local level.
• Teaching, research, community service, professional development and transition to work aspects have all been integrated into the MHA curriculum.

Please see the CAHME website (http://www.CAHMEweb.org) and the AUPHA website (http://www.AUPHA.org) for more detailed information on ACHE accreditation and program membership in AUPHA.