Association for Benchmarking Health Care™ Purpose

To identify "Best in Class" business processes, which, when implemented, will lead member companies to exceptional performance as perceived by their customers.

Association for Benchmarking Health Care™ Objectives

• To conduct benchmarking studies of important health care management processes.
  
  
• To create a cooperative environment where full understanding of the performance and enablers of "best in class" processes can be obtained and shared at reasonable cost.
  
  
• To use the efficiency of the association to obtain process performance data and related best practices from cross-industry health care management leaders.
  
  
• To support the use of benchmarking to facilitate process improvement and the achievement of total quality.
  
  
• To identify and then provide specific sub-segments of the healthcare industry with benchmarking services.
  
  

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Association for Benchmarking Health Care™ Membership

• The scope of ABHC™ membership is open to individuals permanently employed by companies in the health care industry or health care management capacities.
  
  
• Company membership will be considered with respect to compliance with ABHC™ mission, goals and operating guidelines, as well as, qualification of the organization within the scope of membership.
  
  
• Participation in specific efforts will be optional and open only to members with costs shared by the participants. Members pay only if they join a specific study. Currently, membership in ABHC™ is free.
   
• We reserve the right to review membership applications and to make the final decision whether or not to accept any application. Consulting firms are ineligible for membership. 

 Benefits of Membership

 Studies: 

ABHC™ will identify and present to members opportunities to participate in Benchmarking studies on various topics addressing issues of importance.

There are two types of Benchmarking studies provided: 

• Association studies are offered to the membership as a whole with costs divided.
   
  
• Single company sponsored studies addressing the interest of one member company can be offered to other selected members for no fee. 

The association will also support related industries' benchmarking efforts: 

• Research - Access public and private databases.
• Identify study participants - Top companies in health care industry management within related industries.
• Collect data - Manage response collection with the participants as a third party.
• Lead site visits - Structured with best participants.

 Roundtables: 

Interest group roundtables will be organized throughout the year. Members will pay a nominal fee to join real and virtual roundtable discussions that address specific processes for sales force management within related industries. 

 Cost:  Currently, membership in ABHC™ is FREE!  Costs of studies are shared by the participants.