FHA Professional Membership Groups…

Your Direct Connection to the FHA

The Professional Membership Groups (PMG) are your entry into individual membership in the FHA. Each PMG provides specific education, publications, networking, leadership opportunities, and recognition to targeted healthcare professionals. Discover which is most appropriate for you and your staff, and stay in touch with the latest healthcare news and resources through individual membership in your PMG.

Who We Are
The societies are organized around distinct professional groups and range in size from 20 to nearly 450 members. The professions represented by the societies are:

	Administrative Professionals			Corporate Compliance Association
	Education and Training			Environmental Services
	Healthcare Attorneys			Healthcare Recruiters
	Healthcare Risk Management			Human Resources Administration
	Hospital Physician Executives			Patient Financial Services
	Managed Care Professionals			Public Relations and Marketing
	Patient Representatives			Rehabilitation
	Security/Safety/Emergency Management

What We Offer
Advocacy: Legislative and regulatory issues specific to the professional groups are addressed through the efforts of the societies in concert with FHA's government affairs activities. These members provide the technical expertise necessary to address issues that either the society or FHA has identified as important to health care management.

Opportunities for Continuing Education: Professional educational opportunities include annual conferences with numerous tracks and topical focuses to timely seminars on specific areas of interest, leadership programs, teleconferences, and more.

Publications: Profession-specific publications include: newsletters, background papers, legislative updates, bulletins, broadcast fax and e-news.

Networking: PMG membership and participation facilitates contact and sharing throughout the field and across the state.

Leadership Opportunities: For those who want to actively participate, there is an abundance of volunteer opportunities spanning numerous areas of service where members can develop and hone their skills in this area.

Strategic Relationship to FHA
All societies develop vision/mission and strategic plans to guide the societies in their development of new initiatives and strategic issues. The societies' staff and the planning group may incorporate key features of the FHA strategic plan into the societies' plan when and where appropriate. In addition, societies are encouraged to develop plans that are truly strategic as opposed to operational and that the goals of the society guide the board and staff in their operational decisions. It is further expected that the societies' plans are shared annually with FHA to determine where synergies and partnerships might exist.