Aaahc assists ambulatory health care organizations improve the quality of care they provide to their patients. This is accomplished by setting standards, measuring performance, providing consultation and education, and ultimately by awarding accreditation to those organizations that are found to be in compliance with its standards. The association services ambulatory health care organizations throughout the united states. The association's primary source of revenue is survey fees earned from review of ambulatory health care organizations' operations.

The association helps ambulatory health care organizations improve the quality of care they provide by setting standards, measuring performance, providing consultation and education and ultimately by awarding accreditation to those organizations that are found to be in compliance with its standards.