HHS in the 21st century : charting a new course for a healthier America

HHS in the 21st century charting a new course for a healthier America

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"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) profoundly affects the lives of all Americans. Its agencies and programs protect against domestic and global health threats, assure the safety of food and drugs, advance the science of preventing and conquering disease, provide safeguards...

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Autor Corporativo: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving the Organization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Advance the Health of Our Population (-)
Otros Autores: Schaeffer, Leonard D. (-), Schultz, Andrea M., Salerno, Judith A.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press 2009.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Define a twenty-first century vision
  • Foster adaptability and alignment
  • Increase effectiveness and efficiency of the U.S. health care system
  • Strengthen the HHS and U.S. public health and health care workforces
  • Improve accountability and decision making
  • The transition
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Letter from Congressmen Waxman and Davis
  • HHS organizational chart and missions
  • U.S. Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare (1953-1979) and HHS (1980-present)
  • Recommendations directed to Congress
  • Dissenting opinions on recommendation 3a
  • The reorganization option: views from former secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Statutory framework for the organization and management of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Committee and staff biographies.

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