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1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Sponsored by the National Academies. |
| Summary |
"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 for America's vulnerable populations, and improve health for everyone. However, the department faces serious and complex obstacles, chief among them rising health care costs and a broadening range of health challenges. Over time, additional responsibilities have been layered onto the department, and other responsibilities removed, often without corresponding shifts in positions, procedures, structures, and resources. At the request of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, HHS in the 21st Century assesses whether HHS is "ideally organized" to meet the enduring and emerging health challenges facing our nation. The committee identifies many factors that affect the department's ability to address its range of responsibilities, including divergence in the missions and goals of the department's agencies, limited flexibility in spending, impending workforce shortages, difficulty in retaining skilled professionals, and challenges in effectively partnering with the private sector." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
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United States. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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United States. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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Public health -- United States.
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Public health. |
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United States. |
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Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical policy. |
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Health Services Administration. |
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Health Policy. |
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Organizational Objectives. |
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Organizational Policy. |
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Program Evaluation. |
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United States Government Agencies. |
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United States. |
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Electronic Books.
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Electronic books.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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| Added Author |
Schaeffer, Leonard D.
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Schultz, Andrea M.
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Salerno, Judith A.
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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.
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Health and Human Services in the 21st century |
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HHS in the twenty-first century |
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Health and Human Services in the twenty-first century |
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Charting a new course for a healthier America |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2009 9780309127967 (DLC) 2009005930 (OCoLC)304078067 |
| ISBN |
9780309127974 (electronic book) |
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0309127971 (electronic book) |
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9780309127967 (paperback) |
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0309127963 (paperback) |
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