03999nam 2200721 a 450 991096636350332120251017110108.09786612083631978030913978603091397839781282083639128208363597803091279740309127971(CKB)1000000000785683(OCoLC)288630861(CaPaEBR)ebrary10286190(SSID)ssj0000170660(PQKBManifestationID)11165391(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170660(PQKBWorkID)10224983(PQKB)11257638(Au-PeEL)EBL3378463(CaPaEBR)ebr10286190(CaONFJC)MIL208363(OCoLC)923280039(MiAaPQ)EBC3378463(Perlego)4738613(DNLM)1495727(BIP)26228573(EXLCZ)99100000000078568320090209d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHHS in the 21st century charting a new course for a healthier America /Committee on Improving the Organization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Advance the Health of Our Population ; Leonard D. Schaeffer, Andrea M. Schultz, and Judith A. Salerno, editors1st ed.Washington, D.C. National Academies Pressc20091 online resource (293 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309127967 0309127963 Includes bibliographical references.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.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. Public healthUnited StatesMedical policyUnited StatesPublic healthMedical policy362.1Schaeffer Leonard D1806482Schultz Andrea M1806483Salerno Judith A1800459Institute 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.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966363503321HHS in the 21st century4355675UNINA