Responsible for ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA
Establishes quality and cost effective care standards
Health promotion, injury and violence
Issues alerts to the health care industry
Monitors and strives to control infectious diseases
Encourages community members and organizations participation.
Improving the quality of health care
Provides accreditation services to health care organizations
Provides oversight of blood products, medical devices, drugs, vaccines, and biologics
Part of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Monitors and regulates the effects of hazardous materials on public health.
Monitors birth defects, disabilities, diseases and conditions
Oversee the safety and effectiveness of a small subset of mobile medical applications
Responds to hazardous material threats
Prepares for new health threats
Determines reimbursement levels
Watches for medical error
Prevents disease, injury, and disability
Educates the public on HAZMAT risks
Protects health
Reducing costs
Importance of patient safety through National Patient Safety Goals.
Addresses patient safety and medical errors
