alphabet soup

Question 1

who

Answer 1

world health care organization, promotes health for the world

Question 2

HHS or DHHS

Answer 2

department of health and human services, gives money to federal agencies

Question 3

NIH

Answer 3

national institutes of health, main research agency

Question 4

CDC

Answer 4

centers for disease control and prevention, founded in 1964 to control malaria

Question 5

FDA

Answer 5

food and drug andministraton, first public health agency,

Question 6

AHRQ

Answer 6

agency for healthcare research and quality, health service arm of HHS, complements biomedical reasearch done through the NIH, focuses on quality, safety, outcomes, effectiveness of care

Question 7

HRSA

Answer 7

health resources and services administration, for people uninsured

Question 8

CMS

Answer 8

centers for medicare and medicaid innovation, established unter title iii ACA, pioneer ACO model

Question 9

NAM

Answer 9

national academy of medicine

Question 10

ISMP

Answer 10

institute for safe and medication practices, only non-profit organization devoted only to medication error prevention

Question 11

PQA

Answer 11

pharmacy quality alliance, consensus-based over 50 entities,

Question 12

surgeon general

Answer 12

provides best info on how to improve health and reduce illness and injury