Explain the purpose and essential activities of each of the following healthcare organizations..

Assessment:

Explain the purpose and essential activities of each of the following organizations. Describe how each organization contributes to the U.S. healthcare system.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Centers for Disease Control

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The Joint Commission

Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research

Alliance for Health Reform

Healthcare Financial Management Association

CARF International

Organize this information in a clear and concise spreadsheet with categories including agency name, purpose, essential activities, and contributions to US Health System Use your own words for all information provided. Your audience consists of healthcare professionals who are part of a team of administrators seeking to improve services through compliance with external standards. The group is also exploring accreditation through Joint Commission or Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation.

Seek quality sources (for example, the agency direct web site) to support your learning and demonstration of competency in this assessment. The UWM Health Sciences libgiuide, located in the Getting Started section of this competency set also offers sources of information that you may find useful.

Please be sure to reference the source of your information in your submitted assessment.