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Standing Committee

Board on Health Care Services

The work of the Board on Health Care Services (HCS), within the Health and Medicine Division, is helping to shape the direction of health care in the United States and abroad. The Board considers the entire health care system in order to ensure the best possible care for all patients. Its activities pertain to organization, financing, effectiveness, workforce, and delivery of health care.

The Board places special emphasis on quality, costs, and accessibility of care and in 1996 launched a concerted effort to assess and improve the nation's quality of care.

Recently completed

Projects

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Accelerating Treatments and Improving Quality of Life

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Identification and Prognosis of Low Birth Weight Babies in Disability Determinations

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Addressing Resistance to Immune Modulator Therapies for Cancer Treatment: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Study and Recommendations on the HIMS, FADAP, and Other Drug and Alcohol Programs within the USDOT

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Early Interventions for Psychosis: First Episodes and High-Risk Populations: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Accelerating the Use of Findings from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Clinical Practice to Improve Health and Health Care: A Workshop Series

Workshop

Completed

Mechanisms for Organizational Behavior Change to Address the Needs of People Living with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Innovative Data Science Approaches to Assess Suicide Risk in Individuals, Populations, and Communities: Current Practices, Opportunities, and Risks: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Advancing Progress in Cancer Prevention and Risk Reduction: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce and Its Impact on Child Health and Well-Being

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Family Caregiving for People with Cancer and Other Serious Illnesses: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Innovation in Electronic Health Records for Oncology Care, Research, and Surveillance: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Long-Term Health Effects Stemming from COVID-19 and Implications for the Social Security Administration: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

New or Improved Diagnostic or Evaluative Techniques Used in Disability Reviews

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed
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