Regulatory Agencies in Healthcare
Identify regulatory agencies that regulate health and the health care system within the US, create a table listing your 5 regulatory agencies and address the following:
- Describe the agency, level of regulatory authority (local, state, federal), scope of regulatory authority, and role within the US healthcare system.
- Address relevance of the organization or the organization’s authority to the APRN/DNP graduate.
- Describe relevance to specialty area, area of practice, or setting of practice. For an example, mental health.
Description of five regulatory agencies that play significant roles in regulating health and the healthcare system within the US, along with their relevance to APRN/DNP graduates and specialty areas like mental health:
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
- Description: The FDA is a federal agency responsible for regulating food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products.
- Level of Regulatory Authority: Federal.
- Scope of Regulatory Authority: Ensures safety, efficacy, and security of medical products through pre-market approval, inspections, and post-market surveillance.
- Role within US Healthcare System: Ensures that medications, medical devices, and treatments used in healthcare meet rigorous safety and efficacy standards.
- Relevance to APRN/DNP Graduate: Crucial for understanding FDA regulations in prescribing medications and using medical devices in clinical practice, including those used in mental health treatment.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
- Description: CMS is a federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, setting payment policies and regulating healthcare…
Description of five regulatory agencies that play significant roles in regulating health and the healthcare system within the US, along with their relevance to APRN/DNP graduates and specialty areas like mental health:
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
- Description: The FDA is a federal agency responsible for regulating food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products.
- Level of Regulatory Authority: Federal.
- Scope of Regulatory Authority: Ensures safety, efficacy, and security of medical products through pre-market approval, inspections, and post-market surveillance.
- Role within US Healthcare System: Ensures that medications, medical devices, and treatments used in healthcare meet rigorous safety and efficacy standards.
- Relevance to APRN/DNP Graduate: Crucial for understanding FDA regulations in prescribing medications and using medical devices in clinical practice, including those used in mental health treatment.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
- Description: CMS is a federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, setting payment policies and regulating healthcare…
