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Accountability Committee Members
Kevin Ryan, Co-Chair
Ed Baker, Co-Chair

M. Berry
Paul Buescher
Jerry Chance
Rep. England
Donna Gregory
L. S. Guy
Dr. Tim Monroe
Sarah McCracken
Dr. Jesse Meredith
Libby Puckett
Barbara Pullen-Smith
Bill Pully
Wayne Raynor
Wanda Sandelee
Doug Urland

Accountability Committee Charge

On the basis of evidence-based strategies and best practices:

  1. Identify the indicators necessary to support public health accountability;
  2. Describe a continuous quality improvement system for the Division of Public Health that will institutionalize effective accountability (including provisions that address “failure to perform”) and support the (re) allocation of resources as necessary;
  3. Identify the information technology needs essential to support an effective system of public health accountability and quality improvement;
  4. Identify the resources necessary to develop and sustain a system of public health accountability and quality improvement;
  5. Identify key partners necessary to support public health accountability and quality improvement;
  6. Identify legislation and rules necessary to achieve and sustain improvements in public health accountability and quality improvement.

In working toward these deliverables, the committee will recognize the following principles:

  1. "What gets measured gets done."
  2. Indicators must be clearly measurable.
  3. Accountability data must be reported to decision-makers in a timely manner.
  4. Accountability findings must be used to modify programs, services and policy to improve health outcomes.
  5. The accountability process will be integrated into performance-based management contracts, contract addenda and grant deliverables as well as financial management requirements.
  6. The accountability system will include a focus on the quality and cost of services.

Accountability Committee Reference Documents
Accountability Committee Overview (.pdf | .doc)
Committee Interim Report 2003-2004 (.pdf | .doc)
Women's Preventive Health Fiscal Report 2002-2003 (.pdf )

Task Force Reference Documents
Committee Charges (.pdf, 92kb)
Committee Co-Chairs (.pdf, 54kb)
Committee Membership (.pdf, 74kb)
Task Force Membership (.pdf, 121kb)
Senate Bill 672 (.pdf, 102kb)

Task Force Presentations
Funding Overview
Intersection of Environmental Health and Public Health
Population Health and Personal Healthcare Services
Preventing Chronic Disease

Committees
Accountability
Accreditation

Finance

Organization and Structure

Planning and Outcomes

Work Force Preparedness

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