271645 Public Health Accreditation Experience from the Perspective of a State Health Department

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Ron Chapman, MD, MPH , Office of the Director, California Department of Public Health, Sacramento, CA
In this presentation we will describe how public health accreditation addresses the Triple Aim by achieving the simultaneous pursuit of: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of health care. The Director of the California Department of Public Health will provide the perspective of a state county health department undergoing accreditation and the unique experiences as a department with numerous state and national stakeholders. Furthermore, by describing the state-level experience as each of the 12 public health accreditation domains are implemented, we can discuss how these domains are embedded into the organizational systems and how specific facilitators and barriers to compliance are identified and resolved. In depicting this pursuit we will elaborate on the state's assumed roles and responsibilities as they leverage accreditation to achieve the Triple Aim. These roles and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to partnership with individuals and families, redesign of primary care, population health management, financial management, and macro system integration. Ultimately, this presentation will provide insight on how public health agencies can use accreditation to establish greater organizational legitimacy, which in turn can enhance public support and funding.

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Other professions or practice related to public health
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how public health accreditation leads to improved population health. Describe successes and challenges to implementing accreditation domains and the roles and responsibilities of a state health department as they use accreditation to achieve improved the experience of care, improve the health of populations and reduce per capita costs of health care. Explain how the successful implementation of public health accreditation can lead to greater public support and funding.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the State Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health and served as county health officer and Director of a county public health department. I served as a beta-test site visitor for the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and presented at the launch of the accreditation process in Washington, DC in September 2011.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.