| The following are HHS agencies and how they relate to the NHII initiative. |
| From Table 4 NHII Report |
| Agency | Responsibility |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Research on effective technologies and practices related to clinical care; development of clinical practice guidelines. |
| Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation | General policy development and program evaluation. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Infrastructure for population health. |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Provision of care for older Americans; insurance for lower income and other disadvantaged populations. |
| Data Council (interagency) | Coordination of data development. |
| Food and Drug Administration | Regulation of health-related products; monitoring and reporting on safety and adverse effects; coordination of a clinically useful drug code. |
| Health Resources and Services Administration | Rural telehealth and community health clinics. |
| National Center for Health Statistics | Population health statistics. |
| National Institutes of Health | Biomedical knowledge creation and diffusion. |
| National Library of Medicine | Biomedical knowledge dissemination; research and dissemination on new technology and information networking practices. |
| Office of Civil Rights | Privacy regulations enforcement. |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management | Information technology infrastructure within HHS. |
| Office of Public Health and Science | Consumer information policies and programs; crosscutting e-health and prevention issues. |
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