There is no centralized national authority for health management and planning in the US, which is applied at the project or program level instead. Legislation, regulation, and organization of health programs are divided between various levels of government and private entities. The delivery of healthcare systems includes primary, secondary, and tertiary care provided through a mix of public and private means as well as long-term and palliative care programs.

1. Management
Planning: No centralized
national level authority (public
& private)
Administration: Applied at
HEALTH RESULTS
project or program level
Legislation: Legislative,
HEALTH NEEDS
executive, & judicial – all
authority to enact law (also
budgeting,
restrictions/limitations, new Delivery of Systems
Resource Production programs, etc)
Regulation: Implement laws, Primary Care: Health
Workforce: Physicians, NP, licensure, certification, prevention & promotion (private
PA, Nurses, Pharmacists, RT, accreditation & public)
PT, Dentists, Administrators,
etc. Secondary Care: treatment via
Organization of Programs hospitals & referrals (short term/
Facilities: Hospitals, Physician Dept of Health & Human Services disease oriented)
offices, Treatment facilities, etc. Public Health: national level
Agencies: CDC, FDA, NIH, Tertiary Care: Specialized long
Commodities: Pharmaceuticals Agency for Healthcare Research term care
& Quality
Knowledge: Biomedical Medicare & Medicaid Long Term Care (Medicaid
research & technology (privately Voluntary Agencies: ACS, largest for funding)
& publicly funded – NIH, etc) AHA, AARP, etc
Private Market: Palliative Care: Hospice
(pharmaceuticals & supplies), (Medicare largest for funding)
insurance
-health professional Special Disorders &
training Populations (i.e. chronic mental
health)
Economic Support
Private Health Insurance
(voluntary & employment
supplied) – largest source of
funds
Social Security
Governmental Aid
Other Revenues
Foreign Aid