Division of Financial and Strategic Management

Provides information, services and analysis to improve and inform priority setting, decision-making and programmatic management throughout the agency.

Bureau of Audit Services
Facilitates prompt and accurate agency response to audits conducted by city, state and federal oversight agencies. The Bureau also conducts internal audits of DOHMH programs and facilitates fiscal audits of vendors providing services for the agency.

Bureau of Communications
Disseminates timely, accurate and responsive health information to the public. The Bureau manages all press relations, creates and provides editorial direction for agency publications, develops and manages media campaigns, provides translation services, manages the agency’s Internet and Intranet websites, and assists in community outreach.

Bureau of Finance and Planning
Manages the agency’s expense, revenue and capital budgets. The Bureau also manages the agency’s grants; administers the agency’s Clinical Quality Management activities; provides analyses to assist in policy development, performance improvement and program planning; and oversees new funding and budget-reduction activities.

Bureau of Informatics and Information Technology
Supports 58 IT applications and enterprise systems, and is currently developing 38 new applications that improve program operations. The Bureau also provides centralized network services, including email, Internet and Intranet access, data security and exchange, and client support for the agency’s 7,000 staff in 50 locations throughout the city.

Bureau of Intergovernmental Affairs
Coordinates the agency’s city, state and federal legislative agenda, and coordinates policy development on related legislative issues. The Bureau also manages all interactions with city, state and federal government agencies, legislative bodies, and elected officials, and drafts testimony for public hearings.