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Date May 24, 1989 Report No. PEMD-89-18 Title

Prescription Drugs: Information on Selected Drug Utilization Review Systems

Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate May 1989 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Infomation on Selected Drug Utilization Review Systems GAO/PEMD-89-18 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-235483 May 24,1989 The Honorable David Pryor Chairman, Special Committee on Aging United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: You...
Date April 10, 1989 Report No. IMTEC-89-30 Title

Medical ADP Systems: Composite Health Care System Operational Tests Extended

United Stdtes General Accounting Office GAO -. April 1989 Report to the Chairmen, Senate and House Committees on Armed Services MEDICAL ADP SYSTEMS Composite Health Care System Operational Tests Extended GAO/IMTEG89-30 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology Management Division and B-220732 April 10, 1989 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Committee on A...
Date Feb. 28, 1989 Report No. PEMD-89-9 Title

Breast Cancer: Patients' Survival

GAO February 1989 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on-* Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives - BREAST C..NCER Patients’ Survival GAO/PEMD-89-9 About Our New Cover... GAO'S efforts The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in to improve the presentation of our reports. Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-226468 Fe...
Date Feb. 17, 1989 Report No. PEMD-89-10 Title

Medical Devices: FDA's Implementation of the Medical Device Reporting Regulation

Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives February 1989 : MEDICAL DEVICES FDA’ Implementation s of the Medical Device Reporting Regulation ..,___ .-__-.--__-~_-. -- ___- _ ._ - GAO/PEMD-89-10 - Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-223710 February 17, 1989 The Honorable Henry Waxman Chairman, Subcommitte...
Date Jan. 5, 1989 Report No. HRD-89-36 Title

DOD Health Care: Occurrence Screen Program Undergoing Changes, but Weaknesses Still Exist

Report to Congressional Requesters alwuary 1989 DOD HEALTH CARE Occurrence Screen Program Undergoing Changes, but Weaknesses Still Exist GA.O/HKD-W-36 Ahut Our New Cover... The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO’s efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. GAo General :::z: Accounting Office , .C,. 2064A Division Human Resources January 6, 1989 The Honorabl...
Date Dec. 29, 1988 Report No. HRD-89-28 Title

Veterans' Benefits: Need To Update Medical Criteria Used in VA's Disability Rating Schedule

United Stat& Geheral Accounting Office Report to the Administrator Affairs _. of Veterans Decelnber llw& VETERANS’ BENEFITS Need to Update Medical Criteria Used in VA’s Disability Rating Schedule Human Resources Division B-233665 December 29, 1988 The Honorable Thomas K. Turnage Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Turnage: Because of the important role that the Veterans Administration...
Date Nov. 8, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-7FS Title

Medicare PROs: Extreme Variation in Organizational Structure and Activities

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Date Oct. 20, 1988 Report No. PEMD-89-4BR Title

Cancer Treatment: National Cancer Institute's Role in Encouraging the Use of Breakthroughs

I.. .+ ..‘, . , United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1988 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives CANCER TREATMENT National Cancer Institute’s Role in Encouraging the Use of Breakthroughs . United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodolo...
Date Aug. 17, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-73 Title

Medicare: Experience Shows Ways to Improve Oversight of Health Maintenance Organizations

United GAO ’ States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee tin Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives August 1988 MEDICARE Experience Shows Ways to Improve Oversight of Health Maintenance Organizations . - 1 Human Resources Division B-217802 August 17, 1988 The Honorable Fortney H. (Pete) Stark Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and ...
Date Aug. 1, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-111 Title

Controlled Substances: Medicaid Data May Be Useful for Monitoring Diversion

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1988 Report to the Chakrnan, Select Committee . on Narcotics A&se and Control, House of Representatives CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Medicaid Data May Be Useful for MonitoringDiversion ~~szaIcTEI)---Not tabe released outsidethe &m?d Accounting Offke except on the basis of the by the Ofice of Congressional Relations. 5w34aJ specific approval I I3&7&2 , .-...
Date July 18, 1988 Report No. HRD-88-39 Title

DOD Health Care: Additional Efforts Needed to Verify Physicians' Qualifications

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 1988 - ,I Report to Congressional Requesters DOD HEALTH CARE Additional Efforts Needed to Verify Physicians’ Qualifications w2745 GAO/HRBW-39 ..p. I . , ’ Human Resources Division B-231236 July 18, 1988 The Honorable Beverly B. Byron Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Committee on Armed Services House of Representative...
Date July 11, 1988 Report No. IMTEC-88-27 Title

Medical ADP Systems: Analysis of Technical Aspects of DOD's Composite Health Care System

GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Technology Management and Division B-220732 July 11, 1988 The Honorable Frank C. Carlucci The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: As provided for in the Department of Defense Authorization Act for 1986, we are evaluating the acquisition of the Composite Health Care System (CHCS). As you know, CHCS is a state-of-th...
Date June 27, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-23 Title

Medicare: Improved Patient Outcome Analyses Could Enhance Quality Assessment

.GAO ’ United States General Accounting Office Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate ’ June 1988 MEDICARE - Improved Patient Outcome Analyses Could Enhance Quality Assessment RELEASED GAO/PEMD-SS-23 B-229397 June 27. 1988 The IIonorable John IIcinz Ranking Nnorit). Mcmbc~r Special Committcse on Aging ITnitrd States Svnat(’ Dear Scnator IIcinz: This re...
Date May 24, 1988 Report No. T-IMTEC-88-4 Title

Health: Use of Information Technology in Hospitals

United Slates General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 EST Tuesday May 24, 1988 USE OF INFORMATION TXHNOLOGY IN HOSPITALS Statement of Melroy D. Quasney Associate Dilrector Informatian Management and Technology Division Before the Subcommittee on Education Joint Economic Committee and Health GAO/T-IMTEC-88-4 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: GAO is o...
Date May 2, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-10 Title

Medicare: Improving Quality of Care Assessment and Assurance

United GiLi!! States Gem&al Accounting Office R 7 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee’on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives * May 1988 MEDICARE Improving Quality of Care Assessment and Assurance United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-226412 May 2,1988 The Honorable Fortney H. Stark Chairman, Subcomm...
Date March 4, 1988 Report No. IMTEC-88-26 Title

Medical ADP Systems: Composite Health Care System Acquisition--Fair, Reasonable, Supported

United States General Accounting Office GAO brch 1988 Report to the Chairmen, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services Committees MEDICAL ADP SYSTEMS Composite Health Care System Acquisition e 4, Fair, ‘ Reasonable, Supported -Ao/mG88-26 GAO I‘ nited States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the L:nited States B-220732 March 4,1988 The Honora...
Date Jan. 28, 1988 Report No. IMTEC-88-18BR Title

Medical ADP Systems: Composite Health Care System Operational Test and Evaluation Costs

United States General Accounting Office Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives January 1988 MEDICAL ADP SYSTEMS Composite Health Care System Operational Test and Evaluation costs GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology Management Division and B-220732 January 28,1988 The Honorable Les Aspin Chairman, C...
Date Jan. 25, 1988 Report No. PEMD-88-12BR Title

Cancer Treatment 1975-85: The Use of Breakthrough Treatments for Seven Types of Cancer

e on H&&h and the’,, Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce,House of RepresentativesI ;: _/.. January 1988 CANCER TREATMENT 197&@:- :, . *’ Program Evaluation and Methodology Division B-226468 January 25, 1988 The Bonorable Henry A. Yaxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce !-louse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: One reason often ...
Date Dec. 21, 1987 Report No. HRD-88-45 Title

VA Health Care: Plans To Ensure Compatibility of Two Medical Management Systems

L United Statee GeneralAccounting Office wf w+ GAO -I Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’Affairs, House of Representatives $mber 1987 , , , VA HEALTH CARE Plans to Ensure Compatibility of Two Medical Managedent Systems , HIllI Ml IIll 134764 04r5qLi3 GAO,/HRD88-45 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 --~Human Resources Division --- --- D-207930 December 2...
Date Sept. 21, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-39 Title

Medical ADP Systems: Status of Defense's Test of VA's System

$qWxmber 1987 SYSTEMS 88 MEDICALADP Statu’ of Defense’ s s Test of VA’ System s MIIIllll II 134129 , United States Information Technology Mmmgement Division and B-220732 September 21,1987 The Honorable Sam Nunn Chairman, Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Les Aspin Chairman, Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives The Honorable G. V. (Sonny) Montgomer...
Date July 21, 1987 Report No. T-HRD-87-17 Title

DOD Health Care: GAO's Reviews of Quality Assurance Programs

United States General Accounting OBRce / Testhony For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, July 21, DOD HEALTH CARE GAO'S REVIEWS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS 1987 Statement of David P. Baine, Human Resources Associate Division Director Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives llllllllll Ml 133502 / GAO/...
Date June 30, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-21 Title

ADP Systems: Examinations of Non-Federal Hospital Information Systems

Ikited States rjenpral Accounting Office GAO Staff Study ADP SYSTEMS Examination of Non-Federal Hospital Information Systems GAOi’ IMTEC-87-2 1 I I FOREWORD The General Accounting Office (GAO) has been conducting a series of assignments to evaluate the efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Administration (VA) to develop and install information systems in their hospitals. GAO’...
Date June 8, 1987 Report No. IMTEC-87-25 Title

ADP Systems: Concerns About DOD's Composite Health Care System Development Contracts

United Statgs Geveral Accounting Office ’ II I Report to the Secretary of Defense June 1,987 ADP SYSTEMS Concerns About DOD’ s Composite Health Care System Development Contracts Y GAO United States General Accounting Offlee Washington, D.C. 20548 Information Technology B220732 Management Division and June 8, 1987 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: As re...
Date June 4, 1987 Report No. HRD-87-30 Title

DOD Health Care: Better Use of Malpractice Data Could Help Improve Quality of Care

. United States G&era1 Accounting Office / 3 Report to CongressionalRequesters Jbe 1987 DOD HEALTH CARE Better Use of Malpractice Data Could Help Improve Quality of Care 133115 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Human Resources DivMon B-226293 June 4, 1987 The Honorable Beverly B. Byron Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation Committee on Armed Ser...
Date March 18, 1987 Report No. T-IMTEC-87-3 Title

Health: DOD's Acquisition of the Composite Health Care System

United States General Accounting Offike GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at EST 9:30 Wednesday March 18, 1987 DOD'S ACQUISITION OF THE COMPOSITE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM Statement of Melroy D. Quasney Associate Director, Information Management and Technology Division Before the Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel Committee on Armed Services United States Senate 132447 WI . 03831 GAO/T-I...
Date Dec. 19, 1986 Report No. PEMD-87-1 Title

Medical Devices: Early Warning of Problems Is Hampered by Severe Underreporting

. , United Statee General Accounting Office 1 GAO Decetiber 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate MEDICAL DEVICES Early Warning of Problems Is Hampered by Severe Underreporting i 32008 537b 18 GAO,/PEMD-87-l mBmCTED-- Not to be released outsidotha c30nere] AccountingOfficeexceptqn the basis 0f cpta:fio WPrOV~by the Office of Congrnsslclnnl ~~cla,t~nn~,...
Date Sept. 30, 1986 Report No. AFMD-86-7A Title

Financial Management: An Assessment of the Veterans Administration's Major Processes

II United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate W l7ui September 30, 1986 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT An Assessment of the Veterans 2 Administration’s Major Processes 131716 (y3”1Es\ 5 GAO,‘AFMD-86-7A Volume 2 of 2 . Preface This is volume 2 of a two-volume report responding to the request of the former Chairman, Senate Commit...
Date June 27, 1986 Report No. AFMD-86-7 Title

Financial Management: An Assessment of the Veterans Administration's Major Processes

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 1986 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT An Assessment of the Veterans Administration’s Major Processes 03bRb GAO/AJ?MD-86-7 Volume 1 of 2 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Financial Management Division B-221679 June 27,1986 The Honorable...
Date March 31, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-12 Title

ADP Systems: Concerns About the Acquisition Plan for DOD's Composite Health Care System

7 GAO March 1986 United States General Accounting Office 343L8 .- Report to the Congress 8 ADP SYSTEMS Concern About the Acquisition Plan for DOD’s Composite Health Care System 035344GAO/IMTEC-8642 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B220732 March 31,1986 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represe...
Date Jan. 17, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-3 Title

ADP Technical Assistance: DOD's Remedial Actions on Its Contract With Electronic Data Systems

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1986 Report to the Chairman Committee on Veterans’ Affairs House of Representatives ADP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOD’sRemedial Actions on Its Contract With Electronic Data Systems !llll~ll III 128889 i 2 1 GAO/IMTEC-86-3 / :: GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Information Technology B-218821 Management Division and...
Date Jan. 14, 1986 Report No. HRD-86-7 Title

Agent Orange: VA Needs To Further Improve Its Examination and Registry Program

‘I txA0 -i =J* United States General Accounting Office ‘ Report to the Ranking Minority Member,l Committee on Veterans’ Affairs U. S. Senate I 1 i 1 January1986 AGENT ORANGE Improve Its Examination and Registry Program VA Needs to Further GAO,‘HRD-86-7 / 53-53 GAO United States General Accounting Office Wa&ington, D.C. 20648 Comptroller General of the United States B208996 January 14,1986 ...
Date Oct. 18, 1985 Report No. HRD-86-28FS Title

Health: Administration of Selected Medicare Activities in Ohio

BYTHEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Fact Sheet For The Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum United States Senate P Administration ($F Selected IlJ Medicare Activities Iii Ohio 128431 GAO/HRD-86-28 FS OCTOBER lB,1985 ‘i 1 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Off ice Document Handling and Information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Telephone ...
Date Sept. 11, 1985 Report No. IMTEC-85-14 Title

Information Management: DOD Should Restructure the March Air Force Base Test of Veterans Administration-Developed Software

UNITED STATES’GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 SEPTEMBER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION 11,1985 B-219889 The Honorable The Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger of Defense 127894 Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: DOD Should Restructure the March Air Test of Veterans Administration-developed (GAO/IMTEC-85-14) Force Base Software The Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on...
Date Dec. 1, 1982 Report No. HRD-83-1 Title

Verifying Eligibility for Military Health Care: Some Progress Has Been Made, but Reliability Problems Remain

BY THEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense rifying Eligibility For Military alth Care: Some Progress Has Been de, But Reliability Problems Remain Conkerns over fraud in military medical programs and the management of military health resources led to the development of the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)--a computer-based system about two-thirds im...
Date April 15, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-66 Title

Health: National Library of Medicine's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 HUMAN RC8OURCU DIVWON April 15, 1982 B-207120 The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairmanr Subject: , National Library of Medicine's Medical "literature Analysis and Retrieval System-( (HRD-82-66) UlllllllllU IllllR 118217 This report is in response to your September 30, 1981, request information on the...
Date Nov. 18, 1981 Report No. 116885 Title

Health: Agent Orange

c 5 * . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m., Est. November 18, 1981 Wednesday, SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ROBERT A. PETERSON, SENIOR ASSOCIATE HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERXJ!JS' AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON AGENT ORANGE GAO has studies by the of reviewed Orange the draft protocol to the that for DIRE...
Date Aug. 5, 1981 Report No. AFMD-81-95 Title

Health: Software Used in Medical Devices Needs Better Controls To Avoid Compromising Patient Safety

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASH1 NGTON, D.C. 2OSd8 HUMAN RLaOURCf4 AUGUST $1981 DIVISION B-204011 Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr. Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Dear Dr. Hayes: [Software Used in Medical Devices Needs Better Con-trols To Avoid Compromising Patient Safety'-'/I ..A (AFMD-81-95) Subject: Computer technology is becoming more and more an integral part of many medical...
Date July 12, 1981 Report No. 115772 Title

Information Management: [Applications of an Information System for Geriatric Planning]

4 tog 5APPLICATIONS OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR GERIATRIC PLANNINe George L. Maddox, Ph.D., Dan Blazer, M.D., and William F. Laurie, CPA The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development through its basic research on program evaluation and service planning has developed a comprehensive planning and resource allocation strategy. This strategy, called the Duke Older American R...
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. HRD-81-17 Title

Information Management: The Veterans Administration's Plans To Convert the Automated Hospital Information System at the Washington, D.C., Medical Center

... 1 I” OOMFTROLLCR ORNLRAL WmHINOTDN. OF THE touI UNITED WA- D.C. ~-199666 NOVEMBER 6,198O The Honorable Richardson Preyer Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Information and Individual Rights Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman; llllllll llllllll 113689 Subject! @e Veterans Administration's Plans to Convert the Automated Hospital Information System a...
Date May 29, 1980 Report No. 112407 Title

Veterans Affairs: Procurement of ADP Equipment and Services by Veterans Administration

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Thursday May 29, 1980 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS THEEROCUREMENT OF ADP !PHE VETERANS Mr. pleased contracts stration's in late Chairman to be here and Members today o...
Date Jan. 11, 1980 Report No. HRD-80-42 Title

Health: Savings Claimed for the Oklahoma Hospital Utilization Review System Were Overstated

BY THE U.S GENE NTING OFFICE *I Report To The Honorable Henry EMnm United States Senate . Savings Claimed For The Oklahoma Hospital Utilization Review System Were Overstated The estimated savings claimed for the system used to assess Medicare and Medicaid hospital utilization in Oklahoma were overstated. The estimated savings were based on incomplete and inaccurate Medicare and Medicaid population...
Date Sept. 20, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-95 Title

Conditions of Older People: National Information System Needed

BY 1Ht OMPI WLLtR GtNtb?AL L N-+y,++ * . Report Tofhe Congress * OF THEUNITEDSTATES /lbM Conditions Of Older People: National Information System Needed This report IS about older people- their condltlons, the changes In those condltlons, and the differences help can make In their lives GAO was able to measure and project what happens to older people by gathering Informatlon from them and by using ...
Date July 19, 1978 Report No. LCD-78-121 Title

Information Management: Development of Department of Defense's Tri-Service Medical Information Systems

DOCUMENT RESURE 06;75 - f B20270451 r[Development of Department of DefensQ's Iri-Service Medical Information Systems]. LCD-78-121; B-182666. July 19, 1978. 5 pp. + 2 enclosures (29 pp.). Report to Sen. Jchn C. Stennis, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; ty Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. -sue Area: Automatic Data Processing 4100); Health programs: Federal Gov...
Date March 16, 1977 Report No. 089062 Title

Health: Survey of Practices To Control the Use of Noninstitutional Services Under Medicaid

This is ts advise you that we have completed a survey of States ’ eati” ization review (also ca3 led utf “a ization control ) programs for non-institutional semi ces under Medi cai d e Such Frograms focus on services provided by physicians ) dentists ) pharmacl’es 4 and other practitioners and are f ntended to assure that medical services i;rwided under Medicaid are necessary and appraand ...
Date March 16, 1977 Report No. 102509 Title

Health: Survey of States' Utilization Review Programs for Noninstitutional Services Under Medicaid

6, Mr. Don I* Uortmar: )* AcUng Administrator Health kdmMstratian Department of Health, bnd Uelfam Care Financing -.. _ _ Dear**uortman: .- 3 . - This is to advise you that we have ampleted a survey of States’ utititation review (also called utiTi2atQm control) program5 for non-institutional services under Kedicaid. Suc?m ?-am fpxs on serviceE- provided by phyawlcare intended to sicians, dentist...
Date Oct. 12, 1976 Report No. HRD-77-2 Title

Health: The Veterans Administration's Automated Clinical Laboratory Reporting System

t-' =. - UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C 254 mwucu0" OCT 12 1976 B-133044 The Honorable Richard T.. Roudebush Administrator of Veterans Affairs Dear Mr. Roudebush: We reviewed the Veterans Administration's (VA's) automated clinical laboratory reporting system to determine whether it has helped to improve patient care. The clinical reporting system is basically a small compu...
Date Oct. 6, 1976 Report No. LCD-76-117 Title

Information Management: Better Communication, Cooperation and Coordination Needed in Department of Defense Development of Its Tri-Service Medical Information System Program

: .zREPORT OF-THE ,I CObi’ROLL&R GENE&L ‘IOF THE UNITED STATES lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM100489 Better Corn munication, Cooperation And .Coordination Needed In Department Of Defense Development Of Its Tri-Service Medical Information System Program TR? Depanment of I.&feM% I%-br;dics Medical Information SysGm-an automated medical information program-is estimated to cost over $504 ...
Date Feb. 13, 1976 Report No. MWD-75-82 Title

Hepatitis From Blood Transfusions: Evaluation of Methods To Reduce the Problem

i3-F , Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll~ll LM098297 This report examines ways to reduce the incidence of hepatitis from blood tram3 ftrsions, in&ding tie BBepawnent of Health, Education, and MJelfare’s plan calling for the elimination of the practice of purchasing blood. . GAO identifies a number of difficuities tith eliminating pwch2sed blood end makes seweral other recommendations to a...
Date Jan. 17, 1972 Report No. B-170688 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Issues Related to the Use of Government Funds To Develop Products Acquired by Large Companies to the Detriment of Smaller Companies

,. .? . COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF D.C. THE ZCI B-170688 : l 1 Dear Senator J&&l& ~’ wd: ,,1-i 19n& .._ .-. . .A' + 1. / ,/' / / v ' 7/N ,P Your letter of April 26, 1971, referred for our consideration a letter dated April 5, 1971, from your constituent, : Mr. Sheldon I. Dorenfest, president of Compucare, Inc. Mr. Dorenfest commented on information included in our preid< vious report to ...