| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Jan. 6, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-26 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
January 2010 Report to Congressional Addressees VA HEALTH CARE Improved Oversight and Compliance Needed for Physician Credentialing and Privileging Processes GAO-10-26 January 2010 VA HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-26, a report to congressional addressees Accountability Integrity Reliability Improved Oversight and Compliance Needed fo... |
| Date July 31, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-647 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
July 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Fees Could Better Reflect Efficiencies Achieved When Services Are Provided Together GAO-09-647 July 2009 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-647, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Fees Could Better Reflect Effici... |
| Date Dec. 17, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-09-149 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO Report to the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Collection of Medical Evidence Could Be Improved with Evaluations to Identify Promising Collection Practices GAO-09-149 December 2008 SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-149, a report to the Subcomm... |
| Date Sept. 26, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1091R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 26, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman The Honorable Michael B. Enzi Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Health-C... |
| Date Sept. 26, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1102R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 26, 2008 The Honorable Gordon H. Smith Ranking Member Special Committee on Aging United States Senate The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman Subcommittee on Health Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implem... |
| Date April 29, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-412 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
April 2008 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate ORGAN TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS Federal Agencies Have Acted to Improve Oversight, but Implementation Issues Remain GAO-08-412 April 2008 ORGAN TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-412, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate Accountability... |
| Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-454R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 4, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders: NIH Supports a Wide Range of Research Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD) include a heterogeneous group of disorde... |
| Date June 28, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-734 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2007 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Consideration of Payment Reforms and Technician Qualification Requirements GAO-07-734 June 2007 MEDICARE ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-734, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Consideration of Payment Reforms an... |
| Date Nov. 30, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-07-86 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
November 2006 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Should Be Based on the Hospital Outpatient Payment System GAO-07-86 November 2006 MEDICARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-86, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Should Be ... |
| Date Oct. 18, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-179 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2002 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Medical Settings and Safety of Endoscopic Procedures GAO-03-179 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Level of Safety of Endoscopy Does Not Appear to Differ by Medical Setting Payment Differential Has Increased but Proportion of Office Procedures Has Not Increased If Office... |
| Date Aug. 9, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-796 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives HIPAA STANDARDS Dual Code Sets Are Acceptable for Reporting Medical Procedures GAO-02-796 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background ICD-9-CM Vol. 3 and CPT Were Practical Options for Standard Code Sets, Despite Some Limitations 10-PCS Consi... |
| Date Feb. 24, 1999 |
Report No. HEHS-99-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1999 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS Need to Refine Practice Expense Values During Transition and Long Term GAO/HEHS-99-30 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-280550 February 24, 1999 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Hono... |
| Date Feb. 27, 1998 |
Report No. HEHS-98-79 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1998 Report to Congressional Committees MEDICARE HCFA Can Improve Methods for Revising Physician Practice Expense Payments GAO/HEHS-98-79 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-278530 February 27, 1998 The Honorable William V. Roth, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Daniel Pat... |
| Date Feb. 8, 1996 |
Report No. T-HEHS-96-86 |
Title
United StatesGeneral Accounting Office Testimony
Before the Human Resourcesand Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 930 a.m. Thklay. February 8.1996 MEDICARE Millions CanBe Savedby ScreeningClaims for OverusedServices
Statement of Sarah F. Jaggar, Director Health Financing and Public Healt... |
| Date Jan. 30, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-49 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
January 1996 Report to the Chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives MEDICARE Millions Can Be Saved by Screening Claims for Overused Services GAO/HEHS-96-49 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Se... |
| Date July 20, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-94-195FS |
Title
United States General ACCouMhg OfIke Jn Ia GAO
July 1994 Fact Sheet for the Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, Committee on Science, Space, and Technokgy, House of Representatives MEDICARE Technology Assessment and Medical Coverage Decisions Printed copies of this document will bet available shortly. GAO United States General Accoanting Office Washington, D.C. 2064s Health, Edtw... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1993 |
Report No. T-HRD-94-2 |
Title
United States General Accounting OfTice GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at IO:00 a.m., WedlESday, October 13. 1993 Testimony
Before the Committee on Finance United StatesSenate 1993 GEFUdAN HEALTH REFORMS Initiatives Tighten cost Controls
Statement of Janet L. Shikles, Assistant Comptroller General, Human ResourcesDivision SUMMARY In 1993, Germany, concerned about sharp increases in health in... |
| Date March 3, 1992 |
Report No. HRD-92-25 |
Title
c;nO MEDICARE Payments for Medical Directed Anesthesia Services ShouId Be Reduced GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division - B-24 7360 March 3,1992 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen, Chairman The Honorable Bob Packwood, Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell, Chairman The Honorable Norman F. Lent,... |
| Date Aug. 28, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-49 |
Title
BY THEUS GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Administrator Of Veterans Affairs VA Needs Better Control Over Its Payment$To i Private Health Care Providers
In fiscal year 1984 the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) Department of Medicine and Surgery (DM&S) paid about $93 million to private physicians and other health care providers for care provided to eligible veterans. GAO evaluated DM&S’ ... |
| Date Aug. 5, 1982 |
Report No. HRD-82-65 |
Title
r- Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Improved Overseas Medical Examinations And Treatment Can Reduce Serious Diseases In Indochinese Refugees Entering The United States
The incidence of several serious and contagious diseases, such as tuberculosis, is far greater in Indochinese refugees resettling in this country than in the U.S. population. This situation has occurred because the overseas m... |
| Date Sept. 3, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-126 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 nUhlAN RESOURCef OIYI+LON .. B-200144 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Lawton Senate Chiles: !More Action Needed to Reduce Beneficiary Underpayments'i; (HRD-81-126) Chiles SEPTEMBER 3.1981 RELEASED This report was prepared at the request of your office and represents the results of our follow-on work to an earlier report... |
| Date June 24, 1981 |
Report No. HRD-81-115 |
Title
“““‘3
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I 1 \ HUMAN wz.ouRCES DIVISION JUNE 24,1981 B-133044 Vice Admiral J. William Cox, MC, USN Surgeon General Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Department of the Navy Dear Admiral Subject: Cox: k3 r uplications in Navy Recruit Medical Screening E;Should Be Eliminated (HRD-81-115) 3 A recent GAO survey of m... |
