... AGENT ORANGE IRAQ WAR TOXINS VAOIG REPORTS GAO REPORTS VA: TEAR IT DOWN CONG ... by these companies, click here. GAO REPORTS PAGE The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the non-partisan investigative ...------- GAO REPORTS AND TESTIMONIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 ... Identify Effective Approaches for Improving Claims Processing GAO-10-213 , January 29 ... Program Office Needs to Implement Recommended Improvements GAO-10-332 , January 28 ... Needed for Physician Credentialing and Privileging Processes GAO-10-26 , January 06 ... Implementation of Information Security Education Assistance Program GAO-10-170R , December 18... http://www.vawatchdog.org/gaoreports.htm
.... http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-760T Highlights of testimony ... Practitioners Would Reduce Risk to Veterans, GAO-04-566, GAO made recommendations to improve VA's employment screening of practitioners. GAO was asked to testify today on steps ... Compliance with Screening Requirements Is Poor, GAO-06-544, GAO found that VA has taken steps to ... Aspect of Privileging Process Needs Improvement, GAO-06-648, GAO found... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-16-2006-9.htm
... Williamson: Director, Health Care: GAO-09-459T: GAO Highlights: Highlights of GAO-09-459T, a testimony ..., http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-09-145 ] (Jan. 2009). What GAO Found: VA faces challenges formulating its ... While VA took steps to respond to GAO's 2006 recommendations about VA budgeting, recent GAO work found similar issues. In 2009... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf031409-4.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-22-2007 #1 -- GAO REPORT CONTINUES TO REBUKE VA AND DoD FOR MEDICAL RECORDS FIASCO -- For the past seven years, the GAO as a watchdog has been barking incessantly at the VA and DoD health system over the inability of the two government-run healthcare organizations to exchange patient records.nf072207-1.htm
...22-2007 #1 -- GAO REPORT CONTINUES TO REBUKE VA AND Dod ... For the past seven years, the GAO as a watchdog has been barking incessantly ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page GAO REPORT CONTINUES TO REBUKE VA AND Dod ... healthcare organizations to exchange patient records. GAO report here... http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071108t.pdf For more about GAO reports on the VA, use the ... Clinton in 1997. Reports from the GAO: 1. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072207-1.htm
...- Comment at bottom of page. GAO: VA HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN VETERANS LACKING Preliminary GAO report shows many deficiencies in health care ... agreed with the information presented. What GAO Found The VA facilities GAO visited provided basic gender-specific and ... Vamcs and 8 of the 10 Cbocs GAO visited. Almost all of the medical facilities GAO visited offered women veterans access to one ... obtain permission from the copyright owner. GAO:VA HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN VETERANS LACKING --Preliminary GAO report shows many deficiencies in health care... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf071509-3.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version GAO FINDS HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH IS VULNERABLE TO UNETHICAL MANIPULATION -- GAO's undercover test got HHS to ...--HHS approved the assurance for GAO's fictitious device company. With an HHS-approved assurance, GAO's device company could have applied ... did not verify the information submitted by GAO, which included false information that FDA had already cleared GAO's device for marketing. Although ...," two other Irbs that rejected GAO's protocol cited safety concerns with GAO's device. No human interaction... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf032709-2.htm
...- Comment at bottom of page. GAO REPORT FAULTS VA'S PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING PROCESSES GAO found physician files which omitted malpractice information ... files at each of six Vamcs that GAO visited. GAO selected the files to ensure inclusion of ... privileging decisions subject to challenge. What GAO Recommends GAO recommends that VA develop a formal mechanism ... obtain permission from the copyright owner. GAO REPORT FAULTS VA'S PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING PROCESSES --GAO found physician files which omitted malpractice information... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf010710-1.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-20-2007 #3 -- NEW GAO REPORT SAYS VETERANS' DATA STILL AT RISK -- "...Unnecessary risk exists that the personal information of veterans and others, such as medical providers, will be exposed to data tampering, fraud and inappropriate disclosure."nf092007-3.htm
.../sessearch.php?q=gao&op=and Full GAO report here... http://www.gao.gov/new.items/ .... http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-08-918 Summary below: ... IT Equipment Losses and Correct Control Weaknesses GAO-08-918 July 31, 2008 In July 2004, GAO reported that the six Department of Veterans ... has made significant progress in addressing prior GAO recommendations to improve controls over IT equipment... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf080208-7.htm
