VA Health Care: Preliminary Observations on the Purchasing and Tracking of Supplies and Medical Equipment and the Potential Impact on Veterans¿ Safety
VA Health Care: Preliminary Observations on the Purchasing and Tracking of Supplies and Medical Equipment and the Potential Impact on Veterans¿ Safety

Author: Debra A. Draper

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 1437940064

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VA clinicians use expendable medical supplies (EMS) -- disposable items that are generally used one time -- and reusable medical equipment (RME), which is designed to be reused for multiple patients. VA has policies that VA medical centers (VAMC) must follow when purchasing such supplies and equipment and tracking these items. This report evaluated VA¿s purchasing and tracking of EMS and RME and their potential impact on vets¿ safety. This testimony provides observations on: (1) the extent of compliance with VA¿s requirements for purchasing and tracking of EMS and RME; and (2) steps VA plans to take to improve its oversight of VAMCs¿ purchasing and tracking of EMS and RME. This is a print on demand publication.

GAO Documents
GAO Documents

Author: United States. General Accounting Office

Publisher:

Published: 1988-04

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Catalog of reports, decisions and opinions, testimonies and speeches.

Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health Administrationâ¬"Resource Planning and Methodology for the Future
Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health Administrationâ¬

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2020-03-30

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0309492947

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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America's largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,243 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1,063 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity, serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year. In addition, VHA has opened outpatient clinics and established telemedicine and other services to accommodate a diverse veteran population and continues to cultivate ongoing medical research and innovation. Facilities specific to VHA fulfill clinical, operational, research laboratory, and administrative functions. Each site is designed to serve a geographical location with specific health care needs. VHA's building inventory has sites of different ages, and often there is a mix of building size and age at each site or campus. At the request of the VHA, this study presents a comprehensive resource planning and staffing methodology guidebook for VHA Facility Management Programs by reviewing the tasks of VHA building facilities staff and recommending actions for the VHA to meet the mission goals of delivering patient care, research, and effective operations.