Va Health Care Preliminary Observations On The Purchasing And Tracking Of Supplies And Medical Equipment And The Potential Impact On Veterans Safety

Download or read book VA Health Care: Preliminary Observations on the Purchasing and Tracking of Supplies and Medical Equipment and the Potential Impact on Veterans¿ Safety written by Debra A. Draper and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.