Download or read book VA Drug Formulary written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA drug formulary better oversight is required but veterans are getting needed drugs report to the Ranking Member Committee on Veterans Affairs U S Senate written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Va Drug Formulary written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last three years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made significant progress in establishing its national drug formulary, which has generally met with the prescriber acceptance. Most veterans are receiving the drugs the need and rarely register complaints about prescription drugs. However, VA has not been sufficient to ensure that the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and medical centers comply with formulary policies and that the flexibility given to them does not compromise VA's goal of formulary standardization. Contrary to VA formulary policy, some facilities omitted national formulary drugs or modified the closest drug classes. Although a limited number of drugs to supplement the national formulary is permitted, formulary differences among facilities are likely to become more pronounced, as more drugs are added by VISNs, decreasing formulary standardization. VA recognizes the trade-off between local flexibility and standardization, but it lacks criteria for determining the appropriateness of adding drugs to supplement the national formulary and therefore may not be able to determine whether the decrease in standardization is acceptable.
Download or read book Va Drug Formulary written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO-01-183 VA Drug Formulary: Better Oversight Is Required, but Veterans Are Getting Needed Drugs
Download or read book Is the U S Department of Veterans Affairs Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of Veterans written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Description and Analysis of the VA National Formulary written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-11-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The VA National Formulary generated controversy, which motivated congressional scrutiny and a directive to the VA to commission this report reviewing the experience with the National Formulary and formulary system. This Institute of Medicine committee was pleased to assist the Congress with this review, in part because the committee saw in the VHA example an opportunity to understand and anticipate problems that all publicly funded programs are likely to encounter in this new age of pharmaceuticals. The Congress asked the committee to review the restrictiveness of the National Formulary, its impact on the costs and quality of care in the VHA, and how it compared to formularies and drug management practices in the private sector and in other public programs, especially Medicaid. Detailed in the pages that follow, the committee's findings and conclusions on these questions are, the committee believes, highly instructive, though not always in the ways that we anticipated.
Download or read book VA Drug Formulary written by John E. Dicken and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. In 2009, VA spent nearly $4 billion on prescriptions for vets. In general, VA provides drugs on its national formulary. However, all VA medical centers must have a non-formulary drug request process that is overseen by their regional Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN). This report reviewed: (1) the process VA uses to review drugs for its national formulary; (2) the approaches VISNs and medical centers take to implementing the non-formulary drug request process; (3) the extent to which VA ensures the timely adjudication of non-formulary drug requests; and (4) the mechanisms VA has in place to obtain beneficiary input on the national formulary and make the drug review process transparent. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Oversight Hearing on the Availability and Eligibility for Pharmaceutical Services Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prescription Drug Issues in the Department of Veterans Affairs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Veterans' Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA Health Care written by Cynthia A. Bascetta and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Va Drug Formulary written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-16 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spent nearly $4 billion on prescriptions for veterans. In general, VA provides drugs on its national formulary. However, all VA medical centers must have a nonformulary drug request process that is overseen by their regional Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN). This report responds to a House Committee on Appropriations report directing GAO to review VA's formulary process and to an additional congressional request. Specifically, GAO reviewed (1) the process VA uses to review drugs for its national formulary, (2) the approaches VISNs and medical centers take to implementing the nonformulary drug request process, (3) the extent to which VA ensures the timely adjudication of nonformulary drug requests, and (4) the mechanisms VA has in place to obtain beneficiary input on the national formulary and make the drug review process transparent. GAO reviewed VA policy guidance and VA's pharmacy-related information technology (IT) initiatives, analyzed 2008 and 2009 drug review data and 2009 nonformulary drug request data, and interviewed VA officials from the national level, each VISN, and a judgmental sample of four medical centers."
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Description and Analysis of the VA National Formulary written by VA Pharmacy Formulary Analysis Committee and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-10-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The VA National Formulary generated controversy, which motivated congressional scrutiny and a directive to the VA to commission this report reviewing the experience with the National Formulary and formulary system. This Institute of Medicine committee was pleased to assist the Congress with this review, in part because the committee saw in the VHA example an opportunity to understand and anticipate problems that all publicly funded programs are likely to encounter in this new age of pharmaceuticals. The Congress asked the committee to review the restrictiveness of the National Formulary, its impact on the costs and quality of care in the VHA, and how it compared to formularies and drug management practices in the private sector and in other public programs, especially Medicaid. Detailed in the pages that follow, the committee's findings and conclusions on these questions are, the committee believes, highly instructive, though not always in the ways that we anticipated.
Download or read book VA Health Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA Health Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dod and Va Health Care written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Medication management is critical to effective continuity of care for servicemembers transitioning out of the military. Psychiatric and pain medications may be of particular concern because of potential adverse health effects if not taken as intended. GAO was asked to provide information on the process used by DOD and VA to help servicemembers manage their psychiatric and pain medications during transitions. In this report, GAO examined (1) the extent to which servicemembers transitioned out of the DOD health care system with psychiatric or pain medications and subsequently received care from VA and (2) efforts DOD and VA have in place to help ensure servicemembers' psychiatric and pain medication needs are met during transitions of care. GAO focused on active duty servicemembers, Reservists, and National Guard members who discharged from military service and Reservists and National Guard members who demobilized in fiscal years 2009 through 2011. GAO also reviewed DOD and VA documents, including transition policies, and interviewed DOD and VA officials from headquarters and six DOD and VA facilities, selected on the basis of size, geographic location, patient characteristics, and other factors. "
Download or read book VA health care written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) have a long history of partnering to achieve more cost-effective use of health care resources. Their partnerships have evolved to include joint ventures -- joint efforts to construct or share medical facilities. VA has maintained eight joint ventures with DOD across the country. VA has also developed partnerships, or affiliations, with university medical schools to obtain health care services for veterans and provide training to medical residents. VA has not entered into a joint venture with an academic affiliate to date. However, several proposals for such joint ventures have surfaced in the last decade. This congressionally requested report discusses the (1) potential benefits and concerns associated with joint ventures and the extent to which they are documented and measured, (2) lessons learned from existing and proposed VA joint ventures, and (3) steps VA has taken to evaluate proposed joint ventures. To address these issues, GAO conducted site visits to and interviews with officials from all existing and proposed joint venture sites.
