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1812. VA health care quality: VA should improve the information it publicly reports on the quality of care at its medical facilities : report to Congressional addressees

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 2017
Subject(s):
Hospitals, Veterans
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Quality of Health Care
Internet
Veterans Health
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs.

1813. Personal firearms: programs that promote safe storage and research on their effectiveness : report to Congressional requesters

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 2017
Subject(s):
Firearms
Patient Education as Topic
Safety
Wounds, Gunshot -- epidemiology
Wounds, Gunshot -- mortality
Wounds, Gunshot -- prevention & control
Adolescent
Child
Community Networks
Consumer Product Safety
Counseling
Forecasting
Suicide -- prevention & control
Suicide -- statistics & numerical data
Suicide -- trends
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

1814. SSA's Compassionate Allowance initiative: actions needed to improve the accuracy and consistency of expedited processing of disability claims : testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 6, 2017
Subject(s):
Disability Evaluation
Eligibility Determination
Insurance Claim Review
Insurance, Disability
Social Security
Humans
United States
United States. Social Security Administration.

1815. Human trafficking: investigations in Indian country or involving Native Americans and actions needed to better report on victims served : testimony before the Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 27, 2017
Subject(s):
Human Trafficking -- prevention & control
Human Trafficking -- statistics & numerical data
Indians, North American
Data Collection
Federal Government
Human Trafficking -- legislation & jurisprudence
Law Enforcement
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Homeland Security.
United States. Department of Justice.
United States. Department of the Interior.

1816. Newborn health: federal action needed to address neonatal abstinence syndrome : report to Congressional addressees

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome -- economics
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome -- therapy
Infant, Newborn
Insurance Coverage -- economics
Medicaid -- economics
Mothers
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome -- drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders
Patient Education as Topic
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Social Stigma
Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

1817. Biodefense: federal efforts to develop biological threat awareness : report to Congressional requesters

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):
Bioterrorism -- prevention & control
Civil Defense
Awareness
Biological Warfare
Data Collection
Information Dissemination
Public Health
Research
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Agriculture.
United States. Department of Defense.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Homeland Security.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

1818. Drinking water: DOD has acted on some emerging contaminants but should improve internal reporting on regulatory compliance : report to Congressional committees

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):
Drinking Water
Military Facilities
Perchlorates
Public Health
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Pollution, Chemical
Fires -- prevention & control
Groundwater
Water Supply
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Defense.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

1819. Veterans Health Administration: better data and evaluation could help improve physician staffing, recruitment, and retention strategies : report to Congressional addressees

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2017
Subject(s):
Health Manpower
Personnel Selection
Personnel Turnover
Physician Incentive Plans
Physicians -- supply & distribution
Veterans Health
Data Collection
Staff Development
Humans
United States
United States. Veterans Health Administration.

1820. Investigational new drugs: FDA's expanded access program : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives

Publication:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 3, 2017
Subject(s):
Drug Approval -- statistics & numerical data
Drugs, Investigational -- therapeutic use
Health Services Accessibility
Patient Safety
Investigational New Drug Application
Humans
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.