World Trade Center Health Program: Quality assurance program should include monitoring of access to health services : report to congressional committees
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Alternate Title(s):
- Quality assurance program should include monitoring of access to health services
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, July 2022
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Government Regulation Legislation, Medical Program Evaluation Quality Assurance, Health Care September 11 Terrorist Attacks -- legislation & jurisprudence War-Related Injuries -- epidemiology United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Why GAO did this study. The World Trade Center Health Program provides health services, such as monitoring and treatment for conditions related to the September 11, 2001, attacks, through clinics in the New York City area and the NPN. The program is required to ensure reasonable access to health services through the NPN. However, program stakeholders have reported delays with members’ access to these services. The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act included a provision for GAO to review the World Trade Center Health Program. This report examines the extent to which (1) program spending on health services increased, and (2) NIOSH’s quality assurance efforts included assessing the timeliness of access to health services for members through the NPN. GAO analyzed data on claims paid by the program. GAO also interviewed NIOSH officials and reviewed program documents on its quality assurance governance structure and strategic priorities. What GAO recommends. GAO is making three recommendations to NIOSH: (1) add ensuring timely access to health services as a program strategic priority, (2) establish metrics for assessing the timeliness of access to health services through the NPN, and (3) ensure that the Quality Assurance Committee review metric data. The agency concurred with our recommendations.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (iii, 38 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918506288106676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918506288106676