United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-12-12 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106 P0b002ee18039c710 f:d04106 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106 GAO-04-106 Disease detection or diagnosis Health care services Infectious diseases Medical information systems Medical records Performance measures Veterans benefits Veterans hospitals Hepatitis C Other Written Product A09009 Hepatitis C is a chronic disease caused by a blood-borne virus that can lead to potentially fatal liverrelated conditions. In 2001, GAO reported that the VA missed opportunities to test about 50 percent of veterans identified as at risk for hepatitis C. GAO was asked to (1) review VA's fiscal year 2002 performance measurement results in testing veterans at risk for hepatitis C, (2) identify factors that impede VA's efforts to test veterans for hepatitis C, and (3) identify actions taken by VA networks and medical facilities to improve the testing rate of veterans at risk for hepatitis C. GAO reviewed VA's fiscal year 2002 hepatitis C performance results and compared them against VA's national performance goals, interviewed headquarters and field officials in three networks, and conducted a case study in one network. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106.pdf GAO-04-106 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-106 Other Written Product GAO-04-106; VA Health Care: Further Efforts Needed to Improve Hepatitis C Testing for At-Risk Veterans; Disease detection or diagnosis Health care services Infectious diseases Medical information systems Medical records Performance measures Veterans benefits Veterans hospitals Hepatitis C