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B-164497(3) 1 (1973-09-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaafwj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MANPOWER AND WELFARE DIVISION B-164497(3) The Honorable Donald E. Johnson 14 1973 Administrator Veterans Administration IIIII111II111Ilii~~U 11 I~i LM09607-i Dear Mr. Johnson: We reviewed the Veterans Administratioq_(VA) program for installing and using cosd c..ut te.vision (CCTV) systems in VA hospitals to assist in patient care. CCTV systems seyas b qh.an aicana,,.andd.a ,c-l-inic41 tool; their uses vary among hospitals. We made our review at selected VA hospitals in Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. More effective central office management and control over CCTV activities is needed. Specifically, a system should be established for disseminating to all VA hospitals with CCTV capabilities (1) information on successful and unsuccessful uses of CCTV and (2) lists of available video tapes. Also, criteria should be established which hospitals could use to evaluate their CCTV systems. BACKGROUND Funds to operate the CCTV systems come from the Exchange of Medical Information Program and the Postgraduate and In- service Training Activities Program. The Exchange of Medical Information Program, estab- lished by Public Law 89-785, dated November 7, 1966, pro- vides for a medical information program in VA and for the exchange of medical information between VA and medical schools, hospitals, research centers, and individual members of the medical profession. To accomplish this objective, the act requires that: 7..o±& r c60731

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