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HRD-77-150 1 (1978-03-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawsj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCCUMENT RESURE 05114 - (B06855971 Problems in Carrying Out the National Blood Policy. HRD-77-150; B-4641031(2). Earch 7, 1978. 25 pp. * 4 appendices (15 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; by Gregory j. Ahart, Director, Human Resources Div. Yssue Area: Health Programs: Quality Care and its Assurance (1213). C& ntact: Human Resources Div,, Budget Function: Health: Health care Services (551); Health: Health Research and Education (552); Health: Prevention and control of Health Problems (553). Organization Concerned: American Blood Comiassion. congressional Relevance: House :oamittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee om Human Resources. The American Blood Commission was organized to carry out the National Blood Policy--a plan developed by the Department of Health, Education, and Melfare (H.M) for developing a safe, fast, and efficient blood collection and distribution system. The policy prescribed improvements in blood banking to include regionalizefi blood !ollecticn and distribution, transW.tion to an all-voluntary blood donatioa system, and rational alinement of charges and costs for blood services. Findings/Conclusions: Thi Commission primarily develops and tests standards, quidglines, and procedures pertaining to blood banking. Factors uhich will make it difficult for the Commission to carry out its policy are: difficulties in obtaining funds to support its operations; disagreement between the two largest blood suppliers; possible opposition, especially from areas in which there are multiple suppliers of blood, to regionalized klood collecting and distributing; possible problems i, obtaining data from blood banks by the dational Blood Data Center; and lay members' lack of sufficient knowledge of blood banking. The Health Care Pinancing Administration (HCFAI has not yet developed a system to relate costs and charges for blood services. Recommendations: The Secretary of HEN should: monitor closely the progress of the Commission toward carrying out the National Blood Policy and, if necessary, consider a legislative or requlatory approach; and instruct the Administrator, HCFA, to report on attempts to rel.,te the costs of and charges for blood services. (Author/HTV)

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