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MWD-76-75 1 (1976-01-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaape0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 0q ti 4q MANPOWER AND WELFARE DIVISION JAN 15 1976 B-161475 The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Dear Mr. Secretary: We surveyed the medical supply practices at six military hospitals on the east coast and noted that all the hospitals were procuring X-ray film from local supply sources rather than through the Defense Personnel Support Center (DPSC). Al- though the reasons for not procuring X-ray film from DPSC var- ied from hospital to hospital, the most important reason was the radiologists' concern about the quality of the X-ray film stocked by DPSC. We believe the Department of Defense (DOD) needs to (1) establish quality standards for its X-ray film and (2) insure that DPSC stocks film that meets these standards. DOD may then save money through large, consolidated purchases of X-ray film. PROBLEMS WITH FILM Before November 1966, military hospitals were required to obtain X-ray film from DPSC. The minutes of several 1965 meetings of the Defense Medical Materiel Board discuss. two. principal problems with DPSC-stocked film: --The film was of poor quality. --Each time DPSC changed film manufacturers, hospitals had to use different chemicals and processing tech- niques, which made using the film difficult. Because of these problems the board recommended that DPSC continue to supply X-ray film to customers that would accept it, but that military radiologists should have the option of purchasing film from local sources. Army and Air Force regu- lations allow radiologists to purchase X-ray film from DPSC or local sources. Navy regulations do not provide this option; however, Navy officials informed us that in practice Navy radiologists can use the film of their choice. MWD-76-75 ~7~L~AJ)977\

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