Department of Health and Human Services Reports for September 2008
- GAO-08-808 - Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals (2008-09-05)
An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections - GAO-08-824 - Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (2008-09-05)
Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven - GAO-08-597 - Food Labeling (2008-09-09)
FDA Needs to Better Leverage Resources, Improve Oversight, and Effectively Use Available Data to Help Consumers Select Healthy Foods - GAO-08-1138 - Health Information Technology (2008-09-17)
HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, Although More Work Remains - GAO-08-1092 - Biosafety Laboratories (2008-09-17)
Perimeter Security Assessment of the Nation's Five BSL-4 Laboratories - GAO-08-970 - Drug Safety (2008-09-22)
Better Data Management and More Inspections Are Needed to Strengthen FDA's Foreign Drug Inspection Program - GAO-08-1121 - Medicaid (2008-09-23)
Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay - GAO-08-1176T - Medicaid (2008-09-23)
Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased - GAO-08-1091R - Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals (2008-09-26)
Number Associated with Medical Devices Unknown, but Experts Report Provider Practices as a Significant Factor - GAO-08-1002 - Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative (2008-09-26)
Further Progress Is Needed in Developing a Risk-Based Monitoring Approach to Help HHS Improve Program Oversight - GAO-08-1102R - Medicare (2008-09-26)
Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 - GAO-08-1047 - Food Safety (2008-09-26)
Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce - GAO-08-671 - Influenza Pandemic (2008-09-30)
HHS Needs to Continue Its Actions and Finalize Guidance for Pharmaceutical Interventions - GAO-08-1074R - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage (2008-09-30)
Federal Oversight of Reported Price Concessions Data - GAO-08-640 - FDA Advisory Committees (2008-09-30)
Process for Recruiting Members and Evaluating Potential Conflicts of Interest