CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 1980

Oversight hearings to receive testimony on VA pharmacy system needs.....

STATEMENTS BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chairman Mottl.

Hon. Elwood Hillis.

WITNESSES

Ahart, Gregory J., Director, Human Resources Division, GAO; accompanied
by Vic Ell, team leader, Los Angeles Regional Office; and Ben Nelson,
auditor, Detroit Regional Office.........

Prepared statement of Mr. Ahart..

Curtis, Dr. Donald L., Chief Medical Director, Veterans' Administration

Sleight, Stephen M., Director of Pharmacy Service, Veterans' Administration,

Department of Medicine and Surgery.

Prepared statement of Mr. Sleight (with attachments)

Attachment A-Administrative issue in re drug dispensing controls

of all ward stock medication and to identify the role of Pharmacy

Service in maintaining this responsibility..........

Attachment B-Draft M-2, Part VII Revision, Chapter 9, Drug Con-

trols and Accountability..........

Droske, Richard S., Director, VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; accompa-

nied by J. H. Caldwell, Jr., Director, Great Lakes Region.

Prepared statement of Mr. Droske

Letters:

VA Administrator Max Cleland to Chairman Mottl, re June 24, 1980,

report of the Comptroller General entitled "Reassessment of Veterans'

Administration's Control Over Drugs: Million-Dollar Problem Still

Exists" HRD-80-86.............

Studies:

Cost/Benefit Study-Mini Computers for Automated Pharmacy.

Tables:

Resources needed to convert all medical centers to unit dose system............

FY 1982 Budget request for automated pharmacy support.

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