VA HEALTH CARE: Nonprofit Corporations Enhance VA Research, but Would Benefit from Increased Oversight

Abstract

In carrying out its mission, VA conducts medical research to find new treatments for diseases and disabilities that affect veterans and the nations population as a whole. VA researchers have been involved in a variety of important advances in medical research, including development of the cardiac pacemaker, kidney transplant technology, prosthetic devices, and drug treatments for high blood pressure and schizophrenia. VAs research programs include nine high-priority areas: acute and traumatic injuries, military and environmental exposures, special high-risk or underserved populations, sensory disorders and loss, aging, mental illness, substance abuse, chronic diseases, and health services and outcomes research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 19, 2002
Accession Number
AD1180808

Entities

People

  • Cynthia A. Bascetta

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Chronic Diseases
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disease Attributes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hypertension
  • Indirect Costs
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Intellectual Property
  • Medical Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Prosthetics
  • Public Health
  • Research Facilities
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Neuroscience

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology