Prescription Drugs: HCFA's Proposed Drug Utilization Review System Ignores Quality of Care Issues

PEMD-89-26BR Published: Jul 13, 1989. Publicly Released: Jul 20, 1989.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) plans to implement a drug utilization review system to check the safety of drugs for elderly Medicare beneficiaries taking over-the-counter medications.

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DatabasesDrugsElderly personsInformation systemsMedical information systemsMedicarePharmaceutical industryPrescription drugsQuality of carePatient care