VA Health Care: Expanding Food Service Initiatives Could Save Millions - GAO Report
| Date: | Nov. 30, 2000 |
| Report No.: | GAO-01-64 |
| Pages: | 52 |
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Summary: Cost effectiveness analysis Food services Health services administration Patient care services Privatization Veterans benefits Veterans hospitals VA Canteen Service Program VA Nutrition and Food Services Program VA Veterans Integrated Service Network Cost control The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) could save millions of dollars by systematically consolidating food production, employing Veterans Canteen Service workers to provide inpatient food services, and using competitive sourcing. VA already has experience in implementing these options at several locations, although VA's experience with food service contractors is limited. Using a systematic approach to assess available options at each location would allow VA to provide food service at the lowest cost while maintaining quality. |
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