Healthcare Inspection: Primary Care Services for Women Veterans:Accessibility and Acknowledgement of Test Results
"Ensuring that women veterans receive comprehensive primary care services is a
fundamental goal for Veterans Health Administration (VHA). This review evaluated the
accessibility and acknowledgment of results of gender-specific tests provided at VHA
facilities or through fee basis arrangements.

We identified women veterans who had one of the following tests completed at VHA
facilities: Pap smears, bone mineral densitometry, and mammography. We also
identified women veterans who underwent mammography outside of VHA facilities
through fee basis arrangements.

During October 1 – December 31, 2008, 19,893 women veterans had at least one
outpatient visit at which one of the specified tests was performed. Medical records from
each of the defined populations of tested patients were randomly selected for review..."