The Government Accountability Office (GAO), after reviewing credentialing, privileging, and performance monitoring procedures at several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, has called for several areas of improvement among those facilities.
GAO’s interest began when seven out of 180 patients diedâa rate that was far greater than expectedâbetween October 2006 and March 2007 at a VA medical center in Marion, IL. This prompted an investigation by the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), which later issued a report that identified numerous deficiencies related to credentialing, privileging, and monitoring surgical care.
Click here to read full article.