VA health care : VA uses medical injury tort claims data to assess veterans' care, but should take action to ensure that these data are complete / [Randall B. Williamson].

Author/creator Williamson, Randall B.
Other author United States. Government Accountability Office.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
Description1 online resource (19 p.) : col. ill.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo16071
Subjects

Variant title Department of Veterans Affairs health care : Department of Veterans Affairs uses medical injury tort claims data to assess veterans' care, but should take action to ensure that these data are complete
Portion of title VA uses medical injury tort claims data to assess veterans' care, but should take action to ensure that these data are complete
Running title VA use of tort claims data
Contents Results in brief -- Background -- Tort claims are largely resolved through VA's administrative review rather than litigation -- VA requires review of paid tort claims to identify practitioners who rendered substandard care, but does not ensure that all paid claims are sent for review -- Conclusions.
General noteTitle from PDF caption (viewed on Oct. 31, 2011).
General note"October 28, 2011."
General note"GAO-12-6R."
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Technical rpt numberGAO-12-6 R
GPO item number0545-A-04 (online)
Govt. docs number GA 1.41:GAO-12-6 R

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