Veterans health care. Addressing high risk concerns for oversight and accountability are key to ensuring quality of care and patient safety : testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives Addressing high risk concerns for oversight and accountability are key to ensuring quality of care and patient safety United States. Department of Veterans Affairs Government Regulation Patient Safety -- legislation & jurisprudence Quality Assurance, Health Care -- standards Veterans Health Services -- standards Why GAO did this study. VA operates one of the nation’s largest health care systems. GAO’s work, along with that of VA’s Office of Inspector General and others, has cited longstanding issues with VA’s oversight of its health care system. In 2015, GAO added VA health care to its High-Risk List, in which one broad area of concern was inadequate oversight and accountability. In its latest high-risk update in March 2021, GAO noted continued concern over VA’s ability to ensure the safety and protection of patients and staff, as well as to oversee its programs. This statement describes the oversight and accountability issues GAO’s work has identified related to quality care and patient safety, and the status of VA’s efforts to address its high-risk designation. This statement is based on GAO’s body of work in this area. Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, October 27, 2021 United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body. United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Health, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (14 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918383083706676-pdf 9918383083706676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383083706676 English United States The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0