This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the outpatient settings at the West Texas VA Health Care System and associated outpatient clinics in Texas and New Mexico. This evaluation focused on four key operational areas:
• Leadership and organizational risks
• Quality, safety, and value
• Medical staff privileging
• Environment of care
The OIG issued one recommendation for improvement related to medical staff privileging:
• Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations
The report can be found online here.