The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) published a report titled “Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Amarillo VA Health Care System in Texas” on March 15.
This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the Amarillo Health Care System in Texas. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:
• Leadership and organizational risks
• Quality, safety, and value
• Medical staff privileging
• Environment of care
• Mental health (emergency department and urgent care center prevention initiatives)
The OIG identified concerns within the medical staff privileging area of review:
• Focused Professional Practice Evaluation processes
• Privileging request review
The report can be found online here.
