United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-03-31 monographic deposited born digital 38 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-566 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566 P0b002ee180374999 f:d04566 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566 GAO-04-566 Crimes or offenses Data bases Health care personnel Hiring policies Licenses Physicians Evaluation methods Personnel evaluation Other Written Product A09621 Cases of practitioners causing intentional harm to patients have raised concerns about the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) screening of practitioners' professional credentials and personal backgrounds. GAO was asked to (1) identify key VA screening requirements, (2) evaluate their adequacy, and (3) assess compliance with these screening requirements. GAO reviewed VA's policies and identified key VA screening requirements for 43 health care occupations; interviewed officials from VA, licensing boards, and certifying organizations; and randomly sampled about 100 practitioners' personnel files at each of four VA facilities we visited. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566.pdf GAO-04-566 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-566 Other Written Product GAO-04-566; VA Health Care: Improved Screening of Practitioners Would Reduce Risk to Veterans; Crimes or offenses Data bases Health care personnel Hiring policies Licenses Physicians Evaluation methods Personnel evaluation Volume 110 Page 1936 110 Stat. 1936 Volume 111 Page 251 111 Stat. 251 Public Law 104-191 Public Law 105-33