Veterans Accountability Improvement Act.

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Veterans Accountability Improvement Act.

April 22, 2021

SB 1307, 117th Congress: 2021.

Reporting clinicians who exhibit practice behaviors that are detrimental to safety is challenged by system and cultural norms. This legislation aims to strengthen the US Veterans Health System process for identifying problematic clinicians by underscoring the importance of reporting to a national system that tracks these instances.

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