VA Health Care: VA Uses Medical Injury Tort Claims Data to Assess Veterans’ Care, but Should Take Action to Ensure That These Data Are Complete.

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VA Health Care: VA Uses Medical Injury Tort Claims Data to Assess Veterans’ Care, but Should Take Action to Ensure That These Data Are Complete.

November 9, 2011

Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; October 28, 2011. Publication GAO-12-6R.

This report reviews injury claim data to assess quality of care in the Veterans Affairs health system.

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