VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
- Last Action
- 7/14/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-14Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-22 (00)
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information.
The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public.
The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess the accuracy and completeness of the data available on the website.
Cosponsors (3)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' medical care
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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