VA Health Care: Improvements Needed for Management and Oversight of Sole-Source Affiliate Contract Development

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By Randall B. Wiliamson (au)
Year: 2016
Pages: 70
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-6393-6

Product Code: 1457863936

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) partners with university-affiliated hospitals, medical schools, and practice groups (affiliates) to provide educational opportunites in VA medical centers (VAMCs). Under special contracting authority, VA can use high-value, long-term sole-source affiliate contracts (SSACs) to obtain physician services from affiliates that are not available in VAMCs. This report, among other issues, examines (1) VHAäó»s time frames for developing and awarding high-value, long-term SSACs; (2) the Veterans Health Administrationäó»s (VHAäó»s) use of short-term SSACs and how it oversees their development and use; and (3) how much experience the VA workforce that develops SSACs has and what, if any, specialized training VA provides. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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