Office of the Medical Inspector Should Strengthen Oversight of Recommendations and Assess Performance.

The article focuses on the Office of the Medical Inspector's oversight of the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) health care facilities. The topics include the caseload and staffing levels of the Office, the frequency of recommendations resulting from investigations, and the need for the Office to establish supervisory review, strategic goals, and performance measures to assess its progress in meeting its mission of investigating concerns about the quality of health care provided by VHA.