Office of Patient Care Services

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Office of Patient Care Services Type: Administrative and Support Agency Parent organization: Veterans Health Administration Top organization: Department of Veterans Affairs Employees: Executive: Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services Budget: Address: 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420 Website: https://www.patientcare.va.gov/ Creation Legislation: Wikipedia: Office of Patient Care Services

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Mission To enhance veterans’ health by overseeing clinical policies and programs across VA healthcare. It ensures high-quality, patient-centered care through leadership, guidance, and resource development.

Services Clinical Policy Development; Program Oversight; Specialty Care Coordination; Veteran Health Education

Regulations

Office of Patient Care Services (PCS) is a key office within the Veterans Health Administration, responsible for directing clinical care policies, managing specialty care programs, and supporting over 9 million enrolled veterans through a network of VA medical facilities nationwide.

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Mission

The Office of Patient Care Services aims to improve veterans’ health outcomes by developing and implementing clinical policies, overseeing national programs, and fostering patient-centered care innovations across the VA system. It provides leadership to specialty care services (e.g., primary care, mental health, geriatrics), ensures evidence-based practices, and supports VHA clinicians with tools and training to deliver consistent, high-quality healthcare tailored to veterans’ needs.

Parent organization

The PCS operates under the Veterans Health Administration, the healthcare delivery arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which manages the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S., serving veterans through over 1,200 facilities.

Legislation

The PCS was not established by specific legislation but functions under VHA’s authority from the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-262), which restructured VA healthcare to emphasize comprehensive and preventive services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.va.gov/health/aboutvha.asp |title=About VHA |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs |access-date