Department of Veterans Affairs

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated efforts by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to expand veteran access to telehealth. Accordingly, VHA’s Connected Care Office created a new digital divide consult to issue iPhones to veterans experiencing homelessness who were enrolled in the Department of...

The Veterans Data Integration and Federation Enterprise Platform (VDIF) allows VA to share sensitive health information with the Department of Defense and community care providers. VA is required by law to ensure the safe sharing of veterans’ sensitive personal information. Linking information...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Kentucky, Ohio, and...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducts information technology (IT) inspections to assess whether VA facilities are meeting federal security requirements. They are typically conducted at selected facilities that have not been assessed in the sample for the annual audit required by the...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this inspection to determine whether the Tucson Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) was meeting federal security guidance. The inspection team selected the Tucson CMOP because it is home to the CMOP Local Area Network, which establishes an...

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of VA OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all reports issued from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. During this reporting period, VA OIG audits, evaluations, investigations, inspections, and other reviews identified...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to review the care of an unresponsive patient by Emergency Department staff and the subsequent response of leaders at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (facility), after the patient’s death at the University of Florida Health Shands...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the leadership performance and oversight by Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 2: New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network in Bronx, New York, covering leadership and...

VA has a right to recover community care treatment costs for conditions unrelated to military service from veterans’ private health insurers. The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit was conducted to determine how effectively the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) billed private insurers...