Department of Veterans Affairs

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 Montana VA Health Care System. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative processes...

Congress directed the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) to review Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) progress in developing a comprehensive staffing model. While VHA reported staffing models exist for all occupations, VA plans to develop the first iteration of staffing models that will...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a risk assessment of VA’s charge card program, evaluating the three types of charge cards—purchase cards (including convenience checks), travel cards, and fleet cards—for transactions during fiscal year (FY) 2020.The OIG conducted its risk...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection regarding allegations of incompletely screening for COVID-19 and treatment of a patient with serious mental illness who presented for same-day care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (facility).The OIG substantiated...

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 Western Colorado Health Care System in Grand Junction. The inspection covered key clinical and...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) spent about $6.6 billion on prescription drugs in fiscal year (FY) 2019. Most were dispensed to veterans by medical facility pharmacies. VHA pharmacies can return drugs that become damaged or expire before use through a reverse distributor for credit or...

While auditing the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) prescription drug return program, the VA OIG determined that VHA is at increased risk for not receiving all drug return credits due before the national drug return vendor—Pharma Logistics—issues final invoices to VA medical facilities. In...

The OIG assessed the oversight and stewardship of funds and identified opportunities for cost efficiency at the Miami VA Healthcare System in Florida. The review focused on four areas:1. Use of the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor-Next Generation Program. The program is a collection of contracts that...

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 Sheridan VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Wyoming. The inspection covers key...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of select activities and challenges of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Coordinators and Veterans Integrated Service Network Points of Contact in response to a request from Congressman Chris Pappas, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs’...