Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG conducted an inspection to assess training for VA’s transition to a new electronic health record (EHR) at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (facility) in Spokane, Washington. The OIG identified deficiencies related to training content and delivery; the VA Office of Electronic Health...

The OIG examined whether VA medical centers have adequate controls for, and provide sufficient oversight of, payments to affiliated nonprofit corporations. Under Intergovernmental Personnel Act agreements, VA reimburses nonprofit corporations for all or part of the salaries and associated costs for...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate allegations that Community Care consults were completed in June 2018 without scanning and attaching available clinical results to patients’ Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic health records (EHR). By...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19 facilities’ COVID-19 pandemic readiness and response. This evaluation focused on emergency preparedness; supplies, equipment...

The Electronic Health Record Modernization program manages VA’s transition to a new electronic health record system interoperable with the Department of Defense’s system, allowing care providers to access more comprehensive medical histories for the nine million-plus veterans enrolled in VA health...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to assess the merits of an allegation made to its hotline regarding misuse of a veteran’s funds. The daughter of a now-deceased veteran for whom no VA fiduciary was appointed alleged that staff of a state veterans home in California...

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) 10: VA Healthcare System Serving Ohio, Indiana and Michigan in Cincinnati, covering...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate a primary care provider’s completion of electronic health record (EHR) documentation within the facility’s required time frame and accumulation of over 4,000 view alerts (EHR notifications) that may have resulted...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined whether Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities managed time and attendance for part-time physicians on adjustable work schedules to ensure salary payments were accurate.Part-time physicians on adjustable work schedules sign...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection at the request of Chairman Mark Takano, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to assess allegations that facility staff failed to adequately evaluate and treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) for patients who served in Operation Enduring...