Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection to assess allegations related to delayed medication delivery from the VA Manila Outpatient Clinic (clinic) pharmacy in Pasay City, Philippines, prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.The OIG substantiated a patient experienced...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) assessed the merits of an August 2019 hotline allegation that a deceased veteran’s VA funds had been misused while he was living at a California nursing home. As part of its assessment, which is the subject of an upcoming report, the OIG discovered the...

Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether VA complied with the requirements of section 759(a), “Covered Agency Responsibilities,” of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018. Geospatial data is information that is tied to a location on the...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the facility to evaluate allegations related to a thoracic surgeon’s surgical complications including patient deaths and misrepresentations of operative note documentation and the facility’s inappropriate reporting of the...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System (facility) in Des Moines in response to an OIG Office of Investigations referral regarding a facility report that a urologist practiced, was privileged, and ordered controlled...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the measures taken by the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Homeless Program Office, medical facilities, and community service providers to mitigate COVID-19 risks in transitional housing programs for veterans experiencing homelessness.The OIG...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to determine the validity of an allegation regarding a patient’s mental health care at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital (facility) in Columbia, Missouri, prior to death by suicide. The OIG reviewed the patient...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of the Veterans Health Administration’s response to anticipated demand and use of emergency department and urgent care center services when faced with the possibility of an influx of patients needing evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in Georgia and South...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a rapid response healthcare inspection at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, to assess allegations from an anonymous complainant that deficiencies in care coordination between facility staff and remote telemedicine intensive...