Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to determine whether appeals of non-VA care claims decisions were effectively managed and processed. An earlier audit identified a significant risk that the Office of Community Care’s Payment Operations and Management (POM) directorate...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Records Management Center disclosed third-party information (including social security numbers of other service members and medical professionals) when responding to...

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, covering leadership, organizational risks, and key processes associated with promoting quality care. Focused areas were Quality, Safety, and Value...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection in response to a request from Senator Richard Blumenthal to review issues related to Surgical and Sterile Processing Services (SPS) within the VA Connecticut Healthcare System (system). The request came after an unannounced survey of...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this review to determine whether the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Records Management Center disclosed third-party information (including social security numbers of other service members and medical professionals) when responding to...

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, covering leadership, organizational risks, and key processes associated with promoting quality care. For this inspection, areas of focus were...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review allegations of deficiencies in quality of care and administrative processes that contributed to two patient deaths by suicide and one patient’s self-harm behavior at the Alaska VA Healthcare System’s (facility)...

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, covering leadership, organizational risks, and key processes associated with promoting quality care. Focused areas were Quality, Safety, and...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) contracted with the independent public accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) to audit VA’s compliance under the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act) for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The DATA Act requires the...

This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Fargo VA Health Care System. The inspection covers leadership and organizational risks and key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...