Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA’s) denied claims related to veterans’ military sexual trauma (MST) to determine whether staff correctly processed the claims according to VBA policy. Some service members are reluctant to submit a report of MST...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a national review to determine whether Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) staff assigned correct effective dates on claims for compensation benefits with an intent to file (ITF). The ITF allows claimants the opportunity to provide minimal...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Erie VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the Veteran Health Administration’s (VHA’s) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers from June 2017 through June 2018 to determine if VHA effectively provided program services to qualified veterans and their caregivers. The Family...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the request of Senator Joe Manchin to review the postoperative care of a patient (Patient) who had vascular surgery at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center (Facility), West Virginia. In general, the OIG found the Patient’s...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a rapid response healthcare inspection after an OIG Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program review identified several significant environment of care (EOC) deficiencies at the McComb Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on May 23, 2018. The...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Dayton VA Medical Center, Ohio (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of Chillicothe VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...