Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG reviewed allegations the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) inappropriately used Government purchase cards to procure commonly used prosthetics, instead of establishing contracts to leverage VHA’s purchasing power, and failed to ensure fair and reasonable prices. Furthermore, VHA allegedly...

OIG received a complaint from a veteran alleging that Peterson Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Kerrville, TX, canceled his sleep study appointment because VA owed PRMC more than $2 million, and PRMC was no longer accepting VA referrals for non-VA Care (NVC) as a result. There was insufficient...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted its fourth determination of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) occupations with the largest staffing shortages as required by Section 301 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA). We determined that the largest...

The VA Office of Inspector General conducted a healthcare inspection at the request of Senator John McCain, Senator Jeff Flake, Congresswoman Martha McSally, former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, and Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva to assess the merits of allegations regarding patients’ delayed access...

In April 2017, we evaluated the VA Regional Office (VARO) in Detroit, Michigan, to determine how well Veterans Service Center (VSC) staff processed disability claims, processed proposed rating reductions, entered claims-related information, and responded to special controlled correspondence. Staff...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the quality of care at the Wilmington VA Medical Center. This included reviews of key processes that affect patient care outcomes—Quality, Safety, and Value; Environment of Care (EOC); Medication Management; Coordination of Care; Diagnostic Care...

OIG conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations made by confidential complainants regarding quality of care and other concerns at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), North Chicago, IL. We substantiated the Home Based Primary Care program’s Joint Commission...

At the request of Senator Bill Nelson, OIG conducted a healthcare review to address questions regarding VA suicide prevention efforts and suicide data collection:• How do you know if VA’s suicide prevention programs are working and what percent of veterans who die by suicide have been under the care...

In April 2017, we evaluated the San Juan VA Regional Office (VARO) to assess timeliness and accuracy of claims processing, rating reductions, systems compliance and specially controlled correspondence. We found Veterans Service Center (VSC) staff did not consistently process one of the two types of...