Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) audited the accuracy of data used to measure VA’s capacity to provide specialty health care to veterans. The data will be used to identify gaps in care and implement recommendations for modernizing or realigning VA facilities to fill those gaps, as required...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the outpatient settings of the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, which includes multiple outpatient clinics in Michigan. This...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the White River Junction VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics in New Hampshire and Vermont. This...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (facility) to assess allegations that facility staff delayed ordering medications following a patient’s discharge from a community hospital. The OIG substantiated that inadequate...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:• Leadership and...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics in Georgia and South Carolina. This evaluation focused on five key...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the Montana VA Health Care System to assess allegations of the Chief of Staff (COS) providing pregnancy care without privileges, deficient care, and leadership failures.The OIG found that the COS practiced without...

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which includes the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics in Minnesota and...

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) uses the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (rating schedule) to determine monthly compensation to eligible veterans for service connected disabilities based on documented medical severity. In 2021, VA updated the rating schedule for the musculoskeletal...

The OIG conducted this inspection to assess the stewardship and oversight of funds by the VA Memphis Healthcare System in Tennessee. This inspection assessed financial activities and administrative processes to determine whether appropriate controls and oversight were in place. These included open...