Ten Texas Doctors and a Healthcare Executive Agree to Pay over $1.68 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
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VA
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline accepts tips or complaints that, on a select basis, result in reviews of: • VA-related criminal activity • Systemic patient safety issues • Gross mismanagement or waste of VA resources • Misconduct by senior VA officials The VA OIG investigates substantial allegations of whistleblower reprisal against employees of VA contractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services subcontractors. The VA OIG reports substantiated allegations of reprisal to the employer and VA for corrective action.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The Hotline does not accept complaints that are unrelated to programs and operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs nor that are addressed in another legal or administrative forum: TYPE OF COMPLAINT WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT Claim for VA disability and pension benefits, and ratings, appeals, or home loan issues Veterans Benefits Administration (1-800-827-1000) Claim for VA education benefits Veterans Benefits Administration (1-888-442-4551) Patient health care dispute Patient Advocate at your local VA medical facility Tort claim or other legal issue/case/claim Local VA Regional Counsel office (202-461-4900) VA billing issues - Compliance and Business Integrity 1-866-842-4357 Litigation matters Private counsel; applicable court Employee grievances, unfair labor practices, union matters Local union representative, Federal Labor Relations Authority VA employee whistleblower retaliation issues U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Other VA employee whistleblower issues and concerns about VA employee VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection performance and accountability (855-429-6669) or (202-461-4119) Whistleblower disclosures not related to the VA U.S. Office of Special Counsel (1-800-872-9855) Discrimination and EEO complaints for VA employees, former VA employees, VA Office of Resolution Management (1-888-566-3982) and applicants for VA positions Discrimination and complaints related to the Uniformed Services Employment U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Personnel actions/adverse action appeals/MSPB matters U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board Disagreement with law or other political dispute Your elected legislative official
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Improved Governance Would Help Patient Advocates Better Manage Veterans’ Healthcare Complaints
2022
21-00510-105
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Patient Advocacy Program helps advance the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) efforts to improve customer service, support veterans’ access to quality care, and provide a mechanism to resolve healthcare issues. Patient advocates document veterans’ concerns, communicate the resolution...
Former Education Service Executive Violated Ethics Rules and Her Duty to Cooperate Fully with the OIG
2022
21-02076-119
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The OIG conducted an administrative investigation that included a congressional request to look into allegations that Charmain Bogue, former executive director of the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Education Service, committed ethical violations arising from her spouse’s consulting work for...
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina
2022
21-00282-111
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center. The inspection covered key clinical and administrative...
VA’s Compliance with the VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
2022
22-00879-118
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Pandemic
In November 2021, Congress passed the VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 to oversee VA’s spending of emergency relief funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The law requires VA to report to Congress how it will spend the funding and provide biweekly updates thereafter.The law also requires the...
Independent Review of VA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Detailed Accounting and Budget Formulation Compliance Reports to the Office of National Drug Control Policy
2022
21-03164-115
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed Veterans Health Administration (VHA) assertions required by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in its fiscal year 2021 detailed accounting report and budget formulation compliance report.The OIG’s review was conducted in accordance...
Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Ticket Process Concerns and Underlying Factors Contributing to Deficiencies after the New Electronic Health Record Go-Live at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington
2022
21-00781-108
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This report details the OIG’s concerns with the new electronic health record system (new EHR) process for resolving problems and requests for assistance through “tickets.” It also examines the underlying factors that contributed to deficiencies found by the OIG in prior inspections of medication...
Medication Management Deficiencies after the New Electronic Health Record Go-Live at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington
2022
21-00656-110
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This report details the OIG’s healthcare inspection to assess a range of allegations regarding medication management deficiencies and potential patient safety issues associated with implementation of the new electronic health record (new EHR) at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane...
Care Coordination Deficiencies after the New Electronic Health Record Go-Live at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington
2022
21-00781-109
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
This healthcare inspection report is the second of three associated with implementation of the new electronic health record system (new EHR) at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. It details OIG findings on a range of allegations regarding clinical care coordination...