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https://www.vaoig.gov/
Abbreviation
VA
Agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Agency
Yes
Location

United States

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

Hotline Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/online-forms
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://www.vaoig.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection-program

Deficiencies in Mental Health Care Coordination and Administrative Processes for a Patient Who Died by Suicide, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina

2021
20-02368-202
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed allegations referred by Chairman Mark Takano, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, regarding deficiencies in the mental health care provided at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (facility) to a high risk for suicide patient who died by suicide...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Roseburg VA Health Care System in Oregon

2021
20-01259-196
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Roseburg VA Health Care System, which includes the Roseburg VA Medical Center and three...

Review of VA’s Compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2020

2021
21-00519-192
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The OIG determined whether VA complied with the requirements of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) for fiscal year 2020. Several requirements focus on improper payments, or any payment that should not have been made or was made in an incorrect amount under statutory, contractual...

Former Delray Beach Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

Former Delray Beach Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Delray Beach Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William Jung has sentenced Dr. Richard Davidson (Delray Beach, 42) to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud. As part of,,,

Failures in Care Coordination and Reviewing a Patient’s Death at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System in Utah

2021
21-00657-197
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an inspection at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (facility) in Utah to assess allegations of lack of care coordination and a delay in a patient receiving an anticoagulant medication, refusal to hire a community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC)...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington

2021
20-01261-194
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 VA Puget Sound Health Care System, which includes the Seattle and American Lake (Tacoma) divisions...

Former Supervisory Pharmacist of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

Former Supervisory Pharmacist of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Supervisory Pharmacist of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak BOSTON – The former supervisory pharmacist of the now-defunct New England Compounding Center (NECC) was resentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection,,,

Monmouth County Man Admits Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs of $200,000

Monmouth County Man Admits Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs of $200,000
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Monmouth County Man Admits Defrauding Department of Veterans Affairs of $200,000 NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man today admitted he defrauded the Department of Veterans Affairs of over $200,0000 in survivor’s pension benefits over 12 years, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig,,,

Buncombe Co. Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving Nearly $1 Million In Veteran Benefits Based On Fraudulent Service-Connected Disabilities

Buncombe Co. Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving Nearly $1 Million In Veteran Benefits Based On Fraudulent Service-Connected Disabilities
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Buncombe Co. Man Pleads Guilty To Receiving Nearly $1 Million In Veteran Benefits Based On Fraudulent Service-Connected Disabilities ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced that John Paul Cook, 57, of Alexander, N.C. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton,,,

Contracted Residence Programs Need Stronger Monitoring to Ensure Veterans Experiencing Homelessness Receive Services

2021
19-08267-147
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

Staff at VA medical facilities work with contractors in the Contracted Residential Services (CRS) program to provide temporary housing and services to veterans experiencing homelessness. The OIG examined whether the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) effectively monitored veterans and administered...

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