Physician admits to assault charges
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VA
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Department of Veterans Affairs
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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
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Georgia Man Sentenced For Stealing Medical Treatment Using Veteran’s Identity
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Investigative Press Release
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Veterans Cemetery Grants Program Did Not Always Award Grants to Cemeteries Correctly and Hold States to Standards
2021
20-00176-125
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Through the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program, the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) offers grants to states, US territories, and tribes to help provide final resting places for eligible veterans and family members where VA’s national cemeteries cannot meet burial needs. Grants may be used to...
Deficiencies in Emergency Preparedness for Veterans Health Administration Telemental Health Care at VA Clinic Locations Prior to the Pandemic
2021
19-09808-171
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review of 58 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) outpatient clinics’ emergency preparedness for the delivery of telemental health care as of November 1, 2019. The review focused on clinic-specific emergency procedures, emergency procedure roles...
VHA Needs More Reliable Data to Better Monitor the Timeliness of Emergency Care
2021
20-01141-145
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined whether Veterans Health Administration (VHA) emergency department oversight ensured patients received emergency care services in a timely manner and whether facilities made any needed improvements to the patient flow process, which is how patients...
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan
2021
20-01273-162
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 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, which includes multiple outpatient clinics in...
Inspection of Information Technology Security at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Austin, Texas
2021
20-01485-114
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
Information technology controls protect VA systems and data from unauthorized access, use, modification, or destruction. The VA Outpatient Clinic in Austin, Texas, is VA’s largest freestanding outpatient clinic— conducting almost 300,000 outpatient visits annually. The OIG inspected this clinic to...
Improper Feeding of a Community Living Center Patient Who Died and Inadequate Review of the Patient’s Care, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System in Queens
2021
20-02968-170
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to evaluate an allegation that improper feeding by a registered nurse (RN) at the New York Harbor Health Care System’s Community Living Center (CLC) contributed to the death of a patient. The OIG identified concerns related...
Former CEO Sentenced for Defrauding Multiple Federal Agencies
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Investigative Press Release
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Bronx Man Indicted for Offering Bribes to Public Official
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Investigative Press Release
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