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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

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the VA San Diego Healthcare System

2018
18-00616-212
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA San Diego Healthcare System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

Delays in Urological Care and Alleged Lack of Non-VA Care Funding at the Beckley VA Medical Center, West Virginia

2018
17-05432-217
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the Beckley VA Medical Center (Beckley), West Virginia, regarding a complainant’s allegations that delays in urological care, including kidney surgery, and an increase in a kidney lesion’s size occurred that resulted in an...

Alleged Inappropriate Anesthesia Practices at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center, Altoona, Pennsylvania

2018
16-00284-214
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection in response to a complainant’s allegations regarding an anesthesiologist who provided outpatient sedation services at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Facility), Altoona, Pennsylvania. The OIG did not substantiate an...

Alleged Inappropriate Controlled Substance Prescribing Practices at a Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 Medical Facility

2018
16-05323-200
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection in response to a complaint that a primary care provider (PCP1) at a Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20 Facility (Facility) continued to prescribe controlled substances to a patient at high-risk for overdose. The OIG...

Patient Overdose Death in the Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program at a VISN 1 Medical Facility

2018
17-04354-187
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review circumstances surrounding a Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program patient’s death from heroin overdose at a Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 1 medical facility (facility). The OIG determined that...

VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System's Alleged Unnecessary Use of Outside Vendors to Purchase Prosthetics

2018
16-02247-165
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) substantiated an allegation that the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System’s (System) prosthetics laboratory did not provide timely and cost-effective services to veterans for frequently prescribed compression garments and orthotic shoes. The laboratory showed...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Montrose, New York

2018
17-05399-194
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

FY 2017 Risk Assessment of VA’s Charge Card Programs

2018
17-03801-204
Audit
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a risk assessment of the three types of charge cards used by VA—purchase cards (including convenience checks), travel cards, and fleet cards. Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-13-21, Implementation of the Government Charge Card Abuse...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the Memphis VA Medical Center

2018
18-00609-185
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Memphis VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality...

Alleged Mismanagement of Inpatient Care at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center within the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Topeka, Kansas

2018
17-02484-189
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center (Facility) in Topeka, Kansas, regarding an anonymous complainant’s allegations that physicians were practicing beyond their clinical privileges and expertise; physicians failed to seek...

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