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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

OIG Determination of Veterans Health Administration’s Occupational Staffing Shortages FY 2018

2018
18-01693-196
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review in response to newly established requirements in the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017. The law requires the OIG to report a minimum of five clinical and five nonclinical VA occupations that have the largest staffing shortages at...

Alleged Misuse of VA Position and Resources

2018
17-03802-197
Investigation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) received allegations that a senior manager at a VA medical facility abused their position and VA resources. The senior manager allegedly instructed a subordinate to provide the senior manager’s family member with additional daily Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix, Arizona

2018
18-00611-180
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 at the Phoenix VA Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality...

Colorectal Cancer Screening, Timely Colonoscopies, and Physician Coverage in the Intensive Care Unit at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee

2018
16-02940-183
Inspection / Evaluation
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection regarding a complainant’s allegations of inadequate colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, timely performance of colonoscopies, and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) physician coverage at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain...

Office of Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs Semiannual Report to Congress (SAR) October 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018

2018
Semiannual Report
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The Semiannual Report to Congress summarizes the results of OIG oversight, provides statistical information, and lists all reports issued October 1, 2017–March 31, 2018. During this reporting period, OIG audits, investigations, inspections, evaluations, and other reviews identified over $1.6 billion...

Administrative Summary–Follow-up to Clinical and Administrative Concerns at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018
17-05398-177
Other
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

At the request of Senator Sherrod Brown, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a follow-up healthcare inspection on clinical and administrative concerns at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center (facility), Ohio, that had been cited previously in reports by the OIG or the Veterans Health...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

2018
17-05398-172
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 Cincinnati VA Medical Center (the Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, South Carolina

2018
18-00412-173
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 William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center (the Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with...

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nevada

2018
18-00605-174
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 VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (the Facility) inpatient and outpatient settings. The review covered key clinical and administrative processes—Leadership and Organizational Risks...

VA’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2017

2018
17-05460-169
Review
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a review to determine whether VA complied with the requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) for fiscal year (FY) 2017. VA met four of six IPERA requirements for FY 2017 by publishing the Agency Financial Report (AFR...

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