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Inspector General Open Recommendations

09/27/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Care Concerns and the Impact of COVID-19 on a Patient at the Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System in North Carolina [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

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The Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Director ensures there is consistent communication and coordination of care between the Patient Aligned Care Team registered nurses and the primary care providers.
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The Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Director provides guidance on care coordination between outpatient dietitians and primary care providers when a higher level of nutrition intervention is required.
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The Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Director monitors that follow-up appointments for dietitians are scheduled as ordered.
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The Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Director ensures that non-VA dental appointments are scheduled within recommended time frames by the Community Care program scheduling staff and monitors compliance.
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The Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Director evaluates the COVID-19 scheduling practices and the impact of telephone appointments on the patient’s care.

09/29/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs VA’s Management of Land Use under the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016: Five-Year Report [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

09/29/2021 - National Archives and Records Administration Audit of NARA's Travel Card Program [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

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Enhance monitoring controls of travel card accounts, to include but not be limited to (1) activating, closing, and reducing spending levels of travel cards timely and (2) timely identification of delinquencies and when warranted suspension or cancellation of travel cards.
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Develop and implement a methodology for Accounting Policy and Operations Branch to review an appropriate number of travel authorizations and vouchers for all NARA locations.
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Review unreimbursed official travel conference expenses identified during the audit and reimburse those employees for eligible expenses.
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Enhance procedures for quarterly travel audits, to include but not limited to (1) timing of the audits; (2) formal communication of results and recommendations; and (3) formalized training, especially when there are repetitive findings.
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Review, update, and implement revised NARA 601, NARA Travel Policy, and NARA Travel Card Management Plan to reflect current practices, and the current versions of Federal Travel Regulation and Appendix B to OMB A-123, A Risk Management Framework for Government Charge Card Programs.
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Develop and implement standard operating travel procedures for XA, reviewers, and approving officials for the review and approval of travel authorizations and vouchers.
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Develop and implement formal training for reviewers and approving officials for the review of travel authorizations and vouchers.
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Develop and implement monitoring procedures for travel card refresher training.

09/29/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven [Report Details] Review - Open Recommendations

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The System Director evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensures the Chief of Staff regularly attends Surgical Performance Improvement Committee meetings.
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The Chief of Staff evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensures that staff complete mandatory suicide safety plan training prior to developing suicide safety plans.
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The System Director evaluates and determines additional reasons for noncompliance and maintains a current written policy to ensure the safe, appropriate, orderly, and timely transfer of patients.
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The Chief of Staff and Associate Director for Nursing and Patient Care Services evaluate and determine any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensure all transfers are monitored and evaluated as part of Veterans Health Administration’s Quality Management Program.
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The System Director and Associate Director for Nursing and Patient Care Services evaluate and determine any additional reasons for noncompliance and make certain that referring physicians identify the receiving physicians on the Inter-Facility Transfer Form or facility-defined equivalent note.

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