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Inspector General Open Recommendations

12/20/2021 - Department of the Treasury FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: Management Letter for the Audit of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

12/16/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Inadequate Oversight of VHA’s Home Oxygen Program [Report Details] Audit - Open Recommendations

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The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health implement comprehensive guidance for staff who schedule home oxygen consults that includes processes for working with patients who do not or are unable to attend scheduled reevaluations, and for determining how and when to discontinue home oxygen services when appropriate.
02
The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health update guidance to include any exceptions to the scheduling time frame based on the type of home oxygen services patients are prescribed.
03
The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health update policy to assign oversight responsibility for ensuring the number of home or telehealth visits outlined in guidance is conducted.
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The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health require the network contracting offices to provide oversight so that (1) contracting officers ensure vendor performance evaluations and quality assurance reports are completed and documented in the electronic contract management system, and (2) contracting officers comply with requirements when designating contracting officer’s representatives.
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The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health clearly communicate processes or tools that staff should use to achieve the contract monitoring requirements outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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The OIG recommended that the under secretary for health ensure facilities in Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 review orders that were paid for home oxygen services without an awarded contract and submit a request for ratification to the head of the contracting activity for any unauthorized commitments.

12/16/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Efficiency Review of the Marion VA Healthcare System in Illinois [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

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Develop a plan to routinely provide updates when changes in stock levels are anticipated and work with the prime vendor to address having adequate stock to meet orders.
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Ensure logistics staff and contracting officer’s representative use the tools available to inform the Medical Supplies Program Office and Strategic Acquisition Center of prime vendor performance concerns and challenges.
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Implement a process to routinely check the formulary for additions and update the ordering system to reflect the prime vendor as the source for purchasing newly added supplies.
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Ensure quarterly purchase card audits are performed as required by the Veterans Health Administration standard operating procedure, “Internal Audits—Purchase Cards and Convenience Checks.”
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Ensure healthcare system finance office staff are made aware of policy requirements and the responsible finance office conducts reviews on all open obligations as required by VA Financial Policies and Procedures, vol. II, chap. 5, “Obligations Policy,” January 2018.
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Promote veterans’ use of the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy.
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Educate non-VA providers on prescribing lower-cost drugs.
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Implement Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 recommendations to ensure the cost-saving initiatives are implemented, tracked, and monitored to achieve identified efficiency targets and use available pharmacy data to make business decisions.

12/16/2021 - Tennessee Valley Authority Organizational Effectiveness - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Chemistry [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

12/16/2021 - Department of Veterans Affairs Deficiencies in a Patient’s Lung Cancer Screening, Renal Nodule Follow-Up, and Prostate Cancer Surveillance at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas [Report Details] Inspection / Evaluation - Open Recommendations

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