Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, which includes the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center and multiple outpatient clinics in California. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:
• Leadership and organizational risks
• Quality, safety, and value
• Medical staff privileging
• Environment of care
• Mental health (emergency department and urgent care center suicide prevention initiatives)
The OIG issued three recommendations for improvement in two areas:
1. Medical staff privileging
• Focused professional practice evaluation criteria defined in advance
• Medical Executive Council review and evaluation of licensed independent practitioners’ reprivileging request and documentation of review in meeting minutes
2. Environment of care
• Furniture and equipment kept safe and in good repair
Date Issued:
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
22-00047-106
Component, if applicable:
Veterans Health Administration
Location(s):
Long Beach, CA
United StatesGardena, CA
United StatesLaguna Hills, CA
United StatesPlacentia, CA
United StatesSanta Ana, CA
United StatesSanta Fe Springs, CA
United StatesType of Report:
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
3
View Document:
Attachment | Size |
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VAOIG-22-00047-106.pdf | 3.86 MB |
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