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Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of Defense OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of Defense OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of Defense
Report Number
DODIG-2023-059
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
D-2023-2059-DEV0PA-0001-0001.a-c No $0 $0

Rec. 1.a-c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Director of the Defense Health Agency review and update Defense Health Agency Procedural Instruction 6490.04. At a minimum, the review and update should: a. Establish the timeline associated with 72-hour followup. b. Change the 72-hour followup from a recommendation to a requirement. c. Review the applicability and clinical use in its entirety of the Military Acute Concussion Evaluation, Version 2 tool within the Military Treatment Facilities.

D-2023-2059-DEV0PA-0001-0002.a-d No $0 $0

Rec. 2.a-d: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Director of the Defense Health Agency, the Service Surgeons General, and the Joint Staff Surgeon, establish an oversight plan for the management of traumatic brain injury care within the Military Health System. At a minimum, the oversight plan should: a. Include the completion and tracking of required screening tools, including Military Acute Concussion Evaluation, Version 2. b. Include the completion and tracking of the Progressive Return to Activity protocol. c. Include the completion and tracking of any required followup processes for Service members diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. d. Develop a revised methodology to verify that Military Heath System providers consistently code all Service members diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury.

D-2023-2059-DEV0PA-0001-0003.a-b No $0 $0

Rec. 3.a-b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Director of the Defense Health Agency, the Service Surgeons General, and the Joint Staff Surgeon, establish a Traumatic Brain Injury Program of Record for traumatic brain injury care within the Military Health System that: a. Establishes baseline resource requirements and guidance for personnel, equipment, and staffing and budget modeling. b. Standardizes programming, concept of operations, business practices, staffing, and referral standards.

D-2023-2059-DEV0PA-0001-0004 No $0 $0

Rec. 4: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), the Director of the Defense Health Agency, the Service Surgeons General, and the Joint Staff Surgeon, establish a process by which Military Health System providers can access, create, and update Service members' profiles, regardless of their Service Component.

Department of Defense OIG

United States