Audit of the Community Nursing Home Program
OIG evaluated VHA’s community nursing home program to determine if nursing homes met eligibility requirements. VHA’s Office of Finance reported nursing home program expenditures totaled $614 million in FY 2012 and were estimated to grow to $767 million in FY 2013. We found weaknesses and untimely VA healthcare facility eligibility...More
Top 10 VA OIG Downloads for February 2013
What are people who are interested in Veterans' issues reading these days? Here are the top 10 downloads from our Internet site for February 2013.
Healthcare Inspection - Evaluation of Cataract Surgeries and Outcomes in VHA Facilities
The OIG assessed: (1) whether cataract surgery care complied with VHA policies related to informed consent, time-outs, operative report timeliness, and resident supervision; (2) whether cataract surgery patients had improved visual acuity after surgery; (3) selected comorbid conditions and postoperative complications within 30 days of surgery; and (4) whether quality management...More
Healthcare Inspection - Improper Conduct During Merit Review Proceedings
The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections reviewed allegations that a Merit Review Scientific Review Group (SRG) member (Dr. X) violated ethical standards of conduct by approaching other SRG members to seek support for his wife’s (Dr. Y’s) research proposal. We substantiated that Dr. X had a...More
Healthcare Inspection – Excessive Length of Stay and Quality of Care Issues in the Emergency Department, William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC
The VA Office of Inspector General Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted an evaluation in response to allegations of an excessive length of stay (LOS) and lack of treatment for elevated blood pressure in the Emergency Department (ED) at the William Jennings Bryan (WJB) Dorn VA Medical Center (the facility) in Columbia,...More
Weare Woman Sentenced to 13 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $52,000 of Federal Funds
New Hampshire Fiduciary Sentenced to Prison and Fined $55K for Embezzling Funds from Disabled Veterans...Read this press release
Two Brothers Charged with Defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs
New York Men Face 10 Years in Prison if Convicted for Pretending To Be Disabled Veterans To Receive Set Aside Contracts with VA...Read this press release
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Quality of Care and Problems with Services, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, Mississippi
At the request of Congressman Jo Bonner, OIG conducted an inspection to assess allegations concerning a patient’s quality of care and problems with Services at the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, in Biloxi, MS. We substantiated that the patient’s overall medical evaluation during one of four Emergency Room...More
Altoona Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Lying About Military Record and Honors to Obtain VA Health Care Benefits
Judge Sentences Iowa Man Who Falsified DD 214 and Received Over $100K in VA Health Care to 1 Year in Federal Prison ...Read this press release
Review of VA’s Compliance with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for FY 2012
We conducted this annual review to determine whether VA complied with the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act (IPERA) for FY 2012. VA reported about $2.2 billion in improper payments in its FY 2012 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR). In doing so, we found VA did not comply with...More
Congressional Testimony - 4/10/2013
Statement Of Linda A. Halliday Assistant Inspector General For Audits And Evaluations Office Of Inspector General Department Of Veterans Affairs Before The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs Committee On Veterans’ Affairs United St More