Delays Occurred in Some Veterans’ Benefits Claims While Awaiting Decision

The OIG team reviewed VBA’s oldest pending claims and identified instances in which the National Work Queue division’s ranking rules unintentionally contributed to delays.  Click below to read more.

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Delays Occurred in Some Veterans’ Benefits Claims While Awaiting Decision
May 8, 2024

The OIG team reviewed VBA’s oldest pending claims and identified instances in which the National Work Queue division’s ranking rules unintentionally contributed to delays.  Click below to read more.

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Opioid Manufacturer to Ordered to Pay $1.5B in Criminal Fines and Forfeiture

These fines are the second-largest set of criminal financial penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical company. Click to read more.

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Opioid Manufacturer to Ordered to Pay $1.5B in Criminal Fines and Forfeiture

May 7, 2024

These fines are the second-largest set of criminal financial penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical company. Click to read more.

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Delays in Community Care Consult Processing and Scheduling at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center in West Virginia

Following an inspection at the VAMC in Martinsburg, the VA OIG determined that there were over 5,000 active consults and that staff took more than 100 days to make the first contact attempt.

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Delays in Community Care Consult Processing and Scheduling at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center in West Virginia

May 2, 2024

Following an inspection at the VAMC in Martinsburg, the VA OIG determined that there were over 5,000 active consults and that staff took more than 100 days to make the first contact attempt.

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Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center

In this episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the established time frame delayed initiating a code blue alert, ending with the patient’s death. This edition also includes OIG's March 2024 highlights.      

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Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center
April 26, 2024

In this episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the established time frame delayed initiating a code blue alert, ending with the patient’s death. This edition also includes OIG's March 2024 highlights.      

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Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Network Adequacy and Contractor Performance

The VA OIG audited VHA’s oversight of its community care network third-party administrators (Optum and TriWest) to ensure VA medical facilities have sufficient access to providers.

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Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Network Adequacy and Contractor Performance
April 9, 2024

The VA OIG audited VHA’s oversight of its community care network third-party administrators (Optum and TriWest) to ensure VA medical facilities have sufficient access to providers.

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Data Dashboard

Reports and Recommendations Published Within the Last 12 Months
205
Reports
1035
Recommendations
$433M
Monetary Impact

The numbers totaled above are for published reports and recommendations only; the investigations and procurement-sensitive contract review totals can be found in the Semiannual Reports to Congress.

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