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Community Based Outpatient Clinic Reviews Pine Plains (Eastern Dutchess) and Port Jervis, NY; Allentown and Tobyhanna, PA

Report Information

Issue Date
Report Number
11-03655-215
VISN
State
New York
Pennsylvania
District
VA Office
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Report Author
Office of Healthcare Inspections
Report Type
Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program
Recommendations
0
Questioned Costs
$0
Better Use of Funds
$0
Congressionally Mandated
No

Summary

Summary
The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) during the weeks of April 2 and 9, 2012. CBOCs were reviewed in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 3 at Pine Plains (Eastern Dutchess) and Port Jervis, NY; and, in VISN 4, at Allentown and Tobyhanna, PA. The purpose of the review was to assess whether CBOCs are operated in a manner that provides veterans with consistent, safe, high-quality health care. The review covered the following focused topic areas: women’s health; management of diabetes mellitus-lower limb peripheral vascular disease; heart failure follow-up; credentialing and privileging; and environment and emergency management. OIG noted opportunities for improvement and made a total of seven recommendations to the VISN and facility managers.
Recommendations (0)