Episode 20180614-18: OIG Determination of Veterans Health Administration’s Occupational Staffing Shortages for Fiscal Year 2018

Subject matter experts Sami O’Neill, Dr. Robert Yang, and Nathan McClafferty discuss the OIG’s latest OIG Determination of Veterans Health Administration’s Occupational Staffing Shortages report. The report identifies self-reported gaps in clinical and nonclinical occupations at VA medical centers. The report also identifies challenges to meeting staffing goals and recommends development of a new staffing model that identifies and prioritizes staffing needs at the national level while supporting flexibility at the facility.