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Report Number
12-00089-182
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12-01531-187
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Report Number
11-00104-186
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12-01008-185
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11-03428-173
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12-00900-168
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12-00956-159
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11-04081-142
Open
Closed-Implemented
Closed-Not ImplementedNo. 1
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 1/22/2013
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration develop training for human resources personnel responsible for coding duty stations in the automated system to ensure they understand how to designate employee duty stations as well as the implications of virtual assignments.
No. 2
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 5/28/2014
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration issue policy requiring that at least annually, managers are notified of their employees' duty station assignments and validate the assignments.
No. 3
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 5/28/2014
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration establish an oversight mechanism to ensure that at least annually, managers are notified of their employees¿ duty station assignments and validate the assignments.
No. 4
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 1/22/2013
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration establish a mechanism to notify all VA employees at least annually of the definition of duty station, as well as the implications of virtual assignments on locality pay.
No. 5
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 5/28/2014
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration establish a control mechanism to provide annual notification to supervisors regarding the requirement to submit a Request for Personnel Action, Standard Form 52, if an employee¿s duty station changes.
No. 6
to Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP)
Closure Date: 1/22/2013
The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration provide guidance to human resources personnel regarding processing corrective actions when employees have received inaccurate locality pay, which will help ensure that recoupment efforts are appropriate.
No. 7
to General Counsel (OGC)
Closure Date: 8/19/2013
The General Counsel take action to recoup overpayments as appropriate, in accordance with VA guidance.
No. 8
to Information and Technology (OIT)
Closure Date: 9/5/2012
The Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology take action to recoup overpayments as appropriate, in accordance with VA guidance.
No. 9
to Acquisitions, Logistics, and Construction (OALC)
Closure Date: 4/19/2012
The Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction take action to recoup overpayments as appropriate, in accordance with VA guidance.
Total Monetary Impact of All Recommendations
Open: $ 0.00
Closed: $ 1,355,355.00
Date Issued
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Report Number
11-00320-138
Date Issued
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Report Number
11-00312-127
OpenClosed-ImplementedClosed-Not ImplementedNo. 1
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/25/2013
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health require VA medical centers to conduct comprehensive physical inventories of stocked prosthetic supplies, adjust Prosthetics Inventory Package and Generic Inventory Package quantities on hand to match physical inventory quantities, and begin eliminating identified excess inventories and purchasing supplies to avoid identified shortages.
No. 2
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/11/2013
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health collaborate with the VA Office of Information and Technology to develop a detailed plan of the steps needed to replace Prosthetics Inventory Package and Generic Inventory Package with a comprehensive modern inventory system, including milestones for deliverables and a methodology for tracking progress.
No. 3
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 8/5/2013
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health establish a mechanism to ensure VA medical center prosthetic supply inventory managers receive the training required by the Veterans Health Administration's Inventory Management Handbook.
No. 4
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/13/2014
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health collaborate with the Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, to develop a VA Acquisition Academy curriculum and certification program for prosthetic supply inventory managers that includes training on the inventory management practices and techniques discussed in this report.
No. 5
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/19/2016
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health revise the Veterans Health Administration's Inventory Management Handbook to require at least one prosthetic supply inventory manager from each VA medical center to attend VA's Acquisition Academy's Supply Chain Management School and become Certified VA Supply Chain Managers.
No. 6
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/1/2014
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health establish a mechanism to identify surgical device implants stored in VA medical center inventories, perform cost/benefit analyses of using consignment agreements to procure identified surgical device implants, and when determined to be cost effective, establish surgical device implant consignment agreements.
No. 7
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/11/2013
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health discontinue using the metric of comparing prosthetic excess supply inventory and budgets and establish a mechanism to ensure VA medical centers submit the prosthetic inventory performance metrics required by the Veterans Health Administration's Inventory Management Handbook.
No. 8
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 11/30/2012
We recommend the Under Secretary for Health include performance measurement information on VA medical centers' management of prosthetic supplies in the monthly compliance report and distribute the reports in accordance with Inventory Management Handbook requirements.
No. 9
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/11/2013
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health establish policies and procedures requiring Veterans Integrated Service Network Prosthetic Representatives to conduct cyclical reviews at VA medical centers within their jurisdiction to evaluate prosthetic supply inventory management practices and provide a comprehensive written report detailing the evaluation results to the Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service Central Office and Veterans Integrated Service Network and VA medical center directors.
No. 10
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 11/30/2012
We recommended the Under Secretary for Health revise the Veterans Health Administration's Inventory Management Handbook to address inadequacies related to exempting Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service; complying with maximum stock level requirements; establishing normal, reorder, and emergency stock levels; and recording supply receipt and usage in automated inventory systems timely.
Total Monetary Impact of All Recommendations
Open: $ 0.00
Closed: $ 35,500,000.00
Date Issued
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Report Number
10-02888-128
Date Issued
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Report Number
10-02888-129
Date Issued
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12-01072-121
Date Issued
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Report Number
12-01071-122
Date Issued
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Report Number
12-00849-120
Date Issued
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Report Number
11-00334-115
Date Issued
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11-02254-102
Date Issued
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11-02138-116
Date Issued
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11-00002-74
Date Issued
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Report Number
11-00733-95
OpenClosed-ImplementedClosed-Not ImplementedNo. 1
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits develop internal controls within the disability benefits questionnaire process that will reduce the risk of fraud, such as notifying veterans and physicians that submitted information is subject to verification.
No. 2
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits develop front-end controls for the disability benefits questionnaire process to verify the identity and credentials of private physicians who submit completed disability benefits questionnaires, including those entered into the Fast Track Claims Processing System.
No. 3
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits develop a plan to measure compliance with the guidance contained in Fast Letter 11-36 pertaining to tracking claims where a disability benefits questionnaire was received as medical evidence.
No. 4
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits develop controls to electronically capture information contained on completed disability benefits questionnaires.
No. 5
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits update the policy manual with information on the disability benefits questionnaire process, to include procedures for verifying information on completed disability benefits questionnaires and tracking and monitoring completed disability benefits questionnaires.
No. 6
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits take steps to improve quality assurance reviews by focusing reviews on disability benefits questionnaires that pose an increased risk of fraud.
No. 7
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Benefits establish control mechanisms to ensure that potential cases of fraud identified during the quality assurance review process are immediately forwarded to the Office of Inspector General.
No. 8
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Health identify key components of disability benefits questionnaires that should be reviewed as part of the Disability Examination Management Office’s quality assurance review process.
No. 9
to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend the Under Secretary for Health modify the process used to select claims reviewed by the Disability Examination Management Office’s quality assurance staff.