All Reports

Combined Assessment Program Review of the Alexandria VA Health Care System, Pineville, Louisiana
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14-02070-305

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that the Inpatient Management Committee reviews each code episode and that code data is collected.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that the Surgical Review Committee document its review of National Surgical Office reports and monitoring of surgery performance improvement activities.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that the Blood Usage, Surgical, and Other Invasive Procedures Review Committee members from Medicine, Surgery, and Anesthesia Services consistently attend meetings.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that patient care areas are clean and in good repair and that compliance be monitored.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that public restrooms are clean and in good repair and that compliance be monitored.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that all designated same day surgery and eye clinic employees receive laser safety training in accordance with facility policy and that compliance be monitored.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/27/2015
We recommended that the facility¿s stroke policy be revised to address the difference in approach to patients presenting with symptoms within the facility's defined timeframe to be eligible for tissue plasminogen activator and those presenting outside the defined timeframe and that compliance be monitored.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians complete and document National Institutes of Health stroke scales for each stroke patient and that compliance be monitored.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians screen patients for difficulty swallowing prior to oral intake and that compliance be monitored.
No. 10
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/25/2016
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians provide printed stroke education to patients upon discharge and that compliance be monitored.
No. 11
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/25/2016
We recommended that the facility collect and report to VHA and the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff the percent of eligible patients given tissue plasminogen activator, the percent of patients with stroke symptoms who had the stroke scale completed, and the percent of patients screened for difficulty swallowing before oral intake.
No. 12
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/13/2015
We recommended that the facility offer restorative nursing services and that compliance be monitored.
No. 13
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that emergency drills are conducted in magnetic resonance imaging and that compliance be monitored.
No. 14
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/13/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that initial patient safety screenings are conducted and that compliance be monitored.
No. 15
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that Level 2 magnetic resonance imaging personnel conducting secondary patient safety screenings sign the forms prior to magnetic resonance imaging and that compliance be monitored.
No. 16
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/30/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that radiologists and/or Level 2 magnetic resonance imaging personnel document resolution in patients' electronic health records of all identified magnetic resonance imaging contraindications prior to the scan and that compliance be monitored.
No. 17
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/27/2015
We recommended that the facility designate Level 1 ancillary staff, that processes be strengthened to ensure that Level 1 ancillary staff receive annual level-specific magnetic resonance imaging safety training, and that compliance with training be monitored.
No. 18
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/13/2015
We recommended that appropriate signage be in place to identify magnetic resonance imaging Zones III and IV.
Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California
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14-02071-02

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/9/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that the Resuscitation Services Committee reviews each code episode and that code reviews include screening for clinical issues prior to the code that may have contributed to the occurrence of the code.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that Environment of Care Committee minutes and the environment of care rounds database accurately reflect whether deficiencies were resolved.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that patient care areas and public restrooms are clean and free from offensive odors and walls, counters, floors, and furnishings in these areas are in good repair and that compliance be monitored.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/20/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that equipment items receive appropriate maintenance and preventive maintenance and electrical inspections stickers are current and that compliance be monitored.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clean and dirty items are stored separately and that compliance be monitored.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that expired medications are promptly removed from patient care areas and medications are secured at all times and that compliance be monitored.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/20/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that patient learning assessments are documented within 24 hours of admission and that compliance be monitored.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians conducting medication education accommodate identified learning barriers and document the accommodations made to address those barriers and that compliance be monitored.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/9/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians complete and document National Institutes of Health stroke scales for each stroke patient and that compliance be monitored.
No. 10
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/9/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians screen patients for difficulty swallowing prior to oral intake and that patients are provided with printed stroke education upon discharge and that compliance be monitored.
No. 11
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that the facility collect and report to the Medical Executive Committee the percent of eligible patients given tissue plasminogen activator, the percent of patients with stroke symptoms who had the stroke scale completed, and the percent of patients screened for difficulty swallowing before oral intake.
No. 12
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that staff include restorative nursing goals and interventions in residents’ care plans and that compliance be monitored.
No. 13
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that staff complete required restorative nursing interventions and document the interventions with the frequency established by facility policy, that documentation reflects progress toward goals and reasons why interventions were not provided, and that compliance be monitored.
No. 14
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/20/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that employees who perform restorative nursing services receive training on and competency assessment for range of motion.
No. 15
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that secondary patient safety screenings are completed immediately prior to magnetic resonance imaging and are signed and dated by a Level 2 magnetic resonance imaging personnel prior to the scan and that compliance be monitored.
No. 16
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/14/2014
We recommended that facility policy be revised to correct contradictory elements and to be consistent with VHA policy.
No. 17
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/29/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that tuberculosis risk assessments are conducted to determine the risk of tuberculosis transmission to contractors.
No. 18
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that construction site inspections are conducted at the required frequency and that inspections contain all elements required by VHA policy.
No. 19
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that infection surveillance activities related to construction projects are conducted and documented in Infection Control Committee minutes.
No. 20
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/10/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that Construction Safety Committee minutes contain documentation of follow-up actions in response to unsafe conditions identified during inspections and that minutes track actions to completion.
No. 21
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that all construction projects comply with VHA policy requirements.
Inspection of VA Regional Office Portland, Oregon
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14-02100-271

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No. 1
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended the Portland VA Regional Office Director implement a plan to ensure staff timely process rating reductions for temporary 100 percent disability evaluations.
No. 2
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended the Portland VA Regional Office Director conduct a review of the 364 temporary 100 percent disability evaluations remaining from our inspection universe and take appropriate action.
No. 3
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended the Portland VA Regional Office Director assess the effectiveness of training for special monthly compensation and ancillary benefits claims.
No. 4
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 5/28/2015
We recommended the Under Secretary for Benefits implement a national plan for an additional level of review for special monthly compensation and ancillary benefits claims.
No. 5
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended the Portland VA Regional Office Director implement a plan, and assess the effectiveness of the plan, to ensure adequate and continuous oversight of completing Systematic Analyses of Operations.
No. 6
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended the Portland VA Regional Office Director implement a plan to ensure oversight and prioritization of benefits reduction cases.
Inspection of VA Regional Office Salt Lake City, Utah
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14-01688-303

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No. 1
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/17/2015
We recommended the Salt Lake City VA Regional Office Director develop and implement a plan to ensure staff take timely and appropriate action on reminder notifications for medical reexaminations.
No. 2
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/17/2015
We recommended the Salt Lake City VA Regional Office Director develop and implement a plan to review for accuracy the 135 temporary 100 percent disability evaluations remaining from our inspection universe and take appropriate action.
No. 3
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/17/2015
We recommended the Salt Lake City VA Regional Office Director implement a plan to ensure claims processing staff prioritize actions related to benefits reductions to minimize improper payments to veterans.
No. 4
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 2/17/2015
We recommended the Salt Lake City VA Regional Office Director amend the local workload management plan to ensure timeliness standards for processing benefits reduction workloads consistent with Veterans Benefits Administration policy.
Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Primary Care Clinic Reviews at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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14-00925-299

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/7/2014
We recommended that the parent facility includes staff at the Northampton County and Williamsport CBOCs in required education, training, planning, and participation in annual disaster exercises.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/7/2014
We recommended that the parent facility documents Emergency Management Preparedness-specific training completed for the Northampton County and Williamsport CBOCs' clinical providers.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/7/2014
We recommended that the parent facility's Emergency Management Committee evaluates the Northampton County and Williamsport CBOCs' emergency preparedness activities, participation in annual disaster exercises, and staff training/education relating to emergency preparedness requirements.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/30/2015
We recommended that CBOC/Primary Care Clinic staff consistently document the offer offurther treatment to patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/8/2015
We recommended that staff document that medication reconciliation was completed at each episode of care where the newly prescribed fluoroquinolone was administered, prescribed, or modified.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/8/2015
We recommended that staff consistently provide written medication information that includes the fluoroquinolone.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/8/2015
We recommended that staff provide medication counseling/education as required.
Healthcare Inspection – Emergency Department Concerns, Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas
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14-03212-295

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/11/2015
We recommended that the Eastern Kansas Health Care System Director ensure that all patients who present to the Eastern Kansas Health Care System Emergency Department requesting an examination or treatment receive a medical screening examination and that compliance is monitored.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/11/2015
We recommended that the Eastern Kansas Health Care System Director ensure Leavenworth VAMC Emergency Department and Primary Care Clinic nursing staff document required assessments and that compliance is monitored.
Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System, Topeka, Kansas
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14-02064-252

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that actions from peer reviews are consistently completed and reported to the Peer Review Committee.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Peer Review Committee consistently submit quarterly summary reports to the Medical Executive Committee.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Surgical Work Group meet monthly and consistently document its review of National Surgical Office reports.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that data from electronic health record quality reviews are analyzed at least quarterly.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the quality control policy for scanning include how a scanned image is annotated to identify that it has been scanned.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that the Tissue and Transfusion Committee member from Anesthesia Service consistently attends meetings.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that damaged optical examination chairs in the eye clinics are repaired or removed from service.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians conducting medication education accommodate identified learning barriers and document the accommodations made to address those barriers and that compliance be monitored.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians complete and document National Institutes of Health stroke scales for each stroke patient and that compliance be monitored.
No. 10
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians provide printed stroke education to patients upon discharge and that compliance be monitored.
No. 11
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that staff who are involved in assessing and treating stroke patients receive the training required by the facility and that compliance be monitored.
No. 12
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the facility collect and report to VHA the percent of patients with stroke symptoms who had the stroke scale completed and the percent of patients screened for difficulty swallowing before oral intake.
No. 13
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that contrast reaction emergency drills are conducted in magnetic resonance imaging and that compliance be monitored.
No. 14
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that initial patient safety screenings are conducted and that compliance be monitored.
No. 15
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that radiologists and/or Level 2 magnetic resonance imaging personnel document resolution in patients’ electronic health records of all identified magnetic resonance imaging contraindications prior to the scan and that compliance be monitored.
No. 16
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that all designated Level 1 ancillary staff receive annual level-specific magnetic resonance imaging safety training and that compliance be monitored.
No. 17
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that appropriate signage and barriers be in place at the Leavenworth division to restrict access to magnetic resonance imaging Zone III.
No. 18
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Safety Committee and the Patient Safety Manager evaluate the identified potential safety and security risks and take appropriate actions.
Healthcare Inspection – Out of Operating Room Airway Management Concerns, W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, North Carolina
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13-04005-296

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/28/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that the facility’s out of operating room airway management policy is updated to include all Veterans Health Administration requirements.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/21/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that processes be strengthened to complete out of operating room airway management training and competency requirements as outlined by Veterans Health Administration and local policies.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/28/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that processes be strengthened to provide out of operating room airway management coverage as required.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/28/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that highly portable video laryngoscope equipment is immediately available
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/28/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that analysis of the five patient care events identified in this report is completed as required.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/28/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that the scopes of practice are updated for non-licensed independent practitioners who perform out of operating room airway management.
Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Primary Care Clinic Reviews at VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California
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14-00927-293

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/30/2015
We recommended that panic alarms are tested, and testing is documented at the Santa Ana CBOC.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/30/2015
We recommended that the parent facility's Emergency Management Committee evaluate emergency preparedness activities, participation in annual disaster exercise, and staff training/education related to emergency preparedness requirements at the Santa Ana CBOC.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2015
We recommended that CBOC/Primary Care Clinic staff consistently document the offer of further treatment to patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/30/2015
We recommended that CBOC/Primary Care Clinic Registered Nurse Care Managers receive motivational interviewing and health coaching training within 12 months of appointment to Patient Aligned Care Teams.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2015
We recommended that staff document that medication reconciliation is completed at each episode of care where the newly prescribed fluoroquinolone was administered, prescribed, or modified.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/30/2015
We recommended that staff provide medication counseling/education as required.
Review of Alleged Data Manipulation at the VA Regioinal Office Houston, TX
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14-04003-298

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No. 1
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 9/30/2014
We recommended the Houston VA Regional Office Director take immediate action to fully review and correct, as appropriate, all actions the employee took to clear, change, or cancel controls for claims.
No. 2
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 9/30/2014
We recommended the Houston VA Regional Office Director confer with Regional Counsel to determine the appropriate administrative action to take, if any, against this employee.
Inspection of VA Regional Office White River Junction, Vermont
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14-02889-310

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No. 1
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 3/9/2015
The VA Regional Office should implement a plan to ensure staff timely process rating reductions and medical reexamination requests for temporary 100 percent disability evaluations.
No. 2
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 3/9/2015
The VA Regional Office should conduct a review of the 33 temporary 100 percent disability evaluations remaining from the inspection universe and take appropriate action.
No. 3
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 4/1/2015
The VA Regional Office should provide staff with refresher training on the proper processing of special monthly compensation claims and implement a plan to assess the effectiveness of that training.
No. 4
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 4/1/2015
The VA Regional Office should implement a plan to strengthen the additional level of review for special monthly compensation claims.
No. 5
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 3/9/2015
The VA Regional Office should implement a plan, and assess the effectiveness of the plan, to ensure completion, and adequate and continuous oversight of Systematic Analyses of Operations requirements.
No. 6
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 3/9/2015
The VA Regional Office should implement a plan for training, and assess the effectiveness of the training, to ensure completion of Systematic Analyses of Operations requirements.
No. 7
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to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Closure Date: 3/9/2015
The VA Regional office should implement a plan to ensure oversight and processing of benefit reduction cases.
Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Primary Care Clinic Reviews at Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, New York
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14-00928-291

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/11/2015
We recommended that CBOC/Primary Care Clinic staff consistently complete diagnostic assessments for patients with a positive alcohol screen.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 9/9/2015
We recommended that CBOC/Primary Care Clinic Registered Nurse Care Managers complete required training within 12 months of appointment to Patient Aligned Care Teams.
Combined Assessment Program Review of the Bath VA Medical Center, Bath, New York
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14-02075-292

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that actions from peer reviews are completed and reported to the Peer Review Committee.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2015
We recommended that the Medical Executive Committee discuss and document its approval of the use of another facility's providers for teledermatology services.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that the Morbidity and Mortality Committee review process includes the results of proficiency testing and the results of peer reviews when transfusions did not meet criteria.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/6/2015
We recommended that processes be strengthened to ensure that clinicians complete and document National Institutes of Health stroke scales for each stroke patient and that compliance be monitored.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2015
We recommended that the facility consistently collect and report to VHA the percent of eligible patients given tissue plasminogen activator, the percent of patients with stroke symptoms who had the stroke scale completed, and the percent of patients screened for difficulty swallowing before oral intake.
Administrative Investigation, Conduct Prejudicial to the Government and Interference of a VA Official for the Financial Benefit of a Contractor, Veterans Health Administration, Procurement & Logistics Office, Washington, DC
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13-03065-304

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend that the PDUSH confer with the Offices of Human Resources (OHR) and General Counsel (OGC) to determine the appropriate administrative action to take, if any, against Ms. Taylor.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommend that the PDUSH confer with OHR and OGC to determine the appropriate administrative action to take, if any, against Mr. Ryan.
No. 3
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We recommend that the PDUSH confer with OHR and OGC to determine the appropriate administrative action to take, if any, against the VHA Lead Contracting Specialist.
Community Based Outpatient Clinic and Primary Care Clinic Reviews at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee
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14-00929-287

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No. 1
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that the CBOC is Americans with Disabilities Act accessible at the Maury County CBOC.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that managers ensure staff can access the electronic version of hazardous materials information at the Maury County CBOC.
No. 3
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that processes are improved to ensure the tracking of hazardous materials at the Maury County CBOC.
No. 4
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Closure Date: 5/21/2015
We recommended that the effectiveness of the panic alarm system is evaluated at the Maury County CBOC.
No. 5
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that signage is installed at the Maury County CBOC to clearly identify the location of fire all extinguishers.
No. 6
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that medications are secured and accessible only by individuals who either dispense or administer medications at the Maury County CBOC, and that compliance is monitored.
No. 7
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that managers ensure that personally identifiable information is protected by securing laboratory specimens during transport from the Maury County CBOC to the parent facility.
No. 8
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that that that the information technology server closet at the Maury County CBOC is maintained according to information technology safety and security standards.
No. 9
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Closure Date: 8/26/2015
We recommended that managers ensure that patients with excessive persistent alcohol use receive brief treatment or are evaluated by a specialty provider within 2 weeks of the screening.
No. 10
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Closure Date: 2/19/2015
We recommended that CBOC and Primary Care Clinic Registered Nurse Care Managers receive motivational interviewing training and health coaching training within 12 months of appointment to Patient Aligned Care Teams.
No. 11
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Closure Date: 5/21/2015
We recommended that staff document that medication reconciliation was completed at each episode of care where the newly prescribed fluoroquinolone was administered, prescribed, or modified.
No. 12
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Closure Date: 5/21/2015
We recommended that staff consistently provide patients with medication counseling and written medication information that includes the fluoroquinolone.
No. 13
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Closure Date: 5/21/2015
We recommended that staff document the evaluation of patient’s level of understanding for the medication education.
Inspection of VA Regional Office Seattle, Washington
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14-01502-259

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No. 1
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We recommend the Seattle VA Regional Office Director implement a plan to ensure timely and appropriate action on reminder notifications for medical reexaminations.
No. 2
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We recommend the Seattle VA Regional Office Director implement a plan to review for accuracy the 576 temporary 100 percent disability evaluations remaining from our inspection universe and take appropriate actions.
No. 3
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We recommend the Seattle VA Regional Office Director develop and implement a plan to ensure staff receive refresher training on processing claims related to special monthly compensation and ancillary benefits and implement a plan to monitor the effectiveness of that training.
No. 4
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We recommend the Seattle VA Regional Office Director amend its secondary-review policy by reducing the special monthly compensation threshold for requiring second-signature reviews as a means of ensuring accuracy in processing these complex claims.
No. 5
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We recommend the Seattle Regional Office Director implement a plan to ensure claims processing staff prioritize actions related to benefits reductions to minimize improper payments to veterans.
Community Based Outpatient Clinic Summary Report — Evaluation of CBOC Cervical Cancer Screening and Results Reporting
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14-02198-284

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No. 1
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Closure Date: 6/16/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health ensure that a consistent process is established for notifying ordering providers of abnormal cervical cancer screening results within the required timeframe and that notification is documented in the electronic health record.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 11/4/2015
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health ensure that a consistent process is established for notifying women veterans of normal and abnormal cervical cancer screening results within the required timeframe and that notification is documented in the electronic health record.
Inspection of VA Regional Office Chicago, Illinois
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14-02357-270

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No. 1
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Closure Date: 3/13/2015
We recommended the Chicago VA Regional Office Director conduct a review of the 581 temporary 100 percent disability evaluations remaining from our inspection universe and take appropriate action.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 3/13/2015
We recommended the Chicago VA Regional Office Director provide oversight to ensure staff follow Veterans Benefits Administration guidance for establishing suspense diaries and processing reminder notifications.
No. 3
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Closure Date: 6/17/2015
We recommended the Chicago VA Regional Office Director ensure staff receive refresher training on the proper processing of special monthly compensation and ancillary benefits and implement a plan to ensure the effectiveness of the training.
No. 4
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Closure Date: 3/13/2015
We recommended the Chicago VA Regional Office Director develop and implement a plan to ensure completion of all Systematic Analyses of Operations.
No. 5
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Closure Date: 6/17/2015
We recommended the Chicago VA Regional Office Director amend, implement, and monitor the local Workload Management Plan to ensure staff take timely action on claims requiring rating decisions for reduction of benefits.
Review of Alleged Data Manipulation at the Los Angeles VA Regional Office
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14-03736-273

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No. 1
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Closure Date: 9/18/2014
We recommended the Los Angeles VA Regional Office Director take action to review and correct all entries the employee made in the electronic system on the 14 claims we identified.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 9/18/2014
We recommended the Los Angeles VA Regional Office Director ensure monitoring of all employees’ work for the future to ensure that all work is performed in accordance with VBA policy.
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