All Reports

Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Consult Processing Delay Resulting in Patient Death, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, Colorado
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14-04049-379

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that the NVCC consult process is clearly defined, the facility has appropriate processes in place to identify and address potential delays, and that compliance is monitored.
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Short-Stay Rehabilitation Unit Concerns, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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15-01445-400

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/27/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that the assessments for patients screened for admission by the facility physiatrist consultant are documented in the electronic health records.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/11/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure Valor Center screening and admission policies are consistent with Valor Center practices.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/11/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that all relevant staff are notified of planned Valor Center admissions to allow staff sufficient time to make appropriate plans for required care and services.
Healthcare Inspection – Scheduling, Staffing, and Quality of Care Concerns at the Alaska VA Healthcare System, Anchorage, AK
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14-04077-405

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director implement an action plan based on ongoing monitoring of access performance measures that includes recruitment and retention, and ensure continued provision of primary care by a permanent provider at the Mat-Su VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director implement contingency plans for ensuring patients receive continuity of and access to appropriate primary care during periods of inadequate resources, extended staff absences, staff turnover, understaffing, and nature-related events, as required by Veterans Health Administration policy.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/5/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director implement the requirements of Veterans Health Administration Handbook 1101.10, Patient-Aligned Care Teams, regarding care coordination.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director provide access to care at the Mat-Su VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in accordance with Veterans Health Administration policy and provider recommendations for follow-up.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director implement a peer review process consistent with Veterans Health Administration policy.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/5/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure the System Director perform peer review and consult regional counsel as appropriate for the cases identified in this report.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director implement a provider evaluation process consistent with Veterans Health Administration policy.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/15/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director strengthen processes for committee reporting to align with Veterans Health Administration Directive 1026, Enterprise Framework for Quality, Safety, and Value, and system bylaws.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 8/16/2016
We recommended that the Veterans Integrated Service Network Director ensure that the System Director assess the culture, morale, and leadership issues identified in this report, and take appropriate action as necessary.
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Quality of Care Issues at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Casa Grande, AZ
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14-04260-395

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/7/2015
We recommended that the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Director ensure that same day access appointments and post hospitalization follow-up appointments at the Casa Grande Community Based Outpatient Clinic are triaged appropriately and timely.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/7/2015
We recommended that the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Director ensure that processes are strengthened to improve telephone appointment scheduling practices.
Improper Use of Title 38 Section 8153 Contracts to Fund Educational Costs of the Graduate Medical Education Programs of Affiliated Schools of Medicine
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14-04259-409

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/7/2015
We recommend that the Interim Under Secretary for Health rescind VHA Handbook 1400.10.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/7/2015
We recommend that the Interim Under Secretary for Health terminate existing contracts for indirect educational costs awarded under the guidance of VHA Handbook 1400.10.
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Quality of Care Concerns, Gene Taylor Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mount Vernon, Missouri
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14-04547-398

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/6/2015
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health review documentation requirements of Veterans Health Administration Handbook 1907.01 and determine whether the documentation requirements support the obligations placed on VA primary care providers by Veterans Health Administration Directive 2009-038.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/18/2015
We recommended that the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks Director ensure that providers evaluate patients and coordinate care provided in the community in accordance with Veterans Health Administration¿s dual care policy.
Combined Assessment Program Review of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois
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15-00594-389

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure that credentialing and privileging folders do not contain information that is not allowed and monitor compliance.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure patient care areas are clean and monitor compliance.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure nurse call systems with portable telephones have alarms that are audible and monitor compliance.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2016
We recommended that the facility’s Emergency Operations Plan include how the facility manages patient scheduling.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2016
We recommended that facility managers ensure monthly medication storage area inspections are completed on the medical/surgical acute care unit and monitor compliance.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/12/2016
We recommended that facility managers consistently implement corrective actions for issues identified during monthly medication storage area inspections and monitor the changes until issues are fully resolved.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2016
We recommended that facility managers ensure designated employees receive initial automated dispensing machine training and competency assessment and monitor compliance.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2016
We recommended that requestors consistently select the proper consult title and that facility managers monitor compliance.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2016
We recommended that facility managers ensure initial clinician emergency airway management competency assessment includes documentation of all required elements.
No. 10
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 5/5/2016
We recommended that facility managers ensure clinician reassessment for continued emergency airway management competency is completed at the time of renewal of privileges and monitor compliance.
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Lapse in Timeliness of Care, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Florida
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15-00191-406

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 2/2/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director implement procedures to ensure that unstable patients being transported from one area to another in the facility be monitored safely and accompanied by appropriate personnel.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 2/2/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that Emergency Department and Interventional Radiology nursing staff receive education on handoff communication requirements.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 11/5/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that the facility policy for the handoff communication process be reviewed for inclusion of documentation of handoff communication.
Review of Alleged Delays in Care Caused by Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3) Issues
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14-04116-408

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health establish timeliness criteria for submitting authorizations to the Patient-Centered Community Care contractors.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health monitor timeliness of submitting authorizations to Patient-Centered Community Care contractors and take actions to improve timeliness when standards are not met.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health evaluate the Patient-Centered Community Care contractor networks to ensure they are sufficient to meet contract performance requirements.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/16/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health revise contract terms to eliminate the option of scheduling appointments before communicating with the veteran.
No. 5
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Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement a control to ensure Patient-Centered Community Care contractors return authorizations if they cannot schedule an appointment within 5 business days of receipt of the authorization.
No. 6
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Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement a control to ensure Patient-Centered Community Care contractors return authorizations when they cannot arrange for an appointment to take place within 30 days of the appointment creation date.
No. 7
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Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement a control to ensure Patient-Centered Community Care contractors comply with requirements to notify Veterans Health Administration within 14 days of a missed appointment.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement a control to ensure Patient-Centered Community Care contractors comply with requirements to return medical documentation within 14 days of the appointment's occurrence.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement a mechanism to monitor all authorizations submitted to the Patient-Centered Community Care contractors.
No. 10
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Closure Date: 6/9/2016
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health revise the Patient-Centered Community Care dashboard to report completed authorizations and the percentage of total authorizations by the specific contractors performing these services.
Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Mental Health Access and Treatment Deficiencies, Brunswick Community Outpatient Clinic, Brunswick, Georgia
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15-01116-390

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/8/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that clinical staff assign surrogates to manage secure messages as required by Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 policy.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/20/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that staff comply with Veterans Health Administration policy for scheduling outpatient follow-up appointments, that staff utilize the Recall/Reminder Software application when appropriate, and that compliance be monitored.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 8/12/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that community based outpatient clinic staff initiate appropriate follow-up action when a patient is ano show or fails to schedule a follow-up appointment.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 8/12/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that services outlined in the treatment plan are provided and that compliance be monitored.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/8/2016
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure processes are in place to ensure continuity of the mental health treatment plan in the event of staff departure and/or reassignment and to discuss proposed changes to treatment plans with patients.
Review of Alleged Mismanagement of Medical Supplies at the VA Medical Center, East Orange, New Jersey
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15-01927-375

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/28/2016
We recommended the Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 ensure the VA New Jersey Health Care System purchases and maintains medical supplies at normal stock levels.
No. 2
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Closure Date: 12/7/2015
We recommended the Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 ensure the VA New Jersey Health Care System conducts a 100 percent wall-to-wall inventory of all Medical Supply Distribution Section inventory storage areas and document results.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/7/2016
We recommended the Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 ensure the VA New Jersey Health Care System uses the results of the wall-to-wall inventory to assess the accuracy of the Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement system, and makes adjustments as deemed appropriate.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/28/2016
We recommended the Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 ensure the VA New Jersey Health Care System obtains and mandates the use of one model of barcode scanner to track and maintain medical supply inventory.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 4/28/2016
We recommended the Interim Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 ensure the VA New Jersey Health Care System implements measures to determine reasons discrepancies are occurring in inventories and takes appropriate corrective action before technicians manually adjust the Integrated Funds Distribution, Control Point Activity, Accounting and Procurement system.
Total Monetary Impact of All Recommendations
Open: $ 0.00
Closed: $ 48,100.00
Audit of VHA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Case Management Oversight
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14-01991-387

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health establish a definitive legal position on Grant and Per Diem Program eligibility.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health revise policies, if necessary, when a definitive legal position is provided on Grant and Per Diem Program eligibility.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health implement controls to ensure grant applications comply with the definitive legal position on Grant and Per Diem Program eligibility.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health assess all medication security controls over controlled and non-controlled substances and conduct additional inspections at funded grantee facilities.
No. 5
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We recommended the Interim Under Secretary for Health ensure individually locked medications are safely secured in non-portable storage containers.
Combined Assessment Program Review of the North Florida/South GeorgiaVeterans Health System, Gainesville, Florida
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15-00601-376

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure that licensed independent practitioners who perform emergency airway management have the appropriate privileges granted to match their skills and training.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/2/2016
We recommended that the facility reduce credentialing and privileging folders to the two-part format.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that the Operating Room Committee include the Chief of Staff as a member and that committee minutes reflect review of National Surgical Office reports.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/2/2016
We recommended that the facility establish a committee to provide oversight of the safe patient handling program.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that Infection Control Committee meeting minutes consistently reflect discussion of all identified high-risk areas.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure all buildings designated for health care occupancy at the Lake City campus have fire drills conducted once per shift per quarter and monitor compliance.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/16/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure negative air pressure systems in the Gainesville campus surgical intensive care unit are functional and monitor compliance.
No. 8
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure Gainesville campus locked mental health unit stationary panic alarm testing includes documentation of VA Police response time and ensure testing of portable panic alarms and monitor compliance.
No. 9
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure designated employees complete competency assessment on the use of emergency evacuation devices and monitor compliance.
No. 10
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that engineering managers ensure all Gainesville campus construction workers wear VA-issued identification badges and that facility managers monitor compliance.
No. 11
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that facility managers ensure that oral syringes are available for liquid medications in all units/areas at the Lake City and Gainesville campuses and that they are stored separately from parenteral syringes to minimize the risk of wrong-route medication errors.
No. 12
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that employees screen inpatients to determine whether they want to have a discussion about advance directives and document the screening and that facility managers monitor compliance.
No. 13
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that the facility revise the emergency airway management policy to include a plan for managing a difficult airway.
No. 14
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 6/25/2015
We recommended that the facility ensure initial clinician emergency airway management competency assessment includes evidence of a completed written test and that facility managers monitor compliance.
No. 15
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Closure Date: 12/15/2015
We recommended that the facility report provider specific emergency airway management data to the Operative and Invasive Procedures Committee.
Healthcare Inspection – Quality and Coordination of Care Concerns at Two Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 Facilities
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14-04547-401

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health take steps to prevent prescriptions from being dispensed to deceased veterans.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Kansas City VA Medical Center Director strengthen processes for interfacility coordination of care and communication and monitor compliance.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Kansas City VA Medical Center Director ensure that processes be strengthened so medication reconciliation is consistently completed and monitor compliance.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Kansas City VA Medical Center Director conduct peer reviews of this patient’s care, to include the evaluation and treatment of recurrent falls and the coordination of care.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
We recommended that the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital Director strengthen processes for interfacility coordination of care and communication and monitor compliance.
Combined Assessment Program Summary Report - Evaluation of Selected Requirements in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers
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15-01721-382

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that for residents who may be candidates for restorative nursing services, the interdisciplinary team documents the reason the resident is not receiving the services or other activities to promote functional status.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that for residents receiving or supposed to receive restorative nursing services, the interdisciplinary team documents goals in their care plans.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/11/2017
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that nursing employees provide and document restorative nursing services in accordance with the care plan, and if they do not provide the services, they document the reason.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 10/31/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that employees complete required restorative summary notes and that the Associate Chief Nurse or designee monitors compliance.
No. 5
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that for residents not progressing toward restorative goals, the interdisciplinary team reassesses the resident care plan and/or adjusts goals and interventions as necessary.
No. 6
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation therapists discharging residents from therapy document hand-off communication with nursing employees to ensure interventions continue or are discontinued, as applicable.
No. 7
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 7/14/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility leaders, ensure that facility managers provide and document nursing employee training on range of motion and transfers.
Healthcare Inspection – Evaluation of a Patient’s Care and Disclosure of Protected Information, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia
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15-02276-391

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 1/5/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health evaluate options that would allow managers to identify individuals who access non-sensitive patient electronic health records.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that Mental Health Assessment Team appointments are scheduled within required timeframes, that patients are properly notified of those appointments, and that appropriate follow-up is documented when patients miss Mental Health Assessment Team appointments.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing program contacts or home visits occur as outlined in the patient's treatment plan.
No. 4
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 12/4/2015
We recommended that the Facility Director ensure that patient record flags identifying patients at risk for suicide are placed promptly and that required high-risk protocols, including weekly contacts, are implemented and documented accordingly.
Community Based Outpatient Clinics Summary Report ─ Evaluation of Medication Oversight and Education at Community Based Outpatient Clinics and Other Outpatient Clinics
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15-01297-368

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No. 1
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/29/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility senior managers, ensure that clinicians perform and document medication reconciliation at each outpatient episode of care when a new medication is prescribed.
No. 2
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/29/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility senior managers, ensure that clinicians consistently provide and document patient education for new outpatient medications.
No. 3
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to Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Closure Date: 3/29/2016
We recommended that the Interim Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility senior managers, ensure that clinicians consistently assess and document outpatients' understanding of medication education.
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