All Reports

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office complies with internal guidance and ensures the development of an integrated master schedule for the Electronic Health Record Modernization program that complies with standards adopted from GAO for scheduling.

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office takes action to improve stakeholder coordination in the development of the program schedules to ensure activities from all relevant VA entities are included.

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office develops procedures for when and how staff should perform an initial schedule risk analysis for the program and conduct periodic updates as needed.

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office ensures consistency between contract language and program office plans or other guidance identifying the entity or individuals responsible for developing and maintaining the program’s work breakdown structure and integrated master schedule.

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office evaluates the contract requirements for schedule management and modifies as needed to ensure clear roles and expectations for further development and maintenance of the program’s integrated master schedule.

The executive director of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Management Office complies with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and issue guidance to accept deliverables not separately priced before invoice payment.

The Under Secretary for Health reviews the State Licensing Board reporting processes at the facility level to ensure compliance with Veterans Health Administration policy, identifies noncompliance, and takes action as warranted.

The Under Secretary for Health instructs facility directors to submit National Practitioner Data Bank reports regarding physicians and dentists consistent with Veterans Health Administration policy.

The Under Secretary for Health ensures programmatic oversight of facility State Licensing Board and National Practitioner Data Bank reporting processes.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, makes certain that service chiefs include service-specific criteria in ongoing professional practice evaluations.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, ensures executive committees of the medical staff recommend continuing licensed independent practitioners’ privileges based on professional practice evaluation results.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, makes certain that provider exit review forms are completed within seven business days of licensed healthcare professionals’ departure from a medical facility.

The Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with Veterans Integrated Service Network directors and facility senior leaders, makes certain that provider exit review forms are signed by the service chief, the chief of staff, and the medical facility director if the licensed healthcare professional failed to meet the generally-accepted standards of care.

Review and update, as appropriate, program policy to formally align with the Office of Patient Advocacy’s program expectations, including when complaints must be entered into a patient advocate tracking system and the responsibilities of patient advocate supervisors.

Provide guidance to medical facility directors to ensure they fulfill their required Patient Advocacy Program management duties, including timely complaint resolution and trending complaint data.

The Medical Center Director evaluates and determines any additional reasons for noncompliance and ensures that staff complete all required prevention and management of disruptive behavior training.