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VA - 20-02240-248 - 2

Closed · 2020-08-27

From report

Report
Alleged Deficiencies in the Management of Staff Exposure to a Patient with COVID-19 at the VA Portland Health Care System in Oregon
OIG report number
20-02240-248
Recommendation number
2

Recommendation text

The Portland VA Health Care System Director ensures that the standard process for contact tracing for staff exposure to high-consequence infections such as COVID-19 includes a process for identification of potentially exposed staff who cannot be identified through electronic health record documentation.