Inspection / Evaluation · Department of Veterans Affairs OIG · 2021-11-10 · about Department of Veterans Affairs
| # | Status | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health evaluates community care resources, facility practices, and Veterans Health Administration requirements related to stat community care consult processes and takes action as warranted to ensure that patients receive… |
| 02 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health clarifies guidance to VA medical facilities for stat community care consults including the timeliness of clinical review and approval, retrieval of medical records, and administrative closure. |
| 03 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health issues guidance to VA medical facilities regarding the override process for stat community care consults to include collaboration expected between the referring provider and the designee. |
| 04 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health evaluates patient involvement in decision-making regarding clinical reviewers’ modification of the urgency status of stat community care consults to determine if the process is in alignment with Veterans Health… |
| 05 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health evaluates the time frame for adjudicating and communicating clinical appeals, determines applicability to the 24-hour requirement for completing stat community care consults, and takes action as warranted. |
| 06 | Closed | The Under Secretary for Health evaluates adverse event reporting processes in community care, including a review of guidance provided in the VHA National Patient Safety Improvement Handbook, 1050.01 and the VHA Patient Safety Events in Community Care… |