Two New VAOIG Reports

Healthcare Inspection Access to VA Mental Health Care for Montana Veterans 04/02/09. U.S. Senators Tester and Baucus requested a review of the access to VA provided and VA purchased mental health care in Montana by Montana veterans. This review analyzed access in terms of travel time. VAOIG

Combined Assessment Program Review of the Lexington VA Medical Center Lexington, Kentucky 04/02/09. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we also provided fraud and integrity awareness briefings to 91 employees. This review focused on eight operational activities. The medical center complied with selected standards in the following four activities: (1) environment of care, (2) pharmacy operations, (3) staffing, and (4) survey of healthcare experiences of patients. We made recommendations for improvements in the following four activities: QM program. Coordination of care. Emergency/urgent care operations. Medication Management. VAOIG