VAOIG Review of Southern Nevada Healthcare System Las Vegas, Nevada

Combined Assessment Program Review of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Las Vegas, Nevada 01/28/10. The purpose of the review was to evaluate selected operations, focusing on patient care administration and quality management (QM). During the review, we provided fraud and integrity awareness training to 30 employees. The review covered seven operational activities. The system complied with selected standards in the following three activities: (1) contracted/agency registered nurses, (2) coordination of care, and (3) medication management. We identified the system’s Executive Dashboard as an organizational strength. We made recommendations for improvement in the following four activities: QM. Physician credentialing and privileging. Magnetic resonance imaging safety. Environment of care. VAOIG