Veteran Oversight Now

Nov 07 2024 28 ep. 31 mins 2
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Veteran Oversight Now is an official podcast of the Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Inspector General. Each episode features interviews with key stakeholders, discussions on high-impact reports, and highlights of recent oversight work. Listen regularly for the inside story on how the VA OIG investigates crimes and wrongdoings, audits programs that provide benefits and services to veterans, and inspects medical facilities to ensure our nation’s veterans receive safe and timely health care.

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Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings—Rebroadcast

Nov 07 2024 30 mins  
In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, we’re revisiting a highly downloaded episode from February 2024—Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings. Hear from a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director, who discusses delays in the receipt of patients’ colorectal cancer screening tests due to an unpaid postage bill by the Phoenix VA Health Care System i

Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center—Rebroadcast

Oct 17 2024 26 mins  
In this latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, we’re revisiting a highly downloaded episode from April 2024—Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center. Hear from a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discuss how a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the time frame established in the fa

Poor Paperwork Potentially Puts Patients at Risk: New Mexico VAMC Reuses Medical Devices without Documenting Proper Cleaning

Aug 21 2024 22 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses findings at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where there was no documentation of required reusable medical device reprocessing, which put patients at risk for infection if the reusable medical devices used during subsequent procedures were, in

Inadequate Care Coordination at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas

Jul 18 2024 31 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses allegations that facility staff at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas delayed ordering medications following an elderly patient’s discharge from a community hospital. The OIG substantiated that inadequate care coordination led to a delay in ordering dischar

Patients Delayed Care Due to Failure to Follow Behavior Health Consult and Scheduling Process

Jun 20 2024 23 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses allegations that some patients’ behavioral health consults were being discontinued at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, which resulted in some significant delays in patients receiving recommended behavioral health services. This podcast edition also includes highlights of

IG Missal Highlights 91st Semiannual Report to Congress

May 29 2024 22 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal discusses the VA OIG’s latest Semiannual Report to Congress that covered our oversight work from October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024. Specifically, he shares results of our most recent work related to VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization program. To date, the VA OIG has published 19 pro

Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center

Apr 26 2024 27 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the time frame established in the facility’s cardiac telemetry monitoring policy delayed initiating a code blue alert, ending with the patient’s death. This edition also includes highlights of th

Chronic Leadership Failures Plague Cardiology Department at Indiana VAMC

Mar 28 2024 26 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses how multiple OIG reports detail chronic leadership failures at the Indianapolis, Indiana VA medical center. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from February 2024. “It overall affects the care that the patients receive. Some of the care just wasn’t

Unpaid Postage Bill Delays Critical Cancer Screenings

Feb 22 2024 30 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a VA OIG healthcare inspection hotline director discusses delays in the receipt of patients’ colorectal cancer screening tests due to an unpaid postage bill by the Phoenix VA Health Care System in Arizona. This edition also includes highlights of the VA OIG’s work from January 2024. “The VISN actually led a stand-down at the fa

IG Missal Reflects on Inspector General 45th Anniversary and Latest Semiannual Report to Congress

Nov 28 2023 36 mins  
In the latest episode of Veteran Oversight Now, VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal shares his thoughts on changes to federal oversight since the passage of the Inspector General Act in 1978, which established 12 presidentially appointed IGs in federal departments with a mission to provide independent oversight. The VA OIG was one of the original 12. He also discusses the VA OIG