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A VA OIG substantiated that a patient who presented to the Martinsburg VA Medical Center emergency department did not receive care consistent with evidence-based clinical standards. The inspection also revealed avoidable fire department transport issues delayed the patient’s

The inspection of VA Augusta Health Care System uncovered concerning behavior and communication problems among facility leaders. Through interviews and a facility-wide questionnaire, the OIG learned of facility leaders’ threatening and abusive communication style, retaliation

Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, CEO of SpineFrontier, Inc., a Massachusetts-based medical device company, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Open Payments Program. According to the charging documents, SpineFrontier offered surgeons

Ten individuals were charged with defrauding the government to obtain VA disability benefits. According to court documents, from 2020 to 2025, Ángel Carrer-Rivera used his position as a VA employee to access the Veterans Benefits Management System and assign particular claims to

The VA OIG randomly selected four vet centers for inspection throughout Midwest District 3 zone 2: Evanston, Illinois; Gary Area, Indiana; and La Crosse and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vet centers are community‑based facilities that provide a wide range of psychosocial services to

Staff interviews are a critical component of the VA OIG’s healthcare facility inspection process. The VA OIG made three recommendations for improvement at the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System: vaoig.gov/reports/health… #veterans #VA #OIG

Get the highlights from the VA OIG’s Semiannual Report to Congress: vaoig.gov/videos-and-pod… #veterans #VA #OIG #oversight #Congress

From 2022 through 2024, the Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) received $647 million in specific purpose funds to provide targeted support for pain management and opioid safety programs primarily at the medical-facility level. The

As part of its disability compensation program, the VBA awards payments called special monthly compensation for certain severe disabilities or combinations of disabilities. The VA OIG received an allegation that there were several disability combinations for which the Veterans

A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company is sentenced to six months in federal prison, two years supervised release, and must pay a $40,000 fine for his role in the company’s consulting work with opioid manufacturers that led to criminal and civil investigations. Read this

A Pittsburgh woman is charged with social security fraud and theft of government property. For nearly two years, an employee of the VA and a home healthcare service concealed and failed to disclose events with the intent to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Security Income

#JustReleased Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, Washington vaoig.gov/reports/health… #Veterans #VA #OIG

A Louisiana man is serving probation and community service as part of a penalty for making false statements, stealing government funds, and money laundering. He is also paying more than $750K in restitution. The VA OIG, as part of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee

A Bedford VAMC physician was indicted on child pornography offenses. Law enforcement officials received a tip that led to the discovery of more than 100 files that contained suspected child sexual abuse material. Read this and other investigative updates vaoig.gov/investigative-….

Get a snapshot of our investigations, inspections, and audits from the last six months in the VA OIG's Semiannual Report to Congress. vaoig.gov/semiannual-rep… #veterans #VA #OIG #oversight #Congress

The former CEO of a healthcare software company was convicted for his role in a scheme that defrauded federal healthcare benefit programs of more than $ 1 billion. Read this and other investigative updates: vaoig.gov/investigative-…. #veterans #VA #OIG #fraud

The VA OIG inspected the VA Portland in Oregon. Based on this inspection of the five content domains, the VA OIG made no recommendations. vaoig.gov/reports/health… #veterans #VA #OIG

A former spouse of a veteran claimed survivor benefits, healthcare coverage, and the role of administrator of his estate after he died. Miranda Rachel Briggs, of Rincon, Georgia, was sentenced on wire fraud charges to two months imprisonment and ordered to pay more than $129,000