Download or read book VA and Human Tissue written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA Health Care Oversight Improvements Needed for Nurse Recruitment and Retention Initiatives written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Va Health Care Oversight Improvements Needed for Nurse Recruitment and Retention Initiatives written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " GAO and others have highlighted the need for an adequate and qualified nurse workforce to provide quality and timely care to veterans. VHA faces challenges such as increased competition for skilled clinicians in hard-to-fill occupations such as nurses. As GAO has previously reported, recruitment and retention is particularly difficult for nurses with advanced professional skills, knowledge, and experience, which is critical given veterans' needs for more complex specialized services. GAO was asked to provide information on the recruitment and retention of nurses within VHA. This report reviews (1) the initiatives VHA has to recruit and retain its nurse workforce and (2) the extent to which VHA oversees its nurse recruitment and retention initiatives. GAO reviewed documents and interviewed officials from VHA, four VA medical centers selected to reflect variation in factors such as nurse turnover, and regional offices for these medical centers. GAO used federal internal control standards to evaluate VHA's oversight. GAO also interviewed selected stakeholder organizations. "
Download or read book VA Health Care written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA Health Care written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VA partners with university-affiliated hospitals, medical schools, and practice groups (affiliates) to provide educational opportunities in VAMCs. Under special contracting authority, VA can use SSACs to obtain physician services from affiliates that are not available in VAMCs. GAO was asked to review VA's use of SSACs. This report, among other issues, examines (1) VHA's time frames for developing and awarding high-value, long-term SSACs; (2) VHA's use of short-term SSACs and how it oversees their development and use; and (3) how much experience the VA workforce that develops SSACs has and what, if any, specialized training VA provides. GAO reviewed VA and VHA policies and guidance. GAO visited five VAMCs and five network contracting offices based on geographic dispersion and use of SSACs. GAO also reviewed a nongeneralizable sample of 25 SSACs. GAO contacted supervisors from each of VHA's 21 network contracting offices to gather information on SSAC development and contracting officer experience. GAO is making eight recommendations, including that VA develop performance standards for the timely development of high-value, longterm SSACs, develop standards for the minimum amount of time necessary to develop and award short-term SSACs, and take steps to increase the retention and competence of the contracting workforce.
Download or read book VA and Human Tissue written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book VA Health Care written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 40,000 providers hold privileges in VHA's 170 VAMCs. VAMCs must identify and review any concerns that arise about the clinical care their providers deliver. Depending on the findings from the review, VAMC officials may take an adverse privileging action against a provider that either limits the care a provider is allowed to deliver at the VAMC or prevents the provider from delivering care altogether. GAO was asked to review VHA processes for reviewing concerns about providers' clinical care. This report examines, among other things, selected VAMCs' (1) reviews of providers' clinical care after concerns are raised and VHA's oversight of these reviews, and (2) VAMCs' reporting of providers to the NPDB and SLBs and VHA's oversight of reporting. GAO is making four recommendations, including for VA to direct VHA to require VAMCs to document reviews of providers' clinical care after concerns are raised, develop timeliness requirements for these reviews, and ensure proper VISN oversight of such reviews as well as timely VAMC reporting of providers to the NPDB and SLBs.
Download or read book Improving the Quality of Long Term Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-02-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
Download or read book VA Facility Security written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Veterans Health Administration is responsible for providing a safe and secure, yet welcoming environment for staff, patients, and visitors at nearly 170 medical centers. These facilities have been the target of violence, threats, and other security-related incidents. Assessing and managing risks a critical element for ensuring adequate physical security at these facilities. This report: (1) assesses how VA’s policies for risk management reflect prevailing standards, and (2) evaluates VA’s oversight of risk management at VHA medical facilities. GAO recommends that the Department of Veterans Affairs review and revise its risk management policies to reflect prevailing standards, and develop an oversight strategy to assess the effectiveness of risk management programs at VHA facilities.
Download or read book Veterans Affairs Contracting written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VA spent about $19 billion to buy goods and services in fiscal year 2014-partly through agreements where other agencies award contracts on VA's behalf. VA also uses FFRDCs-government-funded entities that have relationships with federal agencies to perform certain tasks. These arrangements can help VA meet its needs and take advantage of unique expertise. In light of questions about VA's use of interagency agreements and FFRDCs, GAO was asked to look at how VA uses and manages these methods of procuring goods and services. This report assesses (1) the extent of use and effectiveness of VA's award and oversight of interagency agreements for fiscal years 2012 through 2014, and (2) the extent of use and effectiveness of VA's management of FFRDCs during this same period. GAO reviewed VA procurement policies, federal acquisition regulations, VA contract data, a sample of 21 interagency agreements and 10 FFRDC task orders, chosen, in part, based on obligation amounts; and interviewed officials from VA, other agencies, and MITRE, the primary FFRDC with which VA does business.
Download or read book Va Health Care written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VA Health Care: Oversight Improvements Needed for Nurse Recruitment and Retention Initiatives
Download or read book VA Health Care written by Debra A. Draper and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GAO and others have highlighted the need for an adequate and qualified nurse workforce to provide quality and timely care to veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) faces challenges such as increased competition for skilled clinicians in hard-to-fill occupations such as nurses. Recruitment and retention is particularly difficult for nurses with advanced professional skills, knowledge, and experience, which is critical given veterans' needs for more complex specialized services. This report reviews (1) the initiatives VHA has to recruit and retain its nurse workforce; and (2) the extent to which VHA oversees its nurse recruitment and retention initiatives. Tables and figure. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Chemical Safety Board written by John B. Stephenson and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2000, Congress asked for a review of the Chemical Safety Board¿s (CSB) effectiveness in carrying out its mission. The report cited problems with CSB¿s governance, mgmt., policies, and procedures. It was recommended that CSB obtain the services of an existing office of Inspector General (IG). Since FY 2001, 3 IGs -- from FEMA, DHS, and EPA -- have provided oversight to CSB. This report examined: (1) how CSB has responded to the recommendations regarding CSB¿s investigative gap, data quality problems, human capital problems, and accountability and mgmt. problems for meeting its mission requirements; and (2) the merits of the current oversight approach using an existing office of IG and other approaches. Ill.
Download or read book VA Health Care Improved Monitoring Needed for Effective Oversight of Care for Women Veterans Report to Congressional Requesters written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2010, GAO found a number of weaknesses related to care for women veterans at VA medical facilities. GAO was asked to update that study. This report examines (1) the extent that VA medical centers complied with requirements related to the environment of care for women veterans and VHA’s oversight of that compliance; (2) what is known about the availability of VHA medical providers who can provide sex-specific care for women veterans at VA facilities; and (3) VHA’s efforts to provide and monitor access to sex-specific care for women veterans through Choice. GAO recommends that VA (1) strengthen the policies and guidance for its environment of care inspection process and (2) monitor women veterans’ access to sex-specific care under current and future community care contracts.
Download or read book Veterans Health Care written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help ensure that veterans are provided timely and accessible health care, VHA purchases care from community physicians. Two community care programs, PC3 and Choice, require physicians to hold certain credentials reflecting their qualifications. Congress included a provision in law for GAO to review VHA’s processes for, and oversight of, credentials verification for PC3 and Choice physicians. This report examines (1) whether VA contractors comply with contractual requirements for verifying PC3 and Choice physicians’ credentials; (2) the extent to which VHA oversees the contractors responsible for verifying the credentials of PC3 and Choice physicians; and (3) VHA’s own processes for, and oversight of, verifying Choice physicians’ credentials under recently implemented VHA Choice provider agreements. GAO reviewed PC3 and Choice contracts, VHA and contractor policies, and federal internal control standards. GAO reviewed a nongeneralizable sample of 50 PC3 and 50 Choice physician credentials files, selected among five types of care across the nation. GAO also interviewed VHA officials and contractor representatives. VHA should develop a comprehensive oversight strategy that includes monitoring and evaluations of the contractors’ verification of PC3 and Choice physicians’ credentials, as well as VHA staff’s review of Choice physicians; and assess the risk of not verifying Choice physicians’ licenses under VHA Choice provider agreements.
Download or read book Defense Contracting Integrity Opportunities Exist to Improve DoD s Oversight of Contractor Ethics Programs written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Homeland Security Improved Assessment and Oversight needed to Manage Risk of Contracting for Selected Services written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
