Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
This Office of Inspector General Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the inpatient and outpatient care provided at the New Mexico VA Health Care System, which includes the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center (Albuquerque) and multiple outpatient clinics in Colorado and New Mexico. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:
• Leadership and organizational risks
• Quality, safety, and value
• Medical staff privileging
• Environment of care
• Mental health (emergency department and urgent care center suicide prevention initiatives)
The OIG issued seven recommendations for improvement in three areas:
1. Quality, safety, and value
• Recommend, implement, and monitor improvement actions
• Peer review processes
• Patient safety events
2. Medical staff privileging
• Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation processes
3. Environment of care
• Maintain, inspect, and test biomedical equipment
• Environmental cleanliness
Date Issued:
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
22-00046-126
Component, if applicable:
Veterans Health Administration
Location(s):
Albuquerque, NM
United StatesAlamogordo, NM
United StatesArtesia, NM
United StatesDurango, CO
United StatesEspanola, NM
United StatesFarmington, NM
United StatesGallup, NM
United StatesLas Vegas, NM
United StatesRio Rancho, NM
United StatesRaton, NM
United StatesSante Fe, NM
United StatesSilver City, NM
United StatesTaos, NM
United StatesTruth or Consequences, NM
United StatesType of Report:
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
7
View Document:
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VAOIG-22-00046-126.pdf | 1.67 MB |
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