Submitting OIG:
Report Description:
This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center and associated outpatient clinics in New York. This evaluation focused on five key operational areas:
• Leadership and organizational risks
• Quality, safety, and value
• Medical staff privileging
• Environment of care
• Mental health (suicide prevention initiatives)
The OIG issued 10 recommendations for improvement in the following topic areas:
• Medical Staff Privileging
1. Service-specific criteria
2. Equivalent specialized training and similar privileges
• Environment of care
1. Inspection scheduling, completion, and documentation
2. Police response times to panic alarm testing
3. Installation and testing of over-the-door alarms for sleeping room doors in the mental health inpatient unit
4. Safe environment in the mental health inpatient unit
5. Patient care areas safe and clean
• Mental health
1. Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation completion after positive suicide risk screen
2. Suicide prevention outreach activities
Date Issued:
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Agency Reviewed / Investigated:
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:
23-00011-73
Component, if applicable:
Veterans Health Administration
Location(s):
NY
United StatesType of Report:
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs:
$0
Funds for Better Use:
$0
Number of Recommendations:
10
Report updated under NDAA 5274:
No
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