The Use of Medical Experts During Disability Determinations at the Railroad Retirement Board Can Be Improved

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

Date Issued:

Friday, September 27, 2019

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

19-17

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Number of Recommendations:

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Audit Report 19-17.pdf	583.64 KB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
19-17, 1	Open	No
We recommended that the Office of Programs establish procedures specifying how differences in medical assessments between medical experts, including the disability claims examiner, should be documented and reviewed to ensure the basis for the final decision is clearly evident in the disability case file.
19-17, 2	Open	No
We recommended that the Office of Programs gather details about areas where a lack of objective findings to support medical assessments are observed in medical exam reports provided by contracted medical experts, and establish a process with the contracted medical experts for discussing and improving the consistency and quality of future medical exam reports.