The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) outlined a series of major improvements undertaken at the DC VA Medical Center (DCVAMC) in the 11 months since the VA’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released an interim report critical of the Medical Center. Important actions taken at the DCVAMC include: (1) eliminated all pending prosthetics consults greater than 30 days; (2) promptly addressed new supply or equipment shortages and instituted a 24-hour hotline for ordering urgent and emergent medical supplies; (3) ensure automatic inventory replenishment levels are validated to ensure stock outages do not occur; and (4) secure off-site and warehouse areas with restricted access to protect medical equipment and supplies.
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