Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General

“At the VA OIG, we have the noble and important mission to support #veterans every day of the year. I hope that you have a meaningful Veterans Day.” – Inspector General Michael Missal #VeteransDay #veterans https://www.vaoig.gov/

Do you speak SQL, R, Python, or equivalent statistical analysis languages? Do you know how to query and analyze data from nation or enterprise-wide data warehouses? If you do, we’re looking for you. The VA OIG’s Office of Data and Analytics seeks a supervisory data scientist to join our team. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gSWNx9Ar Pay Plan, Series, and Grade: GS-1560-15 Location: One of several available cities in the US Close Date: November 19, 2024 or when we reach 200 applicants. Learn more about working at the hashtag#VA hashtag#OIG.   Hear from our team members: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve Check out Veteran Oversight Now, the VA OIG’s official podcast, at https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW or wherever you listen to podcasts. Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/gnPgfErJ hashtag#veterans hashtag#hiring hashtag#jobs

Michael Kestner, who owned and operated pain clinics in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia, was convicted for healthcare fraud for billing approximately $35 million for medically unnecessary injections. He pressured clinic staff to provide multiple back injections to many, if not most, patients who came to the clinics seeking opioid treatment. Patients who refused to accept regular injections risked being turned away and suffering withdrawals from their opioid medication. Read more about this case: https://lnkd.in/g-kBhd5m #VA #OIG #veterans #fraud Help us fight fraud by joining our team: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve Listen to our podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/e8XSQKd

It is alleged that Dr. Kenneth Fishberger conspired with others to order hundreds of medically unnecessary brain scans in exchange for kickbacks. It is further alleged that Fishberger and his co-conspirators used false diagnoses to order the scans, for which a co-conspirator would submit claims to Medicare and other insurance companies. The scheme resulted in fraudulent bills of approximately $650,000 to the VA. #va #oig #veterans #fraud Check out Veteran Oversight Now, the VA OIG’s official podcast at https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW Watch congressional testimony on our YouTube Channel: https://lnkd.in/gVpDj5h9 Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/e8XSQKd

An owner of Illinois medical supply company was sentenced to five years in federal prison for paying kickbacks to a VA employee in exchange for procuring orders of medical equipment. Read more about the case: https://lnkd.in/g-kBhd5m                                            #veterans #va #OIG #fraud Help us fight fraud by joining our team: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve Listen to our podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/e8XSQKd

#Tennessee man and owner of BNL Technical Services, LLC, (BNL) agreed to pay more than $1M as part of a civil settlement and BNL pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $400K in #COVID-19 relief funding. The company fraudulently sought and obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans for its employees despite their pay and benefits already being covered by Department of Energy contract funds and other federal sources including the VA. More details: https://lnkd.in/g-kBhd5m Help us stop fraud: https://lnkd.in/gQRQVNsv Listen to our latest podcast, Veteran Dies Following Delay in “Code Blue” Alert at Memphis VA Medical Center, https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW Stay up to date on all #VA #OIG #oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/e8XSQKd

Hotline Inspection! The OIG reviewed allegations regarding the Richmond VA Medical Center’s heart transplant program, the performance and behavior of the cardiothoracic section chief, and facility and VISN leader’s responses and oversight of the heart transplant program. Review our findings: https://lnkd.in/gAG6P2u7 Submit a hotline complaint: https://lnkd.in/gVVgqawX Listen to Hotline podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW. Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/e8XSQKd

The Office of Healthcare Inspections is seeking a senior advisor to guide the Inspector General, Assistant Inspector General, and Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General on healthcare delivery issues. The best candidates will have experience evaluating the access to and quality of medical care, reporting the results of these evaluations, and providing objective assessments of the effectiveness of medical quality assurance programs and activities. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gRJ_zDsj Pay Plan, Series, and Grade: SL-0671-00 Location: Negotiable in one of several cities. Check the vacancy for list of locations. Close Date: November 13, 2024 Learn more about working at the hashtag#VA hashtag#OIG.   Hear from our team members: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve Check out Veteran Oversight Now, the VA OIG’s official podcast, at https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW or wherever you listen to podcasts. Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/gnPgfErJ hashtag#veterans hashtag#hiring hashtag#jobs

We’re looking for a leader with experience in human resources, training, budgeting, contracting, and purchasing for a deputy assistant inspector general position within our Office of Management and Administration. This opportunity is open to candidates who are US citizens or US nationals and are current federal employees, or individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gc_Zc-nF Pay Plan, Series, and Grade: SE-0340-00 Location: Washington, DC Close Date: November 7, 2024 Learn more about working at the hashtag#VA hashtag#OIG.   Hear from our team members: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve Check out Veteran Oversight Now, the VA OIG’s official podcast, at https://lnkd.in/e7fsEUiW or wherever you listen to podcasts. Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/gnPgfErJ hashtag#veterans hashtag#hiring hashtag#jobs

In this episode of Veteran Oversight Now, a telemetry technician’s failure to follow a series of communications within the established time frame delayed initiating a code blue alert, ending with the patient’s death. Plus August oversight highlights.   Learn more about working at the VA OIG: https://lnkd.in/gbPAwRve   Stay up to date on all VA OIG oversight activity by signing up for email alerts: https://lnkd.in/gnPgfErJ   Check out the VA OIG’s YouTube Channel @VetAffairsOIG for content on reports, podcasts, and congressional testimony: https://lnkd.in/eAgDF-ix #oig #va #veterans #oversight