Healthcare Inspection: Follow-Up of Mental Health Unit and Contract Outpatient Programs, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.

摘要

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted an inspection at the request of Senator Johnny Isakson to follow up on two prior reports at the Atlanta VA Medical Center (facility), Decatur, GA. We evaluated management of care on the facility's mental health (MH) inpatient unit and published Mismanagement of Inpatient Mental Health Care, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, Report No. 12-03869-179, April 17, 2013. We assessed administration, management, and coordination of the facilitys contract MH program through which patients receive outpatient MH services at community service boards (CSBs) and published Patient Care Issues and Contract Mental Health Program Mismanagement, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, Report no. 12-02955-178, April 17, 2013. The contracted MH care report also addressed related patient care issues including the coordination, monitoring, and oversight of care for patients referred to CSBs. Specifically, we evaluated the implementation and progress of the action plans developed in response to OHI recommendations.