
Policy Recertification and Compliance
Policy Recertification and Compliance
We support VA’s efforts to address the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s high-risk designation of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) policies as ambiguous and inconsistently implemented. The high-risk designation is a direct result of national VHA policies overdue for recertification or rescission. Among our tasks is leading efforts to meet VA’s goal of reducing to zero the 175 national policies overdue for recertification and overhauling the policy review process to ensure consistent policy implementation at every medical facility within the VA health care network. Our policy experts conduct a line-by-line review of every policy document to ensure consistency and compliance with national VA policy standards and other relevant state and federal laws. The team then works with VA stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop project plans and inform policy decisions through field input, policy drafting workgroups, and making all draft policy documents available for comment by all VHA employees before final submission for concurrence.