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Evaluation of the Office of Health Services’ Technical Guidelines’ Revision and Implementation Process

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-24-02-E
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Component
Agency-wide
Description
The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluated the Peace Corps Office of Health Services’ (OHS) policies and procedures for updating its TechnicalGuidelines (TG). The purpose of our evaluation was to determine whether OHS efficiently and adequately updates the TGs and assesses any challenges to theirimplementation. This evaluation also sought to determine to what extent the Peace Corps Medical Officers (PCMO) use TGs in their administrative and clinical practices.
Participating OIG
Peace Corps OIG
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the Peace Corps develops a plan to implement automation of the Quality Improvement Unit’s update process and management of Technical Guidelines and to assess its impact on the efficiency and effectiveness in managing and updating Technical Guidelines.

We recommend that the Peace Corps develops a process or mechanism for Peace Corps Medical Officers and other users to report Technical Guidelines that need review, to include a procedure for how the issues will be systematically addressed.