Studies and Journal Articles

2019- IG Report: IHS NEEDS TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF ITS HOSPITALS’ OPIOID PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING PRACTICES AND CONSIDER CENTRALIZING ITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNCTIONS

“The IHS hospitals we reviewed did not always follow the Indian Health Manual when prescribing and dispensing opioids. Specifically, through our patient record review, we found that hospitals did not always review the course of patient treatment and causes of pain within required timeframes, perform the required urine drug screenings within recommended time intervals, review …

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2019- Indian Health Service Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Report to Congress on Contract Funding of Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Awards

“This report, consisting of the following narrative and the attached tables with fiscal year (FY) 2018 data, is prepared in response to section 106(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), Public Law (P.L.) No. 93-638, as amended. 25 U.S.C. § 5325. This report is based on FY 2018 funds provided to a …

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2018 – OIG Evaluation – Indian Affairs Offices’ Poor Recordkeeping and Coordination Threaten Impact of Tiwahe Inititative

This evaluation focuses on the Office of Indian Services and the Office of Self Governance, two organizations within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (AS-IA) that manage aspects of funding for American Indian and Alaska Native tribes. We reviewed the roles of these offices in distributing moneys to tribes for funding social …

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