{"id":78321,"date":"2025-09-04T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/09\/04\/va-could-save-millions-by-tracking-medical-gear-better-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:36:35","slug":"va-could-save-millions-by-tracking-medical-gear-better-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2025\/09\/04\/va-could-save-millions-by-tracking-medical-gear-better-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"VA could save millions by tracking medical gear better, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans Affairs administrators<\/a> could potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars with improved systems for tracking their reusable medical equipment inventories, according to a report released by the department\u2019s watchdog on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials from the VA Inspector General\u2019s Office <\/a>estimated that roughly 5% of nonexpendable medical equipment \u2014 items including wheelchairs, hospital beds and blood monitors \u2014 has not been properly logged and accounted for within the department\u2019s medical system.<\/a> All together, the value of those items exceeds $210 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another 4% of the equipment inventory surveyed by the investigators was considered excess or superfluous. And about one-third of the equipment was found in a different location than where officials had it listed in their official inventory files, casting doubts on how well the items were being tracked. <\/p>\n\n\n\t