Office of Internal Audit

The Office of Internal Audit (IA) evaluates and reports on financial, operational and management controls and the quality of VDH operations with integrity, objectivity, and independence.

The office adheres to the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Standards for the Practice of Internal Auditing as guidelines in the conduct of reviews. IA also complies with the professional standards by such organizations as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the U.S. General Accounting Office.

The Internal Audit Charter confers authority and responsibility, from the State Commissioner of Health, to IA, ensuring unrestricted access to all agency activities, records, assets, and resources. This reporting relationship provides IA with independence, allowing the office to render impartial and unbiased judgments essential to the proper conduct of any internal audit.

During the past year, IA completed audits of one third of the agency’s health districts. Reviews were also completed of security for several new system applications implemented.