Posted on May 18, 2015

VA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports that were not made public. Your thoughts?

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad

2.32K

3

4

0

635633467102477881 official va seal hres

More than 120 previously unpublished investigations by the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general, dating as far back as 2006, reveal problems at VA medical centers nationwide ranging from medical malpractice and patient safety concerns to mismanagement, infighting and corruption.

VA Assistant Inspector General John Daigh posted the reports on the VA inspector general's website in April after receiving criticism that his office failed to disclose results of an investigation into the Tomah Wisconsin VA Medical Center charging that a psychiatrist prescribed dangerous amounts of painkillers and other medications to patients, resulting in at least one death

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/05/17/veterans-affairs-inspector-general-reports/27302011/

Posted in these groups: 210d76c2

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Image%2834%29

Healthcare

Edited >1 y ago

Posted >1 y ago

Follow this discussion

Responses: 3

1

0

SGT Jeremiah B.

Edited >1 y ago

Posted >1 y ago

I understand not making them public initially. What terrifies me is that IG is held up as the way to get things done when the system is broken and this shows that for the bullshit assertion it always does. IG did their part, but it clearly wasn't enough.

(1)

Comment

(0)