GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 676178 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-41285"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fva-mismanagement-malpractice-detailed-in-reports-that-were-not-made-public-your-thoughts%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=VA+mismanagement%2C+malpractice+detailed+in+reports+that+were+not+made+public.++Your+thoughts%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fva-mismanagement-malpractice-detailed-in-reports-that-were-not-made-public-your-thoughts&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AVA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports that were not made public. Your thoughts?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/va-mismanagement-malpractice-detailed-in-reports-that-were-not-made-public-your-thoughts" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="43dc76fd534fc6c2994c88f6cf2978a6" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/285/for_gallery_v2/635633467102477881-Official-VA-Seal-hres.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/285/large_v3/635633467102477881-Official-VA-Seal-hres.jpg" alt="635633467102477881 official va seal hres" /></a></div></div>More than 120 previously unpublished investigations by the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general, dating as far back as 2006, reveal problems at VA medical centers nationwide ranging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.<br /><br />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<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/05/17/veterans-affairs-inspector-general-reports/27302011/">http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/05/17/veterans-affairs-inspector-general-reports/27302011/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/014/116/qrc/635633467102477881-Official-VA-Seal-hres.jpg?1443042164"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/05/17/veterans-affairs-inspector-general-reports/27302011/">VA mismanagement, malpractice detailed in reports</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">Newly released investigations dating to 2006 reveal problems at VA facilities nationwide</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-05-18T04:10:16-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 676178

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2015-05-18T04:10:16-04:00 2015-05-18T04:10:16-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 676179

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Scandal upon scandal... lol

2015-05-18T04:15:59-04:00 2015-05-18T04:15:59-04:00 SGT Jeremiah B. 676909

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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.

2015-05-18T12:18:15-04:00 2015-05-18T12:18:15-04:00 Capt Richard I P. 676915

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Who benefits from the secrecy?

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