Posted on Jun 14, 2023
VA hospitals are outperforming private hospitals, latest Medicare survey shows
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A nationwide Medicare survey released today found that veterans rated Veterans Affairs hospitals higher than private health care facilities in all 10 categories of patient satisfaction.
The VA takes care of about 9 million veterans at 1,255 facilities — the nation's largest integrated health care system. Despite many widely publicized scandals, VA health care has been consistently rated as competitive with private care in dozens of peer-reviewed articles.
"I strongly believe that the VA is the best option for veteran care. Study after study shows that quality and patient safety is at least as good if not better than our private sector counterparts," said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA undersecretary for health.
This most recent survey, known as HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), showed that the VA beat out private facilities in all the categories surveyed, such as patient satisfaction, hospital cleanliness and communication with nurses and doctors.
A nationwide Medicare survey released today found that veterans rated Veterans Affairs hospitals higher than private health care facilities in all 10 categories of patient satisfaction.
The VA takes care of about 9 million veterans at 1,255 facilities — the nation's largest integrated health care system. Despite many widely publicized scandals, VA health care has been consistently rated as competitive with private care in dozens of peer-reviewed articles.
"I strongly believe that the VA is the best option for veteran care. Study after study shows that quality and patient safety is at least as good if not better than our private sector counterparts," said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA undersecretary for health.
This most recent survey, known as HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), showed that the VA beat out private facilities in all the categories surveyed, such as patient satisfaction, hospital cleanliness and communication with nurses and doctors.
VA hospitals are outperforming private hospitals, latest Medicare survey shows
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At the VA I go to compared to the care I received at for profit hospitals, I can say this is true for myself.
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The one thing I learned from my college statistics class is that surveys are only accurate as the information used to build the survey. All that report tells me is that Veterans are better at submitting surveys than their civilian counterparts. And considering that the average age of your average VA patient is a retiree they have way more free time for things like surveys. Not to say that the VA doesn't have excellent health care facilities out there because they do. But I also know Veterans who go private healthcare with their Tricare because waiting on the VA and red tape takes too long or their local VA options may be subpar.
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