Veterans Health Administration (VA) Interim Report: Review of Patient Wait Times, Scheduling Practices, and Alleged Patient Deaths at the Phoenix Health Care System

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By Richard J. Griffin (ed)
Year: 2014
Pages: 35
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-5555-9

Product Code: 1457855550

Description

This interim report provides an overview of the Veterans Health Admin. (VA) ongoing review at the Phoenix Health Care System (HCS), identifies the allegations that VA OIG has substantiated to date, and provides recommendations that VA should implement immediately. Allegations at the Phoenix HCS include gross mismanagement of VA resources and criminal misconduct by VA senior hospital leadership, creating systemic patient safety issues and possible wrongful deaths. While this work is not complete, VA OIG has substantiated that significant delays in access to care negatively impacted the quality of care at this medical facility. This review was initiated in response to allegations first reported to the OIG Hotline and expanded at the request of the VA Secretary and the Chairman of the House Veteransäó» Affairs Committee (HVAC) following an HVAC hearing on April 9, 2014, on delays in VA medical care and preventable veteran deaths. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

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