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The Future Of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Records
Despite intense oversight pressure, VA failed to properly track its $2+ billion in spending on its electronic health records system. The Government Accounting Office (GAO)…
Veterans Affairs Still Lacks ‘Accurate’ Wait Time Information
A recent hearing revealed the Department of Veterans Affairs still suffers from inadequate wait time information five years after the wait time scandal first surfaced….
Advocates Sue VA Secretary Over Delaying Blue Water Claims
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie is being sued over his decision to delay adjudication of long-awaited Blue Water claims for Navy veterans until 2020. The lawsuit,…
Elderly Veteran With Dementia Goes Missing For Five Days
One elderly veteran with dementia went missing for days from Bay Pines VA Healthcare System after the facility misidentified the patient immediately after calling a…
Urgent Veterans Affairs Supply Shortage Risking Veterans’ Health
An urgent supply shortage in one VA healthcare system impacting multiple hospitals has put veterans’ health at risk. A supply shortage at Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs…
Homicide Detective Investigates Veteran Death After VA Police Altercation
A longtime homicide detective from the local Kansas City Police Department is investigating the death of a veteran who died after a confrontation with VA…
VA Police Brutality: Victim Gets Settlement In Excessive Force Lawsuit
The Phoenix VA Medical Center settled an excessive force lawsuit with one veteran who was the victim of VA police brutality caught on video. The veteran,…
Elderly Veteran Death By VA Police Obfuscated By ‘Queen Of Cover-ups’
The head of Kansas City VA Medical Center is now accused of withholding details about the death of an elderly veteran at the hands of…
Why Reform Eludes Many VA Medical Centers
The nation’s VA medical centers lack proper oversight says a new audit report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). With 1,200 medical facilities, regional offices…
‘Two-Faced’ – VA Whistleblower Retaliation Still A National Embarrassment
Health care professionals coming forward to protect veteran patients are still experiencing whistleblower retaliation despite promises to protect both. Three health care professionals are the…
VA Executives Caught Concealing Deadly Legionella
A new report from VA OIG confirmed allegations that VA executives concealed a Legionella outbreak at a VA medical center putting veterans lives at risk….
First Class-Action Lawsuit At Veterans Court Moves Forward
The US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims will allow its first class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs to move forward. The case,…